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Jim and Carol Ackroyd
- About
us:
We have been researching our
'Family Trees' now for over 30 years. We have over 17.000 names that we have
researched so far! My wife Carol, does most of the hard work I'm afraid! But we
often go to visit old Churchyards and research rooms together. Some of these are
found in beautiful towns or villages. So we make it a day out, often stopping
off at a nice country pub for lunch.
We now have many 'distant
relatives', around the world, with whom we keep in regular contact, using the
Internet's messenger and email services. We also have our own
'Family history
site'. Please take a look.
This site is an extension of our
research in a way, as in trying to help newcomers we also learn new things
ourselves from our visitor's feedback! There's always something new to learn.
We
are also proud to have been given an award for this site -
Congratulations from all at
www.PrimeSiteUK.Com
We have pleasure in confirming
your Gold award.
If you have questions and/or
comments you can visit our
Guestbook to leave a message. In the unlikely event that we can't answer
your query, then another visitor may have the answer.
Sit back and relax:
Now, I suggest you make a cup of tea/coffee and sit back and relax. Browse around the
site and explore, 'til your heart's content.
If you feel you'd like a bit of
help getting started on your family history then take a look at
this page.
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Amazon UK have
an enormous selection of family history books.
Click HERE for
a wide selection and genealogy software. You'll be like a child in a sweet
shop! Or, better still, visit our own
online book/software
shop!
We've tried to make this
site, informative, interesting and fun! We upgrade it as often as
possible, to keep it fresh and up to date.
Bookmark This Site!
Contact Us. This
is a 'growing' site. This means the site will grow as we add more
information. We are adding to our information on almost a daily basis. You
can help us grow by interacting with us, i.e. sending us your comments.
Believe me, it's no fun building a website and getting no feedback. With a
shop or an office you get to meet your visitors. Here, we never see you
but we'd love to hear from you! So don't be shy..
email and say
hello. Use our Guestbook to say 'Hello' or for an enquiry. If we
can't answer your query then maybe another guest will have the answer!
Family History 4 All Guestbook
If you wish to contribute an
article, or know of a useful link, then please let us know. We'll be happy
to include it on our site. (Subject to space being available and it's
suitability for our site!). We reserve the right to edit contributions if
this is necessary.
Don't forget our
'Research
Links' page, (a lot of work went into locating some of these hard to
find sites!) which is crammed with some very useful resources for the
researcher, such as, where to find census information, Location of
'The Commonwealth War Graves Commission' and much more...
If you feel you'd like a bit
of help getting started on your family history then take a look at
this page.
A
Popular Hobby: Tracing your
family tree, or genealogy, (there is a difference but don't worry about
that right now), is fast becoming one of the most popular hobbies on the
planet! ....In fact, it has
been said that genealogy is now second only to angling in popularity!
Actually it's much more than
a hobby because by researching your ancestors and recording your ancestry,
you are creating a LEGACY, not only for your own offspring but for future
generations who will be so grateful that you took the time to record their
ancestors!
Here are the rules!:
Rules?.........You'll soon learn there are no rules. There are however
plenty of dead ends and wild geese to chase!
But don't be put off. Here
are some of the benefits of this great hobby:
You WILL get around
to seeing (and maybe meeting for the first time) some of your long lost
relatives. You will also enjoy this..........believe me!
You obviously have access to
the Internet........Or you wouldn't be reading this........So you will
soon be using one of the messenger services to chat with distant
cousins etc.
You will definitely meet
lots of new friends (researching their family trees).
You will begin a whole new
social life when you join your local 'Family History Society'.........Which
you MUST! For that is the one place you will learn the most about
your new hobby. (We have put a list of
'Family History Societies' on this site).
That's just a brief outline
of this fascinating hobby which we have come to love.
We hope you enjoy your visit
to our site. If so, tell your friends - if not please tell us!
We're
pleased to notify you of the arrival of the 1841 English and Welsh census.
Learn more here...
Don't forget that at
Ancestry.co.uk
you can find:
- The largest collection of UK family
history records online
- Most complete Census collection
available online (1841-1901)
- FREE Access to Birth, Marriage &
Death indexes from 1837 to 2004
- Over 350 million records
currently online
- Parish and probate records
dating back to the 1500s including some Yorkshire parish records.
- Click OUR link for a 14 day FREE
trial!
Learn more here...
- Family History 4 All strongly
recommend joining Ancestry.co.uk if you are serious about your family
tree! It is without doubt the best online resource for family
historians. Don't let the subscription cost put you off as it's amazing
value for money. For little over 1 pound a week you'll have access to
millions of records. Sign up for the free trial first if you want to try
it. You'll be glad you did!
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Attention all Ancestry.co.uk subscribers! (and those of
you thinking of subscribing) - Ringing the Changes with our new
British Phone Books Collection 1880 - 1984...full
details here
PS.
Please do not be
offended by links to our sponsors/advertisers. We have tried to be selective and they pay us
a small commission, to help pay for and maintain this and our 'Ackroyd
Family Research' sites. Therefore we would appreciate you using links from
these sites to make your online purchases. Thank you.
By the way,
using your credit card online is often safer than using it in a high street
shop, as your information is encrypted and there's no-one looking over your
shoulder! Note: use a credit card and not your switch - you are insured
for most credit card transactions just check the small print on the document
that came with your card.
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