Peter, They were both alive for the 1841 census; but Sarah died before the 1851 census. I have names of their children, and some of the spouses of the children. I don't mind doing the work; but they had a lot of kids, if on average each child had 4 kids, and each of those had 4 kids...etc... down to me then there would be tens of thousands of names to find. Obviously I know most of my close cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents; but not much more than that. Looking up thousands of names individually is a daunting task, and as I have five young children of my own I don't have much time. I was hoping there might be some tool out there which might assist in things like this; but it doesn't sound like it. I'll see what I can find. Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) > From: pbo08596@bigpond.net.au > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:31:38 +1100 > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > Michael, > > You've got to do the research. There's eight or more generations between > 1793 and people living today. > > I presume George Moss and Sarah are still alive in 1841 census. That > might be the place to start. > > If they stayed in England, BDM records are available from 1837-1937 on > FreeBMD and right up to about 2007 via Ancestry. But it's a case of pulling > them all together. Once you have the basic names, dates and locations you > can look at supplementary data from other sources. > > Of course the other way is to look if anybody has submitted family trees > at places like Rootsweb or Ancestry. But I think you'd at least need George > & Sarah's marriage and children. > > And you must have some data. You don't just pick people from 1790's > without having a link. > > Peter > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Michael, Only by doing the research yourself, one person after another, will you unexpectedly find gems of information that you would otherwise miss, these leading to wonderful stories and to other branches of your family. If you are only doing this to gather names and dates you will miss out on so much. It has to become a labour of love, which in turn becomes an absorbing hobby. Maybe like many of us, you won't be able to do very much until your own children are grown up and you have retired, but in the meantime, just do a little as and when you can, and I am sure it will be well worth your while in the long run. I have now got about 4500 in my tree, and have made some wonderful discoveries that I would never have dreamt possible 20 years ago, and I have found many previously unknown relations with whom I now communicate. They in turn can often give you information which will help in your search....not only information, but photographs too. Only today I received a photograph of myself and my family taken 56 years ago that I had never seen before. I would never have even known about it's existence but for my family history hobby. Happy hunting, Diana On 1 March 2012 15:08, Michael Wright <rahmuss@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Peter, > They were both alive for the 1841 census; but Sarah died before the 1851 > census. I have names of their children, and some of the spouses of the > children. I don't mind doing the work; but they had a lot of kids, if on > average each child had 4 kids, and each of those had 4 kids...etc... down > to me then there would be tens of thousands of names to find. Obviously I > know most of my close cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents; but > not much more than that. Looking up thousands of names individually is a > daunting task, and as I have five young children of my own I don't have > much time. I was hoping there might be some tool out there which might > assist in things like this; but it doesn't sound like it. I'll see what I > can find. > > Michael Wright > 801-773-7680 (H) > 801-390-0960 (C) > > > > From: pbo08596@bigpond.net.au > > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:31:38 +1100 > > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > > > Michael, > > > > You've got to do the research. There's eight or more generations between > > 1793 and people living today. > > > > I presume George Moss and Sarah are still alive in 1841 census. That > > might be the place to start. > > > > If they stayed in England, BDM records are available from 1837-1937 on > > FreeBMD and right up to about 2007 via Ancestry. But it's a case of > pulling > > them all together. Once you have the basic names, dates and locations you > > can look at supplementary data from other sources. > > > > Of course the other way is to look if anybody has submitted family trees > > at places like Rootsweb or Ancestry. But I think you'd at least need > George > > & Sarah's marriage and children. > > > > And you must have some data. You don't just pick people from 1790's > > without having a link. > > > > Peter > > > > ****************************** > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > > ------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Diana, Thanks for giving me some hope. Last night was fairly depressing. I spent about three hours trying to look for one of my ancestors' husband with no luck. George MOSS and Sarah had a daughter named Elizabeth, and we know nothing of who she married, or if she died. We only know that she shows up in the 1841 census and then disappears. Haven't found any deaths that I could see. She could have crossed the country and married someone. I searched through 3,338 records last night and collected 38 individuals (birth place wasn't exact; but close enough to not discount), Elizabeth ___surname___, some of them are likely repeats, leaving about 30 left. -- Leek -- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74P-TFD Elizabeth STOKER https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ6R-8CG Elizabeth STOKES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9KQ-HRS Elizabeth STOKES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-JY7 Elizabeth MASON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-NVV Elizabeth MASON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3T2-MJ3 Elizabeth FLINT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XS7X-LFG Elizabeth FLINT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-KRS Elizabeth TIPPER https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSXQ-GBK Elizabeth GEORGE https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7V3-TL3 Elizabeth HULSON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VZ-YM7 Elizabeth HILTON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JMZJ-CRJ Elizabeth ADAMS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3BP-GSW Elizabeth ABBOTT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VZ-BT9 Elizabeth ABBOTT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3VG-NKK Elizabeth TITLEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-GG6 Elizabeth TRAFFORD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-N1Y Elizabeth MAGNIAC https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-D14 Elizabeth HODRIEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3V6-JDX Elizabeth PIDGEON -- ...Staffordshire -- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7T8-BJ1 Elizabeth LEWIS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M749-P68 Elizabeth ALLEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M749-ZHQ Elizabeth ALLEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VY-K68 Elizabeth BISSELL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7D9-4ZL Elizabeth FRANCIS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JQ-F99 Elizabeth KENNEDAY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VL-VVQ Elizabeth RANDLEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-V5L Elizabeth PODD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JF-TP3 Elizabeth HILL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JJ-F2H Elizabeth HODDARD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-8KH Elizabeth HILL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7DC-F7H Elizabeth BOYES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7V4-3BF Elizabeth BRADDOCK https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M717-RMN Elizabeth HARVEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7X9-LMH Elizabeth ACTON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7C8-85K Elizabeth WRIGHT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7C2-J9N Elizabeth WORD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M71B-S8R Elizabeth BUCH https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7DP-QRY Elizabeth COCK And my ancestor may or may not be one of them. Her older brother was born in Onecote (Staffordshire), her next younger sister was also born in Onecote. I could not find any births for an Elizabeth in Onecote doing my search for her later on, so now I'll have to verify if she really was born in Onecote. Oh the fun; but I do enjoy looking for them. It's just discouraging not finding anything helpful yet. Anyway, thanks again for the encouragement. I'm going to see what contact information my dad has for his relatives on that side. Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:03:15 +1000 > From: dmlfamilyhistory@gmail.com > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > Michael, Only by doing the research yourself, one person after another, > will you unexpectedly find gems of information that you would otherwise > miss, these leading to wonderful stories and to other branches of your > family. If you are only doing this to gather names and dates you will miss > out on so much. It has to become a labour of love, which in turn becomes > an absorbing hobby. Maybe like many of us, you won't be able to do very > much until your own children are grown up and you have retired, but in the > meantime, just do a little as and when you can, and I am sure it will be > well worth your while in the long run. I have now got about 4500 in my > tree, and have made some wonderful discoveries that I would never have > dreamt possible 20 years ago, and I have found many previously unknown > relations with whom I now communicate. They in turn can often give you > information which will help in your search....not only information, but > photographs too. Only today I received a photograph of myself and my > family taken 56 years ago that I had never seen before. I would never have > even known about it's existence but for my family history hobby. Happy > hunting, Diana > > On 1 March 2012 15:08, Michael Wright <rahmuss@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Peter, > > They were both alive for the 1841 census; but Sarah died before the 1851 > > census. I have names of their children, and some of the spouses of the > > children. I don't mind doing the work; but they had a lot of kids, if on > > average each child had 4 kids, and each of those had 4 kids...etc... down > > to me then there would be tens of thousands of names to find. Obviously I > > know most of my close cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents; but > > not much more than that. Looking up thousands of names individually is a > > daunting task, and as I have five young children of my own I don't have > > much time. I was hoping there might be some tool out there which might > > assist in things like this; but it doesn't sound like it. I'll see what I > > can find. > > > > Michael Wright > > 801-773-7680 (H) > > 801-390-0960 (C) > > > > > > > From: pbo08596@bigpond.net.au > > > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:31:38 +1100 > > > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > > > > > Michael, > > > > > > You've got to do the research. There's eight or more generations between > > > 1793 and people living today. > > > > > > I presume George Moss and Sarah are still alive in 1841 census. That > > > might be the place to start. > > > > > > If they stayed in England, BDM records are available from 1837-1937 on > > > FreeBMD and right up to about 2007 via Ancestry. But it's a case of > > pulling > > > them all together. Once you have the basic names, dates and locations you > > > can look at supplementary data from other sources. > > > > > > Of course the other way is to look if anybody has submitted family trees > > > at places like Rootsweb or Ancestry. But I think you'd at least need > > George > > > & Sarah's marriage and children. > > > > > > And you must have some data. You don't just pick people from 1790's > > > without having a link. > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > ****************************** > > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > > MATERIALS. > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ****************************** > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > > MATERIALS. > > ------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Michael, The ages of the Elizabeth's you list vary enormously from 40 to 80 in the ones I have looked at. What was her age in 1841. Although this is rounded down to the nearest 5 years it is still a good indication of her birth year. using that you should be able to pare the list down. Giving the ages of her parents and where they were born (as far as you can) might also help others to find your family. Christine -----Original Message----- From: Michael Wright Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:46 PM To: Staffordshire RootsWeb Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants Diana, Thanks for giving me some hope. Last night was fairly depressing. I spent about three hours trying to look for one of my ancestors' husband with no luck. George MOSS and Sarah had a daughter named Elizabeth, and we know nothing of who she married, or if she died. We only know that she shows up in the 1841 census and then disappears. Haven't found any deaths that I could see. She could have crossed the country and married someone. I searched through 3,338 records last night and collected 38 individuals (birth place wasn't exact; but close enough to not discount), Elizabeth ___surname___, some of them are likely repeats, leaving about 30 left. -- Leek -- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74P-TFD Elizabeth STOKER https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ6R-8CG Elizabeth STOKES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9KQ-HRS Elizabeth STOKES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-JY7 Elizabeth MASON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-NVV Elizabeth MASON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3T2-MJ3 Elizabeth FLINT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XS7X-LFG Elizabeth FLINT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-KRS Elizabeth TIPPER https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSXQ-GBK Elizabeth GEORGE https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7V3-TL3 Elizabeth HULSON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VZ-YM7 Elizabeth HILTON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JMZJ-CRJ Elizabeth ADAMS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3BP-GSW Elizabeth ABBOTT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VZ-BT9 Elizabeth ABBOTT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3VG-NKK Elizabeth TITLEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-GG6 Elizabeth TRAFFORD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-N1Y Elizabeth MAGNIAC https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-D14 Elizabeth HODRIEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3V6-JDX Elizabeth PIDGEON -- ...Staffordshire -- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7T8-BJ1 Elizabeth LEWIS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M749-P68 Elizabeth ALLEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M749-ZHQ Elizabeth ALLEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VY-K68 Elizabeth BISSELL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7D9-4ZL Elizabeth FRANCIS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JQ-F99 Elizabeth KENNEDAY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VL-VVQ Elizabeth RANDLEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-V5L Elizabeth PODD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JF-TP3 Elizabeth HILL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JJ-F2H Elizabeth HODDARD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-8KH Elizabeth HILL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7DC-F7H Elizabeth BOYES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7V4-3BF Elizabeth BRADDOCK https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M717-RMN Elizabeth HARVEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7X9-LMH Elizabeth ACTON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7C8-85K Elizabeth WRIGHT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7C2-J9N Elizabeth WORD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M71B-S8R Elizabeth BUCH https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7DP-QRY Elizabeth COCK And my ancestor may or may not be one of them. Her older brother was born in Onecote (Staffordshire), her next younger sister was also born in Onecote. I could not find any births for an Elizabeth in Onecote doing my search for her later on, so now I'll have to verify if she really was born in Onecote. Oh the fun; but I do enjoy looking for them. It's just discouraging not finding anything helpful yet. Anyway, thanks again for the encouragement. I'm going to see what contact information my dad has for his relatives on that side. Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:03:15 +1000 > From: dmlfamilyhistory@gmail.com > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > Michael, Only by doing the research yourself, one person after another, > will you unexpectedly find gems of information that you would otherwise > miss, these leading to wonderful stories and to other branches of your > family. If you are only doing this to gather names and dates you will miss > out on so much. It has to become a labour of love, which in turn becomes > an absorbing hobby. Maybe like many of us, you won't be able to do very > much until your own children are grown up and you have retired, but in the > meantime, just do a little as and when you can, and I am sure it will be > well worth your while in the long run. I have now got about 4500 in my > tree, and have made some wonderful discoveries that I would never have > dreamt possible 20 years ago, and I have found many previously unknown > relations with whom I now communicate. They in turn can often give you > information which will help in your search....not only information, but > photographs too. Only today I received a photograph of myself and my > family taken 56 years ago that I had never seen before. I would never have > even known about it's existence but for my family history hobby. Happy > hunting, Diana > > On 1 March 2012 15:08, Michael Wright <rahmuss@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Peter, > > They were both alive for the 1841 census; but Sarah died before the 1851 > > census. I have names of their children, and some of the spouses of the > > children. I don't mind doing the work; but they had a lot of kids, if on > > average each child had 4 kids, and each of those had 4 kids...etc... > > down > > to me then there would be tens of thousands of names to find. Obviously > > I > > know most of my close cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents; but > > not much more than that. Looking up thousands of names individually is a > > daunting task, and as I have five young children of my own I don't have > > much time. I was hoping there might be some tool out there which might > > assist in things like this; but it doesn't sound like it. I'll see what > > I > > can find. > > > > Michael Wright > > 801-773-7680 (H) > > 801-390-0960 (C) > > > > > > > From: pbo08596@bigpond.net.au > > > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:31:38 +1100 > > > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > > > > > Michael, > > > > > > You've got to do the research. There's eight or more generations > > > between > > > 1793 and people living today. > > > > > > I presume George Moss and Sarah are still alive in 1841 census. That > > > might be the place to start. > > > > > > If they stayed in England, BDM records are available from 1837-1937 on > > > FreeBMD and right up to about 2007 via Ancestry. But it's a case of > > pulling > > > them all together. Once you have the basic names, dates and locations > > > you > > > can look at supplementary data from other sources. > > > > > > Of course the other way is to look if anybody has submitted family > > > trees > > > at places like Rootsweb or Ancestry. But I think you'd at least need > > George > > > & Sarah's marriage and children. > > > > > > And you must have some data. You don't just pick people from 1790's > > > without having a link. > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > ****************************** > > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of > > ARCHIVED > > MATERIALS. > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ****************************** > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of > > ARCHIVED > > MATERIALS. > > ------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That's the way you have to do things, I am afraid. And when you can't get anything more, leave it for a bit - years, sometimes - and go back to it - you may well find a lot more in a rush! At least, that has been my experience. And lists can be wonderful helps for info, general as well as specific. Dawn (Melbourne Australia_ At least, many things are on line now - time was, you had to go to each place! -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Wright Sent: Friday, 2 March 2012 12:46 AM To: Staffordshire RootsWeb Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants Diana, Thanks for giving me some hope. Last night was fairly depressing. I spent about three hours trying to look for one of my ancestors' husband with no luck. George MOSS and Sarah had a daughter named Elizabeth, and we know nothing of who she married, or if she died. We only know that she shows up in the 1841 census and then disappears. Haven't found any deaths that I could see. She could have crossed the country and married someone. I searched through 3,338 records last night and collected 38 individuals (birth place wasn't exact; but close enough to not discount), Elizabeth ___surname___, some of them are likely repeats, leaving about 30 left. -- Leek -- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74P-TFD Elizabeth STOKER https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ6R-8CG Elizabeth STOKES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9KQ-HRS Elizabeth STOKES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-JY7 Elizabeth MASON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-NVV Elizabeth MASON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3T2-MJ3 Elizabeth FLINT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XS7X-LFG Elizabeth FLINT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-KRS Elizabeth TIPPER https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSXQ-GBK Elizabeth GEORGE https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7V3-TL3 Elizabeth HULSON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VZ-YM7 Elizabeth HILTON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JMZJ-CRJ Elizabeth ADAMS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3BP-GSW Elizabeth ABBOTT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VZ-BT9 Elizabeth ABBOTT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3VG-NKK Elizabeth TITLEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3KM-GG6 Elizabeth TRAFFORD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-N1Y Elizabeth MAGNIAC https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-D14 Elizabeth HODRIEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3V6-JDX Elizabeth PIDGEON -- ...Staffordshire -- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7T8-BJ1 Elizabeth LEWIS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M749-P68 Elizabeth ALLEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M749-ZHQ Elizabeth ALLEN https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VY-K68 Elizabeth BISSELL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7D9-4ZL Elizabeth FRANCIS https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JQ-F99 Elizabeth KENNEDAY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7VL-VVQ Elizabeth RANDLEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-V5L Elizabeth PODD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JF-TP3 Elizabeth HILL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7JJ-F2H Elizabeth HODDARD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M74K-8KH Elizabeth HILL https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7DC-F7H Elizabeth BOYES https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7V4-3BF Elizabeth BRADDOCK https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M717-RMN Elizabeth HARVEY https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7X9-LMH Elizabeth ACTON https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7C8-85K Elizabeth WRIGHT https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7C2-J9N Elizabeth WORD https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M71B-S8R Elizabeth BUCH https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7DP-QRY Elizabeth COCK And my ancestor may or may not be one of them. Her older brother was born in Onecote (Staffordshire), her next younger sister was also born in Onecote. I could not find any births for an Elizabeth in Onecote doing my search for her later on, so now I'll have to verify if she really was born in Onecote. Oh the fun; but I do enjoy looking for them. It's just discouraging not finding anything helpful yet. Anyway, thanks again for the encouragement. I'm going to see what contact information my dad has for his relatives on that side. Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:03:15 +1000 > From: dmlfamilyhistory@gmail.com > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > Michael, Only by doing the research yourself, one person after another, > will you unexpectedly find gems of information that you would otherwise > miss, these leading to wonderful stories and to other branches of your > family. If you are only doing this to gather names and dates you will miss > out on so much. It has to become a labour of love, which in turn becomes > an absorbing hobby. Maybe like many of us, you won't be able to do very > much until your own children are grown up and you have retired, but in the > meantime, just do a little as and when you can, and I am sure it will be > well worth your while in the long run. I have now got about 4500 in my > tree, and have made some wonderful discoveries that I would never have > dreamt possible 20 years ago, and I have found many previously unknown > relations with whom I now communicate. They in turn can often give you > information which will help in your search....not only information, but > photographs too. Only today I received a photograph of myself and my > family taken 56 years ago that I had never seen before. I would never have > even known about it's existence but for my family history hobby. Happy > hunting, Diana > > On 1 March 2012 15:08, Michael Wright <rahmuss@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Peter, > > They were both alive for the 1841 census; but Sarah died before the 1851 > > census. I have names of their children, and some of the spouses of the > > children. I don't mind doing the work; but they had a lot of kids, if on > > average each child had 4 kids, and each of those had 4 kids...etc... down > > to me then there would be tens of thousands of names to find. Obviously I > > know most of my close cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents; but > > not much more than that. Looking up thousands of names individually is a > > daunting task, and as I have five young children of my own I don't have > > much time. I was hoping there might be some tool out there which might > > assist in things like this; but it doesn't sound like it. I'll see what I > > can find. > > > > Michael Wright > > 801-773-7680 (H) > > 801-390-0960 (C) > > > > > > > From: pbo08596@bigpond.net.au > > > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:31:38 +1100 > > > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > > > > > Michael, > > > > > > You've got to do the research. There's eight or more generations between > > > 1793 and people living today. > > > > > > I presume George Moss and Sarah are still alive in 1841 census. That > > > might be the place to start. > > > > > > If they stayed in England, BDM records are available from 1837-1937 on > > > FreeBMD and right up to about 2007 via Ancestry. But it's a case of > > pulling > > > them all together. Once you have the basic names, dates and locations you > > > can look at supplementary data from other sources. > > > > > > Of course the other way is to look if anybody has submitted family trees > > > at places like Rootsweb or Ancestry. But I think you'd at least need > > George > > > & Sarah's marriage and children. > > > > > > And you must have some data. 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Michael, As I said, you must have some data to get back to 1790's in the first place. You don't have to trace every branch line, but it does help to jot down siblings of direct lines as you find them in census records. You can then use them to see if they are in any submitted trees. Otherwise, list known BDM names, dates and locations your parents, grandparents, great grandparents etc on this list and see if anyone can link up. Peter

Peter, Thanks again for the info on this. I have tried finding descendants from my ancestors on down to our time, now I think I'll try it the other way around. The only one on that side who I know (only emailed twice, never seen or spoke with them) lives far across the country from me, so getting some of the documents may be tricky. I've emailed; but they had a death in their family recently and haven't gotten back to me yet beyond telling me that. I'll keep at it day by day. Thanks again. Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) > From: pbo08596@bigpond.net.au > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:38:43 +1100 > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > Michael, > > As I said, you must have some data to get back to 1790's in the first > place. > > You don't have to trace every branch line, but it does help to jot down > siblings of direct lines as you find them in census records. > > You can then use them to see if they are in any submitted trees. > > Otherwise, list known BDM names, dates and locations your parents, > grandparents, great grandparents etc on this list and see if anyone can link > up. > > Peter > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message