What Are Some Questions To Ask Relatives About Family History?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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  • What is your full name?
  • Did your parents name you after anyone?
  • What did people call you as a child? …
  • When were you born?
  • In what city/state were you born?
  • Did your birth take place in a hospital, at home? …
  • What is your mother’s full name/date of birth?

What are some questions about family?

  • Are friends more important than family? …
  • Are chores assigned to children in your family?
  • Are you married?
  • Are you pressured by your family to act in a certain way?
  • Are you the oldest among your brothers and sisters?
  • Are your parents strict?
  • Did you ever meet any of your great grandparents?

What are some good questions to ask about family history?

  • Who were the oldest members of your family that you knew personally?
  • Do you know their whole names? …
  • Did your parents talk about any of their ancestors when you were growing up?
  • Did anyone who wasn’t related to you live with you when you were a child?
  • Where did you grow up?

How do you interview family for family history?

  1. Prepare. Be clear about your objectives. …
  2. Create a list of questions or topics to cover. …
  3. Decide how you will record the interview. …
  4. Call ahead. …
  5. Start with a family photo. …
  6. Ask open-ended questions. …
  7. Create part of the family tree together. …
  8. Lead the interview.

What questions would you ask your ancestors?

  • What was their full name?
  • Where and when were they born?
  • Who were their parents?
  • Where did they live?
  • Where and when did they die?

What are some Q&A Questions?

  • Who is your hero?
  • If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
  • What is your biggest fear?
  • What is your favorite family vacation?
  • What would you change about yourself if you could?
  • What really makes you angry?
  • What motivates you to work hard?

How do you write a simple family history?

  1. Choose a Format.
  2. Define the Scope.
  3. Set Realistic Deadlines.
  4. Choose a Plot and Themes.
  5. Do Your Background Research.
  6. Don’t Be Afraid to Use Records and Documents.
  7. Include an Index and Source Citations.

What is family question and answer?

Family is defined as

a specific group of people that may be made up of partners, children, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents

. An example of a family is a set of parents living with their children. The definition of family is the group of people who share common ancestors.

How do you question a family member?

  1. Tell me about what it was like growing up in [name of place].
  2. Did you live in a house or an apartment? …
  3. Where is the family originally from? …
  4. Who is the oldest family member you remember, and what do you remember about them?
  5. What was a typical family dinner like for you?

Who are the members in a family?

  • Husband: a male spouse.
  • Wife: a female spouse.
  • Son: a male child of the parent(s). Grandson: a child’s son.
  • Daughter: a female child of the parent(s). Granddaughter: a child’s daughter.

What are two questions your family member asked you?

  • Do you share a name with someone else in the family?
  • Did you have a nickname growing up? …
  • Have you had a nickname as an adult?
  • When and where were you born?
  • What was your parents’ and grandparents’ religion?
  • Do you follow a religion?
  • Where was your first house?
  • What other houses did you live in?

Who knows me better questions with family?

  • What was my favorite thing to do growing up?
  • What did I want to be when I grew up?
  • What scared me when I was a kid?
  • Who was my favorite teacher when I was in school?
  • What is my favorite childhood memory?
  • What is my first memory?
  • What was my first pet?

How do I ask someone about her family?

  1. How many members are there in your family?
  2. How many siblings do you have?
  3. What does your dad do for the living?
  4. Is your mom a housewife or a working woman?
  5. Does your family own some pets?
  6. How many pets do you pride yourself on having?

What is a good deep question?

Deep Hypothetical Questions

If

you had the power to correct one problem in the world, what would you fix

? Where would you go if you could teleport anywhere in the world? If you could be an animal for a week, what would you be? If you could be an object for a day, what would you be?

How do you ask someone’s well being?

  1. I hope all is well.
  2. I hope all is well with you.
  3. I hope this message finds you well.
  4. I hope things are going well for you.

What are good questions to ask grandparents?

  • What is your earliest childhood memory? …
  • What did society look like growing up, and what were the big moral questions being asked? …
  • What were your parents’ names and what were they like? …
  • Are there any traits — good, bad, physical or psychological — that run in our family?
Maria LaPaige
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Maria LaPaige
Maria is a parenting expert and mother of three. She has written several books on parenting and child development, and has been featured in various parenting magazines. Maria's practical approach to family life has helped many parents navigate the ups and downs of raising children.