This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: anne_peat Surnames: Sorfleet, Woods, Marsden Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.yks.general/14869.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Katherine, welcome to the world of family history! If your parents are still alive you could find a lot from them - for instance their marriage certificate will have the names of each of their fathers. If you can find their birth certificates, that will have the names of both their parents and the maiden name of their mothers - so you go one further step back. You can look up marriages ( and your own birth if it was in the UK ) on sites such as FreeBMD, UKBMD, for free and Ancestry and findmypast for a subscription. Since you have such an unusual name , you could look at the 1901 census, but you will still need to link any you find into your family tree - so start with you and go backwards. Marsden is a very common name, and i know there are lots and lots in Yorkshire - I have two separate strands in my own tree. Hope this helps Anne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.