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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
• 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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