Search:

Type: Posts; User: tony vines; Keyword(s):

Page 1 of 28 1 2 3 4

Search: Search took 0.04 seconds.

  1. Replies
    10
    Views
    29,618

    It also depends to some extent on whether you use...

    It also depends to some extent on whether you use a Windows computer or a Mac. Some of the best software is not available for a Mac but there are very good Mac-compatible programs as well
  2. Replies
    1
    Views
    14,143

    Great tip Pam. Thank you

    Great tip Pam. Thank you
  3. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,963

    Very sorry to hear about Guy. He always talked...

    Very sorry to hear about Guy. He always talked such good sense. You need people who are well grounded and knowledgable to contribute as he did over the years.
  4. Replies
    12
    Views
    13,677

    When I get new matches I first click on their...

    When I get new matches I first click on their name, then on "Shared Matches". Most of the low cM matches don't have any shared matches with me so I ignore them. When someone does share matches with...
  5. Thread: 1921 Census

    by tony vines
    Replies
    10
    Views
    2,561

    I would always buy the image rather than the...

    I would always buy the image rather than the transcription although it costs a little more. Great to see the actual return in your ancestors' own handwriting and make your own transcription.
  6. Replies
    5
    Views
    1,574

    Pity they got the date of the census wrong. It...

    Pity they got the date of the census wrong. It was taken at the end of April not June as the report suggests
  7. Thread: FATHER

    by tony vines
    Replies
    17
    Views
    3,609

    I was going to make the same suggestion as Deeny...

    I was going to make the same suggestion as Deeny but I'm guessing that gillie doesn't have much in the way of a family tree to associate with a test. It is also worth pointing out that DNA test...
  8. Replies
    13
    Views
    8,734

    Thanks Les. Probably the wrong family then. ...

    Thanks Les. Probably the wrong family then.

    regards
    Tony
  9. Replies
    13
    Views
    8,734

    Hi Les I see that you stsrted this thread in...

    Hi Les

    I see that you stsrted this thread in 2007! I also noted that believe that the Norman family came from Northamptonshire. My 2nd great-grandfather on my maternal side was John Norman, born...
  10. Replies
    6
    Views
    4,139

    I recently transcribed a very helpful Will of a...

    I recently transcribed a very helpful Will of a widow who named daughters, their husbands, sons (both dead and alive still) and many grandchildren. All the living relatives were left bequests and the...
  11. Replies
    1
    Views
    2,818

    Criminally brief

    I received an email today from FMP tempting me to look at their extensive criminal records. I have known for years that a family within my ancestry - a father and his two sons - all went to prison at...
  12. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,547

    Thank you everyone for strengthening my suspicion...

    Thank you everyone for strengthening my suspicion that he made his father's name up. As far as I could ascertain it was not a name from the family, just a random one, as indeed was the 'father's...
  13. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,547

    Hi Christina I'm not really cross...it all...

    Hi Christina

    I'm not really cross...it all happened a long time ago. Clearly my man was less ambitious than yours, claiming only that his father was an elastic weaver. Perhaps he was a...
  14. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,547

    I've got the Hump(hreys)

    When my paternal great grandmother married my great grandfather she already had a 10-year-old son William Humphreys - her surname. She was described as a spinster on the marriage certificate so...
  15. Replies
    4
    Views
    3,704

    Great advice although you don't explain what...

    Great advice although you don't explain what recombination actually entails. My limited understanding of the subject suggests that what you are referring to is that although we each inherit roughly...
  16. Replies
    4
    Views
    5,123

    Perhaps she just had uninteresting friends?

    Perhaps she just had uninteresting friends?
  17. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    Hi Pam I am trying to confirm the mother's...

    Hi Pam

    I am trying to confirm the mother's maiden name at the birth of 4 children to confirm a marriage but you are correct that the years in question are not currently covered by GRO. The mother...
  18. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    .....and GRO doesn't have the records I need!!!!!

    .....and GRO doesn't have the records I need!!!!!
  19. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    In! Firefox did it for me! Thanks everyone. I now...

    In! Firefox did it for me! Thanks everyone. I now have 3 browsers!
  20. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    I don't have a specific antivirus program as a...

    I don't have a specific antivirus program as a Mac user (I know that you can but I don't). All my devices are Apple. Either I'm told that privacy cannot be guaranteed and I'm not given a choice to...
  21. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    Nope! Still can't get in. Tried using my laptop,...

    Nope! Still can't get in. Tried using my laptop, iPad and iPhone all with the same result.
  22. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    It's odd because I only ever use Safari and...

    It's odd because I only ever use Safari and Chrome and I've managed to get in within the last week. Particularly galling right now because I need to see mothers' maiden names to unravel a very odd...
  23. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    Pam I just tried your link and it also failed....

    Pam

    I just tried your link and it also failed. It is being blocked because Safari and Chrome are both seeing it as a security threat and refuse to complete the connection
  24. Thread: GRO broken?

    by tony vines
    Replies
    19
    Views
    4,524

    GRO broken?

    I've just tried to access the GRO via Safari then Chrome and finally via the more general .gov site and every time I've been blocked. Is anyone else suffering similarly?
  25. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,739

    Hi Ed The journalist didn't give the source of...

    Hi Ed

    The journalist didn't give the source of his statement but as a piece of journalism rather than an academic paper I wouldn't expect sources or footnotes. I agree that in context it supports...
Results 1 to 25 of 697
Page 1 of 28 1 2 3 4
Select a file: