WELCOLME TO THE HULL & FAMILIES WEB SITE:
 I started my family research in 1970 at the ripe old age of 21. firstly  sitting at the micro Fiche readers at my local L.D.S centre and then later as  the internet came about, surfing the net looking for Genealogy sites and U.K  Emailing lists. I gained experience by listening to the more professional  researchers, and tips they provided on how,when,and where to look for my  Ancestors. The "Google" is a powerful tool on researching Families, and if  used correctly it contains valuable information world wide. Next time you use  it for your Surname research, try it this way. ( your Surname ) HULL+GENEALOGY...and you may be surprised.

FINDING RECORDS:
 I found there was much more out there before 1837 Civil registration in the  U.K.......Parish BDM's,Poorlaw,Bastardry bonds,Removal orders and Resettlement  certificates,Taxes,Union Workhouses,Apprenticeship Indentures,Wills,Deeds of  Conveyance,Freehold Estates,Tenancy,Tithe,Poor rates,Overseer accounts,Quarter  session rolls,Priory Manor fine books,Hearth Tax,Estate records,Common  Law,Churchwardens Accounts, Vestry Minutes, Workhouses and Quarter Session  Records....and the list is endless, and through these records i have been able  to find documented evidence of my Ancestors in various P.R.O in selected  counties in the U.K and Family Historical Society's in various States in  Australia. One of my most precious peices of documented evidence that i have,  was a meeting between George Washington U.S.A and my 3xG, Grandfather Israel  Copley from Yorkshire England, that took place on the 7th Jan 1778.( Revealed  in the Diaries of George Washington )

THE PARISH CHURCH:
 The Parish Church ran the town and its people,and was responsible for the  upkeep of the Village and its poor.  
 The Overseer's of the Village's collected the Tax from the Shopkeepers,Manors,  and Land owners for the Church coffers, and looked after the general  run of the Parish and its people. Many Families were "removed" from a Village  if they became a liability to the Parish.....Widowed mothers had there  sons "Apprenticed" so they could stay put.......Workhouses were erected for  the poor,who could go there each day to earn a few pence by mending or sewing  clothes, or to practice there humble trades. They also have their story to  tell,and many were our Ancestors, and if not for them we wouldnt be here to- day to tell the story.
 Happy hunting and good luck with your own research.

"Poli, poli, di umbuendo" (Slowly, Slowly we will get there.)

Cheers. Tony Hull