I think I am at an impass - how do I find records of this person?
I have been researching a specific line of my family tree for a while, and I think I might be at a dead end. I am going up the male line of the tree, and I have got to someone about which I only know his name (Henry Atkinson - not exactly an unusual one), his son's name (William James Atkinson), his son's approximate year of birth (c. 1865 - from which I can infer his own approximate year of birth (probably around 1840 or so)) and the place his son was born (Sculcoates, Kingston Upon Hull - where his name is especially common). As it is, I only know his name from his son's Marriage record - there are no Similar Records, and when I search for him, knowing what I know, there are obviously 1000s of results. What should I do from here? I want, at the very least, to know his parents' names. I would think that I should be able to look his son up in census records from 1871 or 1881, and go from there, but I can't find him (the son) in either - the only censuses he seems to show up on are 1901 and 1911. Where would you go from here, if you were me?
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Hello @Toby422 I suggest you post in the British Isles research group where many skilled hunters may be able to help.
Often, we need to work sideways to go farther back. Collateral research, also known as cluster research or FAN Club (friends, associates, and neighbors) research can often help.
Best of luck with the search!
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