Hi Im Newbie

[moondust]

Hi I have just joined up and to be completely honest i am a complete novice needing all the help I can get please. I have just started researching my father James Fairfield born 1930 Rutherglen Lanarkshire. Died 1968 Ayrshire. Have been on Scotlands people and I cant find him on the 1901 cencus can someone point me in the right direction.

[apanderson]

Hello moondust, welcome to Talking Scot!

Did you make a wee mistake with you father's birth year?

If he wasn't born until 1930, you'll obviously not be able to find him in 1901!

Anne

[moondust]

Thanks for pointing that out Ann, as I am completely new at this which cencus should I go to please.Have used 60 credits on Scotlandspoeple so far and only came up with Death entry and found my parents marriage !!!! Helppppppp

[alex19canteen]

You should have your Grand parents on your Fathers marriage record, look up their marriage and find out who their parents are etc. You may find them in the censuses.

[WilmaM]

The census in the UK was taken every 10 years, but they aren't open for viewing until 100 years later - so if your father was born in 1930 you'll need to wait until 2031 to see him as a baby!

As you have both his death & marriage information, then you can start going back using that.
His parent's name will be on both,[ you will not get his birth on-line until 2030] so you should be able to find their marriage , if it was in Scotland, which should in turn give you the names of your GreatGrandparents .

Using that information addresses and ages will help you look for their births and deaths and probably a few census returns too.

Take things slowly, and take careful note of what you find where and you'll be amazed at the information you will have in a short space of time.

Spelling isn't always consistant the further back you go, so bear that in mind if you don't find what you are looking for straight away, and ages aren't always accurate either!!

There are lots of useful hints and tips on this site, and don't be afraid to ask for help - we like helping solve a riddle or two

[moondust]

Thanks

[speleobat2]

Hi moondust,

How are you doing with your venture into genealogy? Have you had any luck tracing your family?

I spent quite a lot of time wandering around lost in the woods when I first started researching my Dad's family in Aberdeen. Don't hesitate to ask questions here. Everyone is helpful and we enjoy the hunt! (It gives us a break from our own brickwalls!)

Carol