Researching family tree

[CJ]

I'm hoping to embark on a bit of amateur geneology with a view to filling in the gaps in the family tree, if anyone has undertaken the same, I'd appreciate if you could share your experiences. I know that the registrars office (births, deaths and marriages) is a good place to start, as is the 1911 Census, I expect that church records will also be a good source of infoirmation, dependant on the leads I have to work with.

CJ

[Dragonheart]

Never knew you were American CJ?

I had to do something like this for a project related to the famine in 1845 in the locality I'm from and the effects of emmigration etc. I found the best way was talk to old people around, they were able to tell me loads and able to put me onto someone else, there was a fella down home too that had records of practically everyone in the peninsula, reckon theres a fella like that in every parish. Church records are a good place to start, birth certs, death certs, marraige certs. Schools, especially if they are really old schools, will more than likely have held onto records too. My primary school for instance was built in 1846 and they have a chest in the attic with roll books from the opening day to the present. I didnt have internet when doing this and got everything I needed so I expect theres a lot more options out there now for you.
Good luck with it. Never know where you came from or whos related to you!