Hi ya tease,
welcome to the FHUK Community Forums
I've been asked to look into my mum's side of the family, of which she doesnt know to much, only a few names
Well thats the best place to start - ask all your family for their details and collate everything. Even ask for any birth, marriage or death certificates they have - if any.
tease can you go to your UserCP (see menu above) and add your main names - so every time you post - other members may be interested in your names and also the search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN and all) will also pick this information up, so people can pick your name up on these search engines.
Let us know how you get on with your research.
All the best,
Dave