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How can I find out the names of my great great grandfather's parents?

How can I find out my Grandads parents names and occupations?

  • Hi, I am researching my family tree at the moment and am stuck! I have found out my Grandfathers details (which lead me to Wales). I only know his Mothers maiden name which was Williams. His name (and mine) was Evans. So you can see I have 2 of the most common names in Wales to deal with!! How can I find out who his Father was, his mothers first name, and also where they lived, or what they did for a living? I have been onto many sites like Ancestry.com, genesreuited etc but always hit a brick wall at this point? Any ideas? xxxxx

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    Try www.heritagecrest.com. They have some pretty good resources, especially with the UK countries like Wales, Scotland and England. Get a copy of his birth certificate if you haven't already, and through that, since you already know his mother's maiden name before she became an Evans, you should be able to back track the birth certificates or church records to learn of their occupations.

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I am assuming that your dad is not around to help you answer these questions any more. Does your mom remember anything about them? Your grandparents full names, and addresses should be on your dad's or mom's birth certificate. I hope that helps.

gigi

hmm... First it would help if you can narrow down "where" in Wales. While you have your grandfather's details, do you actually have a copy of his records? We often have to stay with finding out more about one ancestor, before we can move backwards a generation. Sometimes it takes time to get primary records. Especially if you have to write for them. I've found that using that time to search around the web for family sites and other clues, such as on rootsweb and genforum, has been well worth it in terms of clues found.

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