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Family history research has become an increasingly popular pastime in recent years. There are so many reasons why one might want to start researching your family history, but once you begin it becomes a
fascinating hobby. It's like a really gripping detective story with no end, as one mystery is resolved another emerges on the horizon. You will witness momentous historical events through the eyes of your relatives who lived through those times, and those events which we otherwise only read about in textbooks or watch on television suddenly acquire a personal dimension.
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Before you start
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Useful advice on how to start your research. Getting your information well organized is one of the keys to successful family research. |
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Internet research
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The growth of the Internet has made it much easier to delve into your past, research your family history and uncover your ancestry. |
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Advanced tips
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Now that you've found all you could from the comfort of your living room why don't you get out and find even more in the archives. |
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SEARCH FOR ANCESTORS
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Transcripts from local and national newspapers, mapping the lesser known history of Cheltenham. |
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YOUR STORIES |
Share your family stories / memories of Cheltenham with others |
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Useful and interesting historical facts, historical descriptions of Cheltenham from numerous historical directories and other history related articles.
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This list of Cheltenham parishes and parishes of neighbouring areas provides information about parish registers available.
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MESSAGE BOARD |
Connect with other researchers and find living relatives you never knew you had. Find whether someone out there is researching your Cheltenham ancestors or leave your surname interests. |
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YOUR PHOTOS |
Share your photos of your Gloucestershire ancestors with others and find out how this area has changed over time. Help to build up a collection of photographs of this area through centuries. |
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Cheltenham Local & Family History Library provides useful family history resources, such as census returns, directories, newspapers and old maps and photos.
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Everything you need to know about how to research your family history in Gloucestershire Archives.
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Guide to all Cheltenham newspapers ever published, which can be a great source of information about your ancestors.
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Have you reached a brick wall? Are you stuck on a particular problem? Why don't you join local experts and enthusiasts who can help you.
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Useful links to websites relating to Cheltenham and Gloucestershire genealogy which could help you with your research.
If you have a website with your Gloucestershire family research which you would like to share with others please let us know and we will gladly include it in our Cheltenham Gateway and Featured personal family history pages.
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Do you know which family history software is right for you? Our reviews of the six most popular genealogy programmes can help. |
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FEATURED PERSONAL FAMILY HISTORY PAGES
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Barry and Maureen's website covers Surmans from Eldersfield, Worcestershire, UK, from the 1480's, who then moved to north Gloucestershire in 1543. In the late 1870's the family went to Wrexham (Wales) and then moved to Birmingham c.1891. Barry and Maureen also created a one name study covering all variations of the Surman surname. |
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Doreen and Ray Niblett's Genealogy Pages follow the line of the Niblett family in Gloucestershire since 1663. One of their ancestors, Ernest Charles Stephen Niblett, was a fireman with Cheltenham fire brigade. Other surnames they researched are Floyd, Bubb, Hands, Hyett, Hubber, Portlock and Tracey.
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Ron Blackwell's Blackwell Genealogy website gives information about the Blackwell family from Cheltenham. George Blackwell married Mary Barradell and had 5 children and also adopted one boy. In 1850, the two eldest sons left for Canada. After 1851 the Father and younger son Henry left for New York. Their story and history is documented by Lois Clarinda Twichel in her memoirs and expanded in this lovely website.
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