Genealogy

Surnames

• Your surname is your last name givenHonley

The last name Honley originated from the town Honley in England.

188 miles North of London, EnglandTime: 3 hrs 17

The Town of Honley

Where to start?

• Start gathering your information• Talk to family members• Enter data in a FREE family tree software.• Make sure to have correct

1. Dates (date of birth or death)2. Names3. Residence

3 useful website

Ancestry.com

Genealogy.com

Myhertiage.com

Ancestry.com

1. Has a free software to start your tree.

2. Has an annual membership

3. Has message boards

4. Provides facts about your surname. (Link)

Genealogy .com

• Has message boards

• Monthly membership

• Free software

Myheritage.com

• Free software to make tree1. 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 websitesUsing the Censes Reports

Using the Genealogy SocietyUsing Google

Other resources Books, magazines,

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