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Genealogy. Surnames. Your surname is your last name given Honley The last name Honley originated from the town Honley in England. 188 miles North of London, England Time : 3 hrs 17. The Town of Honley. Where to start?. Start gathering your information Talk to family members
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Surnames • Your surname is your last name given Honley The last name Honley originated from the town Honley in England. 188 miles North of London, England Time: 3 hrs 17
Where to start? • Start gathering your information • Talk to family members • Enter data in a FREE family tree software. • Make sure to have correct • Dates (date of birth or death) • Names • Residence
3 useful website Ancestry.com Genealogy.com Myhertiage.com
Ancestry.com • Has a free software to start your tree. • Has an annual membership • Has message boards • Provides facts about your surname. (Link)
Genealogy .com • Has message boards • Monthly membership • Free software
Myheritage.com • Free software to make tree 1. Can make reports. 2. Cross match other members trees. 3. Can publish your information to a website.
Generation Report My Heritage provides 7 different reports • Book Report • Family fact sheet • Ancestors • Descendents • Time line • Descendents summery • List
Censes Reports • The censes report list all members in a house hold, per year. Giving age, occupation, • The censes report is published every 72 years • 1930 censes is the last published year
Genealogy Society • Most states have their own Genealogy Society • Most heritages have a membership • The Genealogy societies are originations *.org
Google • Using Google to find information about your surname • Type your first or last name using quotations “ Honley”
Summary Using websites Using the Censes Reports Using the Genealogy Society Using Google Other resources Books, magazines,