Pleased my 12 year old query led to a good result for you,Paul. This group is a wonder.
Jofeath, didn't we meet in 2006 at the Devenport/Key family reunion? I was the one on crutches!
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22-08-2020 3:10 AM
Thread: WILLIAM HOLLINGSWORTH BUTLER
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Pleased my 12 year old query led to a good result...
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07-06-2020 4:00 AM
Thread: Mysterious Black Sheep SMITH
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Jodi, thanks for including us all in your...
Jodi, thanks for including us all in your progress reports.
I may not be able to help you, but I'm certainly enjoying your discoveries!
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02-05-2020 2:38 AM
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Thanks Chiddicks. I have inherited a voluminous...
Thanks Chiddicks.
I have inherited a voluminous collection of family snaps - some very large ones of employee groups,village picnics etc - that I have no idea how to store. I'll be reading about... -
12-03-2020 12:43 AM
Thread: East Africa 1880-1939
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Thank you for this, which I was keen to look at. ...
Thank you for this, which I was keen to look at.
However, my security told me the site was not private and therefore vulnerable to attack.
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17-07-2019 2:44 AM
Thread: understanding a connection
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Don't be too disappointed if it ends up not...
Don't be too disappointed if it ends up not jelling.
The name Heywood as a second forename was passed down several generations of one branch of my family, as the parents in each case thought they... -
12-06-2019 3:14 AM
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Hear, hear! Some of those experts and the hopping...
Hear, hear! Some of those experts and the hopping about from location to location are totally unnecessary. It has become all very formulaic.
I am also getting fed up with the ones where some... -
09-04-2019 1:04 AM
Thread: A very tall tale
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I'm guessing their mother was tall, too... you...
I'm guessing their mother was tall, too... you know, the one that doesn't get a mention, but who actually produced all these sons.
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24-02-2019 1:42 AM
Thread: Marriage Entry 1618
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June 21 1618 was a Thursday. June 22 would fit.
June 21 1618 was a Thursday. June 22 would fit.
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28-12-2018 1:24 AM
Thread: Missing in 1861 and pregnant, too?
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Someone in my tree in 1851 was sent several...
Someone in my tree in 1851 was sent several counties away to work in a big house with numerous staff. She became pregnant to one of the male staff there. Fortunately they married the following year,...
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16-11-2018 3:17 AM
Thread: New member
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Hello, I've done a quick search of Papers Past...
Hello,
I've done a quick search of Papers Past in New Zealand for you, using "Charles Henry Bennett", and these New Zealand listings turned up:
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07-09-2018 2:01 AM
Thread: Interviewing elderly people
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"How did you meet your husband/wife?" is always a...
"How did you meet your husband/wife?" is always a great question. Can lead to chat about friends, dances etc.
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31-08-2018 5:04 AM
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Christina, the normal definition of a housewife...
Christina, the normal definition of a housewife has been in use since medieval times, and the "joke" adoption of the name for the pocket sewing case is a later derivation from the original use.
I... -
14-03-2018 2:05 AM
Thread: What does 18th C.H.A. mean in WWI?
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This website might help: ...
This website might help:
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/soldiers/a-soldiers-life-1914-1918/common-british-army-acronyms-and-abbreviations-of-the-first-world-war/
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19-01-2018 1:04 AM
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It's not totally clear from the write-up, but it...
It's not totally clear from the write-up, but it might be the building in these sale particulars:
https://www.
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08-11-2017 3:40 AM
Thread: What uniform is this?
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Thanks so much, Simmo.
Thanks so much, Simmo.
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07-11-2017 12:10 AM
Thread: Where is my menu?
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I think I have almost solved it myself - by...
I think I have almost solved it myself - by looking on my Profile settings I spotted that three levels of editing were permitted. It was set to the most basic "text box only" level, so I upped it an...
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07-11-2017 12:04 AM
Thread: What uniform is this?
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What uniform is this?
Online it says the photographer Joseph Gothard operated at this address from 1899-1904.
https://www.british-genealogy.com/extensions/uploads/084e29db-82e2-4f12-a212-8c15e72fd070.jpg
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06-11-2017 4:21 AM
Thread: Where is my menu?
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We're on Windows 10. Not discovered all its ins...
We're on Windows 10. Not discovered all its ins and outs yet.
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06-11-2017 3:22 AM
Thread: Where is my menu?
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Yes, that's right. That is what I did. It worked...
Yes, that's right. That is what I did. It worked fine till I looked for symbols,or Go Advanced etc. There are none, and I have had several tries at it.
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06-11-2017 3:12 AM
Thread: Where is my menu?
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Under the message box is a list of permissions....
Under the message box is a list of permissions. It says:
You may not post attachments. [IMG} code is on
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06-11-2017 2:57 AM
Thread: Where is my menu?
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Thanks Christina, but still no go. No symbols, no...
Thanks Christina, but still no go. No symbols, no Go Advanced. I am trying to put in a new thread so no Reply box either.
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06-11-2017 2:10 AM
Thread: Where is my menu?
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Where is my menu?
I tried to follow the forum's instructions for uploading a photofile to my post, but never even got to step 1a !
There was no menu and no command for Insert Image.
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20-05-2017 3:29 AM
Thread: Cunneens in Wellington
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PS A Peggy Cuneen turned up here and there but I...
PS A Peggy Cuneen turned up here and there but I did not record her - could she be your Margaret?
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20-05-2017 3:23 AM
Thread: Cunneens in Wellington
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I found this on Papers Past: 1892 looks like a...
I found this on Papers Past:
1892 looks like a Woodward and a Cunneen were in business together
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18920627.2.37.4?query=cunneen
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14-04-2017 1:38 AM
Thread: £112 in banknotes and gold in 1870
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This is fun. I'm trying to think of less sinister...
This is fun. I'm trying to think of less sinister reasons for his loaded wallet.
I know of two instances (in family history) where people came up with large sums from mystery origins. In one case...
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