Quote Originally Posted by Skipper1 View Post
Hi - I have an aunt who has done extensive reseach on my family lines - Irish and scotish with a recent injection of Finn. SHe has gone back to the mid 1850s. I have been thinking of going back further. Have you had any success with that sort of extended research?
I thought all along that I've only skimmed the surface. The earliest date I have is 1642. That sounds amazing when you think about it, but christening records in some places can be VERY helpful.

Research on an ancestor in question got me as far as location with date of birth, but I was then able to find a christening record for this individual. Another great help for me has been due to my ancestors doing their fair share of military service. Datbases for military records have grown in leaps and bounds from just a few short years ago.

This all began with me remembering that when I was young my grandfather told me that we had more "celt" to us than our scandinavian name would assume.

My word of caution is "verify". I've tracked down so many leads that are interesting but without the ability to verify with records, I still keep them in the 'unknown' file.