How can I find my real grandma?

Question

my mom's birth mother walked out on her and my grandfather. I want to know more about her family, if she had any other kids, if they had kids, did she have sibling and so on. My grandfather doesn't talk about it so I have very little information about her, but I have her full name, and approximate birth age. I'm looking for a way to search marriage and divorce and birth certificate records, but none of the websites seem to work. any info would help

Answer 1

Start by speaking to your mum, she may know more and she may also be the one who would be better to have the conversation with her dad to find out more information, he very possibly has lots more information as well as records, such as their marriage certificate and information about who her parents were.....remember although she is your grandmother, she was your grandpas wife and your mothers, mother, so don't try doing this without them both knowing.



You will NOT find marriage and birth certificates online, they are not available to research, you have to purchase them , so no website has them, you may find indexes but that depends on where in the world it is....

You could find lots of records at home and if you first ask your mum about researching your ancestry, it is certainly a way to get more information without targeting her about 'grandma' only http://familytimeline.webs.com/recordsinyourownhome.htm

Answer 2

Ask your mom's other relatives if you know of some. Keep prodding your grandpa, ask questions, start with "who do I look like"? or "Grandpa, you must be really good looking when you were younger " something like that until he eventually opens up to you about the past and about your mom.

Answer 3

Check your Mothers birth certificate her mothers name should be one it.

Answer 4

try looking for an on-line obituary, or census records (the last online is 1940)