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    Thanks for your prompt reply! I'll take a good...

    Thanks for your prompt reply! I'll take a good look at both those references, Diana
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    J W Benson Provincial Actor Victorian Era

    Hello

    I have managed to find a wealth of information about my great-grandfather, who was a provincial Shakespearean actor throughout the United Kingdom between 1830 and 1870. He performed under...
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    Arthur - I've taken another closer look at all...

    Arthur - I've taken another closer look at all the entries on that page - unfortunately the file is too large for me to successfully upload it here. There are a number of entries that have that same...
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    Thanks for your hints, Barry - that list of...

    Thanks for your hints, Barry - that list of occupations is a fantastic resource to have!
    I think too that your estimation of Bowshed makes a lot of sense, considering his occupation. Di
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    Sorry, Pam - I missed out replying to your thread...

    Sorry, Pam - I missed out replying to your thread . . . I was so frustrated at not being able to upload the jpg!
    The record is from Deptford, Kent, UK.
    Thanks also for your help, arthurk.
    Di
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    Thanks Dundee & Peter - looks like problem's...

    Thanks Dundee & Peter - looks like problem's solved! Di
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    Finallly, I think I've cracked the code for...

    Finallly, I think I've cracked the code for uploading that text! Hope someone is able to decipher the final word of the second-last entry for Tho, son of Tho! Di

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    Hi Christanel That's what I've been doing, but...

    Hi Christanel
    That's what I've been doing, but at the end of the upload process, I get the message 'upload failure Error #1'.
    The word 'undefined' appears in the reply box - I'm leaving it there on...
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    Hello Peter I have previously inserted a photo...

    Hello Peter
    I have previously inserted a photo into a post, but don't remember how I did this! I don't have accounts with Google drive or Google photos, so would prefer to upload directly to this...
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    Thanks, Lesley - I had tried to copy and paste...

    Thanks, Lesley - I had tried to copy and paste the word document showing the actual text.


    I've now tried uploading it as a jpg, and am getting a result 'error#1'. Are you able to help me out...
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    Deciphering Handwriting from Parish Records

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    I am hoping that there is someone on this forum who can advise me with a UK parish birth record from 1700s that I am having difficulty deciphering.

    The word that names the father's...
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    Caroline Robinson Death Cert. 1901

    Turns out this C R wasn't the one I was needing, so here are the details:

    Caroline Robinson died March 1901 at Bradford, Yorkshire - age 80 at death.

    If you'd like the rest of the certificate...
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    Thanks for sorting that so quickly, Pam -...

    Thanks for sorting that so quickly, Pam - Ancestry does certainly put us through some hoops at times!

    It wasn't so much the spelling of his name, as whether it was entered as Whitehead, or Benson....
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    Thanks for your prompt reply, Pam - your...

    Thanks for your prompt reply, Pam - your explanation is very detailed. My lack of knowledge of the London boroughs was a major missing link in this process. I also sometimes find navigating around...
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    Saint Dunstan Stepney, London Birth Register

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    I am hoping that someone will be able to help me find where to go on-line to see the original register for Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London.

    I wish to see the original entry for my...
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    Details from 1861 Census

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    In 1860 my great-great grandparents were living at 6 Sidney Street, District: Mile End Old Town Western, County Middlesex, London.

    I thought I should be able to use the 1861 census to find...
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    Thanks for your very quick reply Peter - how did...

    Thanks for your very quick reply Peter - how did you come across that little gem of a detail!

    Unfortunately I think this couple wouldn't have had any witnesses they knew at their wedding. She was...
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    Witnesses at weddings mid 1800s

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    I have been researching the details from the wedding of my great-great grandparents, at St Pancras, Middlesex in 1860. When I googled the names of the witnesses (not known family members), I...
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    Thank you so much for digging up those details,...

    Thank you so much for digging up those details, helachau - just exactly what I was looking for!

    Up until now, I had wondered how my 3x great grandfather had managed to start up a new business in a...
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    Thanks for that link, Christina. Unfortunately it...

    Thanks for that link, Christina. Unfortunately it doesn't answer my specific question, but I have sent N/A a similar post to this, so maybe they'll have further information that I can read.
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    Bankruptcy in UK in 1840s

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    I am interested in finding out the conditions of being declared bankrupt in UK in the 1840s. My 3x great grandfather was placed in this unfortunate position, losing all his property and...
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    Thank you a thousand times, Leslie! Yes, it was...

    Thank you a thousand times, Leslie!
    Yes, it was my comment.
    Now I have that document saved to my computer for ever more.

    Some time back I learned to save the web link for every bit of research...
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    I've not heard of that facility, Lesley. Is it...

    I've not heard of that facility, Lesley. Is it something for me to make use of in the future, or will it find pages I've looked at in the past?
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    Thank you for your response. If you mean...

    Thank you for your response.
    If you mean Clementine Montagu - yes
    If you mean the name of the author of the document I'm trying to find again - I don't know that person's name.
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    UK Authors in the mid to late 1800s

    I hope I am placing this post in the correct forum.

    Some time ago I came across a document listing UK authors and their stories in an excel format. I seem to remember that it had been created as...
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