Start with what you know

The first thing I say to new family historians is, start with what you know and work back.

So many people start looking for a link to a famous person, that according to family legend, was related. In my family, it was "we are related to the whisky Haigs".  My granny was a Haig from Fife.  We are not related to the whisky Haigs!

There are no shortcuts. Work back systematically through the generations. You will no doubt find plenty of interesting, if not famous, characters.

my granny Margaret M Haig