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19-03-2024 9:38 AM
Thread: looking for data on LEUW family
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Paul, The basic 'structure' of this thread is...
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18-03-2024 5:53 PM
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Hello Niseko, Welcome to British-Genealogy....
Hello Niseko,
Welcome to British-Genealogy. :smile5:
Two very brief points.
It was quite common for people in their twenties to lose their husband/wife, and therefore marry again as... -
17-03-2024 8:51 PM
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bathsomerset - The newspaper articles on FMP are...
bathsomerset - The newspaper articles on FMP are those on the British Newspaper Archive.
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/e
The BNA site might have a cheaper subscription than FMP.
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17-03-2024 2:48 PM
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Hadn't seen your last post (#3) before I posted...
Hadn't seen your last post (#3) before I posted mine (#4).
It sounds as if you have several letters from Mr Watts. What is the date of the earliest, and what is the date of the latest? Are any... -
17-03-2024 2:26 PM
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I presume you are talking about Shaftesbury in...
I presume you are talking about Shaftesbury in the county of Dorset in England, and not a Shaftesbury somewhere else in the world?
Jenny Watts is not a name in the 1861 census for England and... -
17-03-2024 2:03 PM
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You obviously have a document, signed by...
You obviously have a document, signed by [initial][initial] Watts, which has a reference to 'my wife, Jenny'.
Is this document dated? If not, how have you arrived at 1870-1880?
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16-03-2024 6:01 PM
Thread: looking for data on LEUW family
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I'll change my name to Phillip for a few minutes....
I'll change my name to Phillip for a few minutes. :biggrin:
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16-03-2024 5:16 PM
Thread: Army Abbreviations
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Sticky: The link in the first post no longer works, but...
The link in the first post no longer works, but I've found this one.
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16-03-2024 5:14 PM
Thread: Uncle's War Record
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First of all, uncle's service (where he was, ...
First of all, uncle's service (where he was, what he did) record is not yet online, and depending on his year of birth, it may be some time before it is.
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16-03-2024 10:50 AM
Thread: Electoral rolls
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Not available that I can see on Ancestry, FMP, or...
Not available that I can see on Ancestry, FMP, or The Genealogist, so it looks like you'll need to book a holiday in Nottingham (presumably the City Council should be able to tell you where to go),...
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15-03-2024 4:59 PM
Thread: Garnett family problem
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Susannah - No, I haven't lost my brain cell....
Susannah -
No, I haven't lost my brain cell. :biggrin:
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15-03-2024 4:53 PM
Thread: Garnett family problem
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So we all start by looking at proven records you...
So we all start by looking at proven records you have, what information do you have for John Garnett, born about 1835, in the 1861 census where he should be shown as married to Elizabeth nee Brown?...
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14-03-2024 10:41 PM
Thread: Free access to TNA digital documents
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This is an archived version of the link. ...
This is an archived version of the link.
https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/digital-downloads/
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14-03-2024 8:24 PM
Thread: Census access query
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Your local library may provide free access to FMP...
Your local library may provide free access to FMP and/or Ancestry.
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12-03-2024 9:44 AM
Thread: looking for data on LEUW family
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Unless I've misunderstood, I thought you said in...
Unless I've misunderstood, I thought you said in post #1 that Hannah died in 1869.
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11-03-2024 9:43 PM
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As suspected, I can't find the entry online in...
As suspected, I can't find the entry online in Ancestry's London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 record set.
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11-03-2024 11:47 AM
Thread: Radford family nottingham
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If you were thinking of posting a copy of the...
If you were thinking of posting a copy of the image of the parish register entry then don't bother. To do so, would be a breach of copyright and strictly against our T&Cs so would immediately be...
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11-03-2024 8:38 AM
Thread: Joseph and Mary Stevens
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Forgot to add, in 1841, John, Catherine, Rebecca,...
Forgot to add, in 1841, John, Catherine, Rebecca, and Susannah and their parents are in Twyford.
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11-03-2024 8:33 AM
Thread: Joseph and Mary Stevens
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So, do I presume this to mean that your friend is...
So, do I presume this to mean that your friend is relying on someone else's research? Always dangerous, especially when two births are alleged to have been before a marriage.
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11-03-2024 5:31 AM
Thread: Radford family nottingham
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Thanks for that, Alma. Admittedly I did a quick...
Thanks for that, Alma.
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11-03-2024 5:27 AM
Thread: Joseph and Mary Stevens
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According to the other information you've given,...
According to the other information you've given, John and Catherine would have been born before Joseph and Mary married in 1832.
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10-03-2024 6:45 PM
Thread: Radford family nottingham
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I think this is a classic case of two people with...
I think this is a classic case of two people with the same name possibly marrying two people with a similar first name.
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10-03-2024 11:51 AM
Thread: Radford family nottingham
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Possibility. Marriage September quarter 1911,...
Possibility.
Marriage September quarter 1911, Eliza A Balchin to Edward Smith.
Marriage June quarter 1939 Eliza A Smith to Herbert Radford.
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07-03-2024 4:27 PM
Thread: Where is James
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The National Archives' research guide to divorce....
The National Archives' research guide to divorce.
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06-03-2024 6:43 PM
Thread: Where is James
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Audrey, When a record such as the 1921 census...
Audrey,
When a record such as the 1921 census is available exclusively on one site you may ask only for details which are available in a free search. In the case of the 1921 census you can access...
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