I Have an Ancestor Called Can You Help

edmondsallan - Good morning all - At times this ancestor research may seem to be going nowhere, round in circles, plus 1,000 other things . Have patience, follow the thread ( the line - whatever )make notes at first ( date - name - brief note ) , that you understand / OR NOT UNDERSTAND --on anything that may / or may not have info/ and above all, where you got it from. Next - all the web sites on ancestry on the net . Some will let you or entice you in, then wham !!! want some money . go to the biggest and best first . " Roots" - or - " Ancestry " Their are millions of others , and most will get you a result of some kind , but they want your monies !!!!. We can go on & on , lets make a start
Pen - pad - ruler . ( We are going to work thro & find what we want . Real Time Factor - ( RTF )- 1st stage - 1 day to ___ ?
Reasearch Exercise ( RE ) - 1st stage - 1 day --------- Ok , we are on our way .
Date your Page / what am I starting with ( name > " Gantuangco " /
What country - ( Philippines - Island of Cebu )/
Relationship _ ( this time we are making this up )- " Grandparent'
*** Note - we are assuming they have been dead at least (50 )yrs
Married - at Least over ( 80 )yrs / Born at least ( 100 ) years ago
In general, this rule applies to every country in our known world .

" Gantuangco " > go to " Ancestry . co Family tree . ) what have we got > ^ married couples( H & W )= ( 6 ) -earliest date . 1931 ** write it down - where - " Carcar- Cebu - Philippines . What did the record actually show > His name - his approximate date of birth . Pedigree - nil/Family - Nil / his wife's maiden name / sometimes date of birth / marriage date & usually where ./ Pedigree - Nil / Family -Nil >>> ** write it all down -at this stage - its all you have - at least it has confirmed, their is this family of this name who were living in Cebu et'c . >> computer actions >> after trying , clicking on this & that _ nothing - ** only this few entries of (6 ) . Gosh I missed that ** one couple has a " K " and not a " C " in the name - are they a different Family . . back to " ancestry " put in
" Gantuangko" . another ( 3 ) found different names - where - same place > *** - could be same family . > I keep trying on the net to sort anything out > nothing !! ** we now have to try something different - I can see that record wise - their is sweet - " B`#*_~ " all .
I put on the net. What ??? - what have I ?? - Name & place . I'll try place . ** not good enough on its own * > Place name & historical ancestry ">>> " CARCAR , CEBU Philippines . " Gantuangco " ( got nothing to lose by trying ) Wham ! wham ! wham ! we are lucky - we have hit the Jackpot !! Tell me all ! what have we found >>
" CARCAR FAMILIES : A General Blog for Carcar > ( and in smaller print - " The geneological& other Heritage of Carcar,Cebu , Philippines." - *** > This time we have been lucky & hit the Jackpot early in our Ancestral search. In my own experience , nearly every country in the world has something simular available on the net . Log that into your " Long Term Memory " or " put into your reference file - What!!! you haven't got a " reference file " or box - Don't be a fool . When the Mokapuna's have driven you up the wall, or partner is ??????////// what ever , or you just want to relax by doing this ancestry work , after a hard night / hard day , you know what I mean . It is just so handy to pick up the " reference file & your working file ," -- look where you had made a brief note on where you were, what web site . etc' . Besides that, it saves a lot of double researching . " Got to get with it reader !!!! their are not many short cuts, in this ancestral computer game " < **
Ok , we found the whole history of how , when & where , "Carcar, Cebu " got started . I have had a hard day, eyes are sore , my body is aching & all I want to do is sit down after tea / Kia - and watch
" Teley " Ok - or if you wanted to, you coud read the blog you printed off on old used print paper , in the now " reference file "

Suddenly - I nearly spilled my - Gin / Beer / --- coffee -----?? their it was!!!! Blog about the original families of Cebu . Wow - eeh !! & one of them is ** note the spelling ** " Gan -tuang-co " As I read on , I see their is a " Gantangco Ancestral House " plus something on this family .> ** Now we have got something to work with . To save a bit of time and Journal space , ( cause you seem to going with this exercise or show me how idea ,) and I have already started my filing system ( Haven't I ??? )We read & we research . and this is what we came up with .
The Chinese name of " Gan - tuang -co " came to Cebu, Philippines as a young aged, about 14 or so ( a guess - correct it later ) working for a " Chinese Family " named " Yap " who was a trader in fine Chinese porcelene , silks / etc . The " Yap family " had been coming & going to The philippines for a hundred years ( ? )In return they traded and took back spices , copper . gold & sliver & sometimes women . They traded out of " Fuzhou " East coast of China < *** & this article goes on & on & on with a huge amont of info of early " Cebu " Philippines, how they got there - ( sea currents - winds _ & much more ) I can hear you saying -- " Stop wandering !! " _ " What about Gan- tuang-co " Summing up >>> ** we now know " Gan- Tuang - Co " came from " Fuzhou , China for a start " We don't know what these names " Co or Ko " mean yet . What will we do ?? We hit the net and ask - " what does " Gan Tuang-co mean in Chinese " as we already have an inkling , that some one said to us , Names started from places , occupations- etc. > The desk top , in the mean time has covered all avenues , for us to look at . One item in particular- naggs at me . I copy it - Don't understand it yet ,( give me a chance .I don't know chinese language Yet ! - We don't have to know any foreign Language - we open up our " Reference file "& hold " We ask the computer for " Translation of Languages " about 800 web sites will come - 790 of them will do so for a small fee - xxxx- ** I had to buy some clothes this week for the kids . _ So thats out - ' Free to a good home " that's what I want & be careful of the " FREE " stated . I find the website that will do what I want from the ( 10 possibles ) Keep it on my computer , under Book mark ( & in case the machine goes for a crash ) a copy into my Reference Folder -- Under Translations File . Ok What does the name " Gan-tuang- co or ko mean ? ?. The machine has told me it means =
" Gan - is the name of the place where this family , originally started from . The " Tuang " is the Surname - and " Co or Ko " is his given name - ** I do not know what " Co or Ko " means - . I ask " My mate who knows all >> the " computer " -- " Where is Gan in China " quick as a flash , it tells me --- " Ganzhou is a province in northern china , and got its name from the " Ganzhou River ". It is a longish state & not very wide - It is on the old " Silk Route " that traded with many middle east countries . Hey - this great stuff - Many of its people were traders & the main town was a stop over for traders & their caravans in the oldie oldie days . Finger hits the button and we take a copy . Where do you file it ? > " Reference File " NO way " Working file . I reckon I'll go and hit the sack . - work tomorrow. Ok fellow researchers before signing off . ** What have we got ?? " Well ,from virtually nothing , we now have one of the original families who traded with " Carcar " - a suburb of the city of Cebu in the Philippines " -- We know what " Gan - tuang- co " means - we have a rough idea where this family started from in China _ We also now have a reasonable idea of his age & an extra ancestry P Family ( " Yap " / business/ Etc' of who he was employed by , and better still the blog we read , gave us some dates . WE are really motoring with this ( 3rd of this familie's Ancestry ) Ok I'm a gona hit the sack - if you are still interested in this ancestry exercise - till we meet again - regards edmonds