I'm Soooooo confused.... which isn't really astonishing....

[Emmnemms]

Thanks! Its confusing since i don't really have much to go on due to the fact my grandfather died (who carried the surname) and my grandmother lives rather far away. I would love to research the other side of my family as well, but my grandmother grew up in an orphanage so much was lost

Oh well, for the present i will bide my time learning much about the Renfrew. My graduation present is actually to tour ireland, england, and scotland (including renfrewshire) for 4 week

[BoldHighlander]

Thanks! Its confusing since i don't really have much to go on due to the fact my grandfather died (who carried the surname) and my grandmother lives rather far away. I would love to research the other side of my family as well, but my grandmother grew up in an orphanage so much was lost

Oh well, for the present i will bide my time learning much about the Renfrew. My graduation present is actually to tour ireland, england, and scotland (including renfrewshire) for 4 week

Do you have a copy of your grandfather's death certificate? It's a good place to start. I'm sure I don't have to tell you, but genealogy is really a lot of working backwards.

Have any of your relatives (aunt's, uncle's etc) done any genealogy? Do any family have information to share? Ask around, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Just remember, there will be times when the search is bleak & the trail cold, and you wonder why your wasting your time, and then you stumble onto a nugget of family history that turns out to be a real gem....or you have an avalanche of info hit you at once. In the end, it is worth the effort.

Best of luck & good hunting!

[robbiethepiper]

www.ancestry.co.uk is the place to visit once you have traced things back to this side of the pond. Contains birth death and marriage certificates and census records back to about1850. Before that it gets harder....