Family Tree Building

 

Family Tree Building back to 1837

 

Starting from a known family member, a family tree is developed by obtaining the birth, marriage and death records of their ancestors. These civil records began in 1837 and have continued to the present day. The family tree is verified and expanded by examining census records that provide information on addresses, occupations, siblings and other family members. The census has been taken every ten years from 1841; the most recent generally available is 1901.

 

Like most genealogical sources these records are not infallible. In the early days of civil registration many people did not register these events; unlike today there was often little reason to do so. The census was a complicated, labour intensive process and errors, omissions and lack of survival can frustrate family historians.

 

A number of indexes to both sets of records are available on the Internet and many family history researchers have used these to trace their family line back to the 1837 period.  Northern Roots is, of course, happy to undertake this work on your behalf. Given the problems noted above, you may have encountered a dead end well before 1837; in which case we may be able to help.

 

Family Tree Building beyond 1837

 

In order to trace a family line back beyond 1837 we must turn to the Parish Registers described in the Church Records section of this site.

 

 

Family History Development

 

Northern Roots offers a wide range of Research Services based on access to county, town, city and municipal archives; which contain a wide range of records including:

 

 

Church Records                          Parish Registers

                                                      Non-Conformist Registers

                                                      Monumental Inscriptions

                                                      Other Church Records        

 

Parish Records                            Land Tax

                                                      Inclosure Awards

                                                      Tithe Records

                                                      Manorial Records

 

Civil Records                               Workhouse Record

                                                      Electoral Registers

                                                      Newspapers

                                                      Trade and Stret Directories

 

Legal & Business Records          Probate Records

                                                       Court Records

                                                       Coroners' Records

                                                       Business Records

 

 

 

The links above provide additional information on some of the major records to be found in the County Record Offices. There are many more, with variable coverage across the six counties; however you may be surprised how much information we can unearth about your ancestors.