Thread: Help Before 1786

Hi. Using the census and bmd, I have managed to trace back to one of my ancestors (William Noyce) born in 1786 in Alresford, Hampshire.

Some basic help - after trawling through the online stuff with limited results, where should I try next?

Thanks.

You need to look at parish records - not just baptism, marriage and death registers, but also poor law records, quarter sessions etc. You can sometimes get a clue by putting the name into www.a2a.org.uk if its not too common, or narrowing the search by area.



Wills are another useful source, if your ancestors made any. If they lived in London then the Sun Insurance records are another source.



Trades directories may list your folk if they were tradespeople, and residential directories if they were posh.

Post a request on the site first - someone with Hampshire records may be able to help

Gillian