Genealogy Australia

Following on from her previous book, "Meet Your Ancestors" Diane Marelli provides you with the knowledge you need to build the history of your ancestors without leaving the comfort of your own home. Using the internet, you will be able to:

• Source Birth, Marriage and Death Registers (BMD)
• Locate, access and print UK Census information from 1841
• Local and print Parish Records
• Build your family tree through a combination of these and other resources
• Set up a family history database to record and store your findings

Designed for those researching their British history, the websites and sources mentioned all relate to resources and records available in the UK. By the end of this book you will become proficient at genealogical research, and you will be able to provide your children and future generations with a picture of how their families evolved over at least five generations.

Contents:
Introduction
1. The Internet, births and marriages
 - Acquire a birth certificate of a parent or grandparent
 - Continued ...
 - Choose and internet site to source BMD
 - Search for your ancestor
 - Ordering certificates online
 - First family tree
 - Tips
2. The next generation and the 1901 census
 - Marriage certificates
 - Continued ...
 - Options available to source birth records
 - Sourcing district information
 - 1901 census
 - Reading certificates and types of certificates
 - Updated family tree
 - Recap
 - Tips
3. Births, marriages and the Census
 - 1901 Census analysis
 - 1891 Census analysis'
 - FreeBMD and marriage search
 - Birth certificates and the Census
 - Recap
 - Tips
4. Death certificates and the  Census
 - Sourcing death certificates
 - Ordering death certificates
 - Sourcing civil deaths using the Census
 - Updated family tree
 - Recap
 - Tips
5. Beyond 1837 and the Census
 - How long do they live?
 - Marriage records beyond 1837
 - Original sources beyond 1837
 - Birth records beyond 1837
 - The search for siblings beyond 1837
 - Ancestors born in the 18th century but still living in 1841
 - Recap
 - Tips
 - The Family Tree Updated
6. Search tips
 - How to search the Census when you can't find an ancestor
 - Estimating death search years post-1901
 - Searching with limited information about the Census
 - Things you should know about the Census
 - Finding other related sources on the Internet
7. Behind the names and dates
 - Newspapers
 - The British Library
 - The National Archives
 - The Old Bailey
 - The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 - Family history forums
 - Genealogy Quest
 - The Hall Genealogy Website
 - The Victorian Dictionary
 - County Record Offices
 - Local history services
 - Historical directories
 - Gravestone inscriptions and cemeteries
 - Genealogical information website links
 - Maps
 - Family history magazines and internet guide
8. Recording and Storing your family history
 - A selection of software for family historians
 - Family Tree Maker
 - Producing trees with Family Tree Maker
 - Displaying backgrounds or photographs n your family trees|
 - Reports
 - Charting Companion for Family Tree Maker
 - Family Tree Maker, the internet and your family history page
9. Follow-up to live exercise: Researching with limited information
 - Where we left off
 - Arrival of certificates
 - Garbett family tree
 - The missing marriage certificate
 - The final result
Summary
Appendix 1: Quick website guide
Appendix 2: My family surnames
Appendix 3: Family history and genealogical societies
Index