Genealogy Chat

Hi everyone, i have asked this question before and im getting really confused now, i have read getting started and ive been on a few web sites but i still dont understand how i find out if my grandfather had brothers and sisters, i really need some help! please could someone help me to get started, i know my grandfathers name and dob and i know his mothers name and dob and his fathers name and dob but now im really stuck, i dont know what im doing? please help me! Dianne x x x x

if he was born before 1901 - you could try looking at the 1901 census if after 1911 - look up his birth on the GRO index and it'll give you his mothers maiden name, then look around to see if any other children in the area have the same surname & mothers maiden name if you want to place the details here and somebody may be able to do lookups for you

Dianne, it might be easier to work through an example with you. If you can show us your inof, we can take it from there and explain what we do. I say we, but I'm sure we all have different ways and you will find the best for yourself Jim

Give us the name of your grandfather along with his dob and his parents names and we maybe able to find him on census if he was born before 1901 Sue

what do i need to tell you? My Grandads name was Herbert Roy Beckett 1922 His mum was Gertrude Clapham 1889 His dad was Arthur Beckett 1889 Do you need any other info? Dianne x x x Thank you for helping

We wont be able to find your Grandad on the census. Do you know where his parents were born or when and where they married Sue

They married on 20/4/1934 May i ask how everyone is looking for them i have no idea what to do?

The only Gertrude on Ancestry who appears on 1901 Amy Clapham abt 1892 Batley, Yorkshire, England Daughter Gomersal Yorkshire Arthur Clapham abt 1861 Gomersal, Yorkshire, England Head Gomersal Yorkshire Elizabeth Clapham abt 1864 Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England Wife Gomersal Yorkshire Gertrude Clapham abt 1890 Batley, Yorkshire, England Daughter Gomersal Yorkshire Lottie Clapham abt 1893 Gomersal, Yorkshire, England Daughter Gomersal Yorkshire Sue

ok thank you, her birthday was 15/9/1889 oh sorry they married on 17/2/1917 sorry grandads dad birthday 4/9/1889 im happy for the help but it would be even more helpful if i knew how to get infomation? Dianne x x x

You will need to search through the GRO birth indexes, starting with the quarter in which your great-grandparents got married, looking for any birth with surname Beckett and mother's maiden name Clapham, particularly in the area where you think they would have been living. Can't really tell you when to give up! If you find one (or more), you would have to order the birth certificate(s) to check to see if the parents' names are the right ones. If they had any children before they got married, they should have been registered with the mother's maiden name as their surname (so both surnames listed on the index would say Clapham), but it would be much more difficult to guess if it was going to belong to your family without seeing the certificate. What I mean is, there might be lots of Clapham / Clapham births before the marriage date and you wouldn't know whether to order any of them! Kate.

Diane I know what you mean - you want to be able to do it yourself and good on you. Try putting in www.ancestry.co.uk and this will take you to names. Put in your gt grandad's name 1889 as you stand a better chance of getting some information that way. If you know where he was born etc. then put that in too. From there you MAY be able to find your grandad though I doubt it but you never know. Give it a go and you'll see how people are trying to find him for you. Good luck. Jill

GR have left out 'co.uk' after ancestry. Jill

This site may prove useful to you, eventually, but they don't seem to have your areas transcribed yet - or not that 1917 wedding, anyway. http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/ Christine

I had a couple of units left on FamilyRelatives. Looks like they moved to Lincolnshire - Births registered in October, November & December, 1922: Beckett, Herbert R. Mother’s maiden name: Clapham Registration District: Horncastle Vol 7a, Page 852 There you go, Dianne - that's your starter for ten!!! Gina.

Thank you to every one for there help, im going to try! x x x