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Hello, can someone please guide me as to what I need to do.

I've joined Ancestry.com (do I need it? as I can cancel it?)
Is it best to join Genes ?
I have also purchased Family Tree Maker is the Legacy free one better to use.

I'm confused, sorry - I don't know where to start and everything asks for money or credits?

Annie :-S

I would personally advise doing a free trial on Ancestry first, see if you like it, depending on what you're looking for, Ancestry has records that GR doesn't have.

Welcome to GR Ann
ancestry is very good to have especially if your starting out


GOOD LUCK XX

What you will get here for your standard membership Ann is great expertise and advise on where and how to search etc.

And don't forget
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

what ever site you sign up to, this is the best starting point for info you can then look for on census etc

Thank you so much I'm sat here in Australia (used to live in UK) and I don't where to start...

I have my granddad born 1909 in Southampton.

So what's my first step please?

I just need to know how to get the hang of searching and how you do it - do you do it in ancestory or GR? :-)

Thank you - so I joined the ancestry after the free 14 days (so I've got 14 days to cancel) do you think I should cancel for now?

Hi Ann,

YOu have already joined Genes and paid membership,,this only entitles you over a free one,the access to post on the message boards,,,,,,,,,,records are limited here and at this time Ancestry offer a wider range depending on which subs you take out to suit your needs,,,,,and of course pocket :-D :-D :-D

Findmypast offer a wide range of records,including the basics of many births deaths /marriages census.then extend to others,,,

Could someone help get me started - as in where would be the first place to look :-

Alfred George Clark
Born 1909
Southampton

and how I would then find his mother and then his father - which records do i search please ? :-)

Ann you have your grandad born 1909 Southampton, so you could ask on 'find ancestors' board if someone will look for him with parents on the 1911 census. You will need his birth cert to be sure of parents but depending on name the 1911 may give you a good idea ( if it's not a common name).

EDIT it's possibly this one

HOUSEHOLD CLARK ALFRED M 1909 2 South Stoneham Hampshire

that's great, but i'd love to know how to do it myself? so I would look on the 1911 census which I have access to on ancestry.com - so I just put in his details?

This is the one that Rose posted - from Find My Past - Edit - It is not on Ancestry yet I don't think - Sorry wrong page to post this

JAMES, A J Widow F 42 1869 Housekeeper Southapton Hants VIEW
HARDY, Alfred Boarder Single M 52 1859 Guard On L And S W R Milford Surrey VIEW
DUNN, E J Visitor Single M 27 1884 Butcher Journeyman Llalmer Kent VIEW
CLARKE, Charles F Nephew Single M 14 1897 Southampton Hants VIEW
CLARK, Grace Niece F 7 1904 Southampton Hants VIEW
CLARK, Alfred Nephew M 2 1909 Southampton Hants VIEW
WALKER, A Boarder Married M 37 1874 Rink Manager Tonbridge Wells Kent VIEW
WALKER, C L Boarder Married
5 years F 25 1886 Germany VIEW
WALKER, Mary Eveline Georgina Boarder F 2 1909 Alton Hants VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
6060 Reference:
RG14PN6060 RG78PN276 RD100 SD2 ED12 SN252

Registration District:
South Stoneham Sub District:
South Stoneham Enumeration District:
12 Parish:
Eastleigh

Address:
3 Cranbury Road Eastleigh County:
Hampshire

Will send you pm Ann

Mau

Ann Ancestry only have the summary books as yet, not the full transcriptions ( they are coming soon i think) .

This is the birth you have

Births Mar 1909 (>99%)

CLARK Alfred George Southampton 2c 39

so to be 100% sure you will need his birth cert which you can order online at

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

There you go Ann,,Alfred Grace and Charles were neice and nephews to A J James, you need to find where she fits in the Clark or Alfreds mothers family . ...and question/ wheres Alfreds parents in 1911??are Grace,&Charles siblings to Alfred??

Thankyou so much everyone x I spoke to my granddad a lot and he never said he lived in Stoneham. Perhaps could you find his mother - I have her details and know they are correct.

Annie Alice Wright
20 Jun 1878 - 33 New Road, Southampton
Married June 1895 in Southampton
Died 14 Jan 1911 in 1 Lower Bridge Road, Southampton

Then perhaps I could get my links from there and find out who she was married to - James Clark, apparently he was a professional bagpipe player and Annie Alice Clark was a music hall artist. I think her husband was born in dundee, but I'm not sure.

I have some information, and did start to do some of this years ago, but then my mum and granddad died and my mind just went blank and I can't remember anything - probably just a mental block as I missed them so much. So I am really trying to go back.

right so with that marriage, from freebmd

Marriages Jun 1895 (>99%)


Wright Annie Alice Southampton 2c 56
to James Clark you may be able to find them on the 1901 census on Ancestry, that should give you a place of birth for each of them . you could also buy their marriage cert for names of their fathers.

they are correct aren't they. Because I remember my granddad talking about Dunn. I'll just look to see who was Granddad's siblings THANK YOU you are all so clever, wish I could just to a bit of that! xx :-)

Just have a go Ann, you will soon pick it up :-)

Think this must be his dad;
JAMES, A J Widow F 42 1869 Housekeeper Southampton Hants
(Annie Alice Clark died in 1911, so she wouldn't be there)

Grandad
CLARK, Alfred Nephew M 2 1909 Southampton Hants

Granddad's brother :
CLARKE, Charles F Nephew Single M 14 1897 Southampton Hants

Granddad's sister:
CLARK, Grace Niece F 7 1904 Southampton Hants

How do you trace where they lived all their lives etc? if 1911 was the last census how would I know where the dad went to?

I have sent you a message Ann.