I would be happy to get beyond 1650 on hubby's direct line let alone 1600. I have a ton of groups in the same area, but when church records are needed the most they are not available or are damaged and unreadable. Then the question arises, is the John and Mary in one parish 3 doors away, the same as the John and Unknown [wife's name not mentioned in PR] in the parish of interest? Bev 3) Do NOT make the newbie's No 1 mistake of thinking you can log on to the Internet and have your family tree back to William the Conqueror by tea-time. You can't! Most of we more experienced family historians have been in this business for years and if you can get back beyond 1600 you are doing well. The Internet is a wonderful tool but it is only an adjunct to the main event. Researching your family history - and, more importantly, getting it accurate - still involves many hours of basic research the old-fashioned way - and that means tracking down original records, whether in Record Offices or at Mormon Family History Centres. -------------------------------------------------- From: "liverpud" <liverpud-49@rogers.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 8:52 AM To: <devon@rootsweb.com> Subject: [DEV] Newbies -- a Guide to Genealogy > > > > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > A good site from Roy Stockdill. > > Welcome to the club... Devon-L. > > > > Edna - Ottawa > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ronald E. Schultz > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 2:46 PM > To: devon@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DEV] Henry Thomas > > Hello: A bit more about Henry Thomas. I have not found his immigration > records to the US, but it seems that he might have become around 1834. > He married in New York State and began a family here with first child > born Jan 1837. His wife was from NY state. I did go onto familysearch > and found a Henry Thomas born 21 May 1809 in Roborough by Torrengton, > Devon. He was the son of William and Agnes. I also found four other > children born in same town and same parents. I found parents married 23 > Mar 1800 in Yarnscombe, Devon. Agnes Heale was brides name. As US > records said he was born in May 1809 this looks promising. How can one > go about proving that this is the correct person? > > >> >> I am new on this list as I just subscribed yesterday. I am sure my >> first >> question is very routine. All I have is some basic information about >> my >> ancestor. His name was Henry Thomas and born in May 1808 or 1809. His >> obituary of 1891 stated that he was from Devonshire. I have as of this >> date no information on his parents or location of parish where baptism >> records might be kept. I do not even know if Thomas is a common last >> name in Devon. Could someone write to let me know the first steps in >> beginning my search. I thank you in advanced. >> >> -- >> Ronald E. 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