Halton Libraries recently hosted an ‘Introduction to census and certificates’ event for people interested in researching their family tree. Linda Clarke, from Cheshire Record Office, talked to attendees about birth, marriage and death certificates and also census returns.
Family history is becoming more and more popular, with programmes such as ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ promoting genealogy. However, it is often difficult to start from scratch so this event aimed to provide an insight into how to begin your family tree.
Linda demonstrated many websites to attendees, some available free of charge and some available free through Halton Libraries, such as the popular Ancestry website. Individual questions were also answered; helping people who had begun their family tree research but had become stuck. She also demonstrated how to use the different websites to find out more information about families, using famous Widnesian Thomas Mottershead’s family.
Halton Libraries subscribe to the Ancestry and Findmypast websites, both of which contain census & births, marriages and death indexes. Visit any library in Halton today to find out more about accessing these websites.
Family history is becoming more and more popular, with programmes such as ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ promoting genealogy. However, it is often difficult to start from scratch so this event aimed to provide an insight into how to begin your family tree.
Linda demonstrated many websites to attendees, some available free of charge and some available free through Halton Libraries, such as the popular Ancestry website. Individual questions were also answered; helping people who had begun their family tree research but had become stuck. She also demonstrated how to use the different websites to find out more information about families, using famous Widnesian Thomas Mottershead’s family.
Halton Libraries subscribe to the Ancestry and Findmypast websites, both of which contain census & births, marriages and death indexes. Visit any library in Halton today to find out more about accessing these websites.
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