My Granny whos 84 is mad on to me about tracing the English branch of her family in the UK. Does anyone have any idea where one would start/anyone ever done it before??
The 1901 Census is now on-line, which should be able to help:
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Also, genesreunited.co.uk are a good starting point.
If you really want to go the whole hog, you could take a short flight to Heathrow and visit the National Archives at Kew Gardens, where they keep loads of data there. A Scots friend of mine has traced her lineage back to the 15th century by spending a few days there.