Family biography questions

Have you ever wanted to know what your mother was like as a child?

Family biography questions

Where your grandfather was from? How your parents met? Below are 35 Biography Questions to ask your parents or grandparents to learn more about their life stories and your family history.

As a Legacy Video producer, I ask well over 100 questions in an interview so be sure to add your own to the list.

And don’t forget to ask follow-up questions!

Biography Questions

1. What is your full name?
2. When were you born?
3. Where were you born?
4. What is/was your mother’s name?
5. Where was she from?
6. What do you now about your mother’s early years?
7. What were your mother’s parents’ names?
8. Where were they were from?
9. What did they do for a living?
10. What was/is your father’s name?
11. Where was he from?
12. What do you know about your father’s early years?
13. What were your father’s parents’ names?
14. Where were they were from?
15. What did they do for a living?
16. How did your pa