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    Pleased my 12 year old query led to a good result...

    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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    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!

    Dale in New Zealand
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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...
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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.
    Your thoughts?
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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...
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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...
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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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    June 21 1618 was a Thursday. June 22 would fit.

    June 21 1618 was a Thursday. June 22 would fit.
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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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    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:

    * Leaving an estate in Auckland worth £4,909 in...
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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.
  12. 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...
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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/

    Dale in New Zealand
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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.
    rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-34034122.html[/

    I can't open that url,...
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    Thanks so much, Simmo.

    Thanks so much, Simmo.
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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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    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

    Thank you.
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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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    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.
    Come to think of it, I have never seen any...
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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

    Is this the block, and what can I do to change it?
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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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    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.
    Obviously I am not looking in...
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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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    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

    also there are quite...
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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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