Okay, so “richard cullen ian garry” – sounds like a law firm, right? Or maybe a folk band? Nope, I was diving into some genealogy stuff, trying to trace back some family history. My starting point? Just those three names, tossed around in a family conversation.
First, I fired up my trusty laptop and opened my browser. My go-to move is usually a broad Google search, just to see what pops up. So, I typed in “richard cullen ian garry” and hit enter.
The initial results were, well, a mixed bag. Lots of unrelated stuff – a few obituaries, some social media profiles that didn’t seem to fit, and a couple of historical documents that mentioned similar names, but in completely different contexts. It was like searching for a needle in a digital haystack.
So, I refined my search. I added quotation marks around the names, hoping to force Google to search for the exact phrase. This helped a little, narrowing the results down, but still no clear connection to my family history.
Digging Deeper
Next, I decided to try some dedicated genealogy websites. I logged into a couple of the big ones – you know, the ones with all the family trees and historical records. I entered the names into their search bars, crossing my fingers for a hit.
- I spent a good hour on the first site, clicking through various records – birth certificates, marriage licenses, census data. Nothing.
- Then, I moved to the second site. More of the same. Lots of Cullens, Garrys, and even a few Richards, but no combination of the three that seemed relevant.
Feeling a bit stuck, I took a break. Sometimes, you just need to step away and let your brain reset. I made a cup of tea, pondered the names some more, and thought about other possible angles.
Then it hit me – maybe the names weren’t all from the same generation. Maybe one was a father, another a grandfather, and so on. So, I went back to the genealogy sites and started searching for each name individually, looking for potential connections between them across different time periods.
I also use key word”AND” to Combine names.
I also tried different spellings of the name.
After many attempt, I finally got the result! I finally found a potential link! A census record from the early 20th century listed a Richard Cullen living in the same area as a Garry family, and one of the Garry children was named Ian. It wasn’t definitive proof, but it was a promising lead. It’s a start, anyway!
I add some notes to my notebook.
So, it is how my day with “richard cullen ian garry”, a little bit of progress.
