Ancestry Findings and Trip Plans
Since my last post, I've been checking on Ancestry.com at least a few times a week to see if there are any more hints, records, or matches to other trees. Also, I've been double checking records to see if a mistake threw me off originally. I've come to find that US records have a vast array of mistakes, and have been going about correcting them for my family members.
Anyway, I made some strides today with my great grandfather on my mother's father's side. I had been thrown of of tow records - one due to a wrong middle name and one due to a "wrong" spouse name. It turns out he had been married once before marrying my great grandmother, and the other record must have been mistaken. After correcting it and adding the other, I found his parents' names, his birth town, their birth towns, etc. I've gotten that branch of the family back to 1833. That wasn't the branch I was worried about. Others, I've only gotten back to my great grandparents, some only grandparents because ties were cut and records weren't saved. I'm getting somewhere at least, though. These are the birth towns I've gotten:
For my father's mother's father - Niewiedzie, Poland which... doesn't exist. The closest thing I could find was Niewiesze, Poland.
For my mother's father's father - Lemburg, Belgium which... also doesn't exits. The closest thing I could find was Limburg, Belgium.
For my mother's father's father's father - Dilson, Belgium... another misspelling! The closest thing is Dilsen, Belgium, which is part of Limburg, so it makes sense.
For my mother's mother's father - Kappelwindeck, Germany, which was actually right!
Everyone else has either only been tracked to Pennsylvania still or I haven't found a birthplace on. I found lots today, though, so hopefully I'll keep having good luck with it.
As for my trip next year, I've decided on one I didn't share on the last post: European Impressions. First, they stay on Belgium instead of passing through in one day. Also, it's a bit shorter without being rushed, and I have no idea how to properly pack for a long trip, let alone one in places I've never been anywhere near before. Lastly, it's a superior level trip, meaning it has the nicest accomodations of all the options, but it's still cheaper than many budget and camping trips because it's a bit shorter. Oh, and you arrive and leave from London, so i wouldn't have to worry about language barriers in an airport. Actually, it's pretty perfect for a first trip. I wish I could pay for it and go tomorrow. But i'm going to have to wait until I get all money owed to me from others, pay off my credit card debt, and possibly get my tax return in February to be able to afford it. It gives me plenty of time to research places to go!
Anyway, I made some strides today with my great grandfather on my mother's father's side. I had been thrown of of tow records - one due to a wrong middle name and one due to a "wrong" spouse name. It turns out he had been married once before marrying my great grandmother, and the other record must have been mistaken. After correcting it and adding the other, I found his parents' names, his birth town, their birth towns, etc. I've gotten that branch of the family back to 1833. That wasn't the branch I was worried about. Others, I've only gotten back to my great grandparents, some only grandparents because ties were cut and records weren't saved. I'm getting somewhere at least, though. These are the birth towns I've gotten:
For my father's mother's father - Niewiedzie, Poland which... doesn't exist. The closest thing I could find was Niewiesze, Poland.
For my mother's father's father - Lemburg, Belgium which... also doesn't exits. The closest thing I could find was Limburg, Belgium.
For my mother's father's father's father - Dilson, Belgium... another misspelling! The closest thing is Dilsen, Belgium, which is part of Limburg, so it makes sense.
For my mother's mother's father - Kappelwindeck, Germany, which was actually right!
Everyone else has either only been tracked to Pennsylvania still or I haven't found a birthplace on. I found lots today, though, so hopefully I'll keep having good luck with it.
As for my trip next year, I've decided on one I didn't share on the last post: European Impressions. First, they stay on Belgium instead of passing through in one day. Also, it's a bit shorter without being rushed, and I have no idea how to properly pack for a long trip, let alone one in places I've never been anywhere near before. Lastly, it's a superior level trip, meaning it has the nicest accomodations of all the options, but it's still cheaper than many budget and camping trips because it's a bit shorter. Oh, and you arrive and leave from London, so i wouldn't have to worry about language barriers in an airport. Actually, it's pretty perfect for a first trip. I wish I could pay for it and go tomorrow. But i'm going to have to wait until I get all money owed to me from others, pay off my credit card debt, and possibly get my tax return in February to be able to afford it. It gives me plenty of time to research places to go!