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    Think you might be missing one of the steps...

    Think you might be missing one of the steps listed in this post.
    https://www.british-genealogy.com/forum/threads/95233-Posting-Photos-on-Brit-Gen
    Though which step it might be I don't know.
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    Free, because you're going to a Dutch archive for...

    Free, because you're going to a Dutch archive for a Dutch document..
    Same as over here. You can get a lot of English stuff for free if you go to the English local/national archives.

    However, if...
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    Paul, This is Pam. Firstly, what you have to...

    Paul,
    This is Pam.
    Firstly, what you have to realise is that without the likes of Ancestry and FindMyPast possibly the only way to see documents such as the census would be to travel to the...
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    Paul, The basic 'structure' of this thread is...

    Paul,
    The basic 'structure' of this thread is exactly the same as it's always been. Each post is numbered in the sequence 1, 2, 3, etc, the number being shown in the top right-hand part of the red...
  5. 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...
  6. 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.

    ...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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?
    And how exactly does...
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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:

    The volume number is almost like check reference to a particular registration district. e.g. if the registration district is Mile End,...
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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.
    Try this for the acronyms....
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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.
    I'm assuming that he was in the army, and...
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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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    Susannah - No, I haven't lost my brain cell....

    Susannah -
    No, I haven't lost my brain cell. :biggrin:
    We need to make sure we get the correct John to trace backwards before we can think about who his father might be. Hence all my questions...
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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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    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/
    Obviously it dates back to c2020-2021,...
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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.
    The only downside being that you have to physically go to the library to access the site(s).
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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.
    And that was confirmed in post #4.
  19. 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.
    Nor can I find it online in any Catholic record sets that...
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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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    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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    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.
    Check out Joseph and...
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    Thanks for that, Alma. Admittedly I did a quick...

    Thanks for that, Alma.
    Admittedly I did a quick search because I was in the middle of something else at the time, but I didn't manage to find it. So I was either looking in completely the wrong...
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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.
    What are the baptism dates for Peter born 1833 and Selenah/Selina...
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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.
    FreeBMD shows a Willim Radford on the same page as a Fanny Carry, September...
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