Family History / 1901 census etc

[Badger]

Am looking at a number of sites for this. There seem to be a few available so wondered if anyone on here done this, and any recommendations of which site to go for ?

 

Thanks.

[bridge too far]

My brother uses Ancestry.com. He's got back to the 1600s for one side of the family. He says it's made easier because there's a facility to post enquiries and he's got in touch with quite a few (very distant) family members who've done a lot more work than him.

Edited 21 December, 2011 by bridge too far

[dune]

My ancestral home is now county council offices.

[View From The Top]

I've used ancestory.com and old fashioned legwork. Got one branch back to the early 1600s.

 

It also answered an awful lot of questions and squared off some myths.

 

I really enjoyed doing it.

[Minty]

Ancestry here too, although occasionally used other sites on a pay-as-you-go basis for collections that Ancestry don't have. Been doing it for years so if you need any help, I might be able to assist.

[ecuk268]

Take a look at http://freeukgen.rootsweb.com/

 

If you have local roots, the Library at the Civic or the Hants County Records Office in Winchester are very useful and the staff are always happy to help.

[W9Saint]

ancestry.com is brilliant, also try findmypast.co.uk, and familysearch.org.