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Easy Google Genealogy Searcher by Ancestor Search. Learn the possibilities Google offers for a genealogy search.

Easy Google Genealogy Searcher by Ancestor Search. Learn the possibilities Google offers for a genealogy search.

The Importance of Given Names In genealogy we usually concentrate on surnames since they are the most important way of identifying people who are related. A surname is usually inherited and, while it may be changed, some form of it is usually retained. Given names are more important in a way because they represent a voluntary choice by the parents or, sometimes, by an individual. Naming Patterns You will often see the same names used over and over again in families. The first son was named after the father's father The second son was named after the mother's father The third son was named after the father The fourth son was named after the father's eldest brother The first daughter after the mother's mother The second daughter after the father's mother The third daughter after the mother The fourth daughter after the mother's eldest sister If this pattern would result in a duplication of names — i.e., both grandfathers had the same name — then they would skip to the next one on the list. Frequency Names as a Virtue

101 Ways to Research Your Family Tree for Free Is free genealogy a thing of the past? With the constant addition of subscription genealogy databases on the Internet, people often wonder if there will soon be an end to free genealogy research via the Web. For those of you with this concern, take heart - free genealogy databases aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Web sites from all over the world contain free genealogy information of use to family tree researchers which has been contributed by individuals, companies and even governments. Birth records, marriage records, military records, ships passenger lists, surnames, census records, immigration records, wills, photos and much, much more are available on the Internet for FREE if you just know where to look. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Next Page > Free Genealogy Sites (6-10)

First Cousins Once Removed (and so on) This may help you work out what relations other members of your family are to you. Cousins To find what cousin another member of your family is to you, find the nearest common ancestor, such as a grandfather or a great-grandfather. For example, if your nearest common ancestor is your great-grandfather, three generations away, you are second cousins. If your cousin is a different number of generations from the ancestor, then you are first, second, third or more cousins, where the number is one less than the number of generations that the nearer of you and your cousin is from the ancestor. Your father's cousin is your first cousin once removed, and so is your cousin's son.

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