Questions tagged [1920s]
For questions about research in the decade from 1920 to 1929. If the question is not only specific to this decade, use the 20th-century tag.
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Numbers above marital status on ship's manifest
I found a copy of the ship's manifest record from when my great-grandfather came over from Italy. His name is Giovanni DiDomenico. To my surprise, he was listed as a widower, which I was not aware of. ...
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Finding Polish 1921 census records of town called Wola Raniżowska
Where can I find the Polish 1921 census records of a town called Wola Raniżowska?
My grandmother immigrated to the USA from there.
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Finding UK deportation records for 1923 for Julius Brust
Julius Brust was Russian by birth. He was convicted in 1923 of arson and Served 4 years imprisonment in UK, and then deported to Poland.
Where can I find records of that deportation?
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Searching for birth record in Ukraine
I have been searching for the birth record of my Grandfather. He was born in 1928 in the Ukraine in a place called Maximowka. I have no idea where to look anymore. The state archive sent my request ...
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Clarification about name of father on baptism v birth. and location of father as solider in 1920?
I have been researching one of my wife's uncles (her grandfathers youngest brother. I received his birth certificate in the post today:
The above confirms that her grandfather did have a third ...
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Confirming the correct location of Curragh and the associated French Furze Camp
This question relates to the 1921 Census entry as discussed for William Henry Baker here:
Does the 1921 English "Army" Census records include the "Soldier Number"?
In the ...
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Does the 1921 English "Army" Census records include the "Soldier Number"?
I used this search to locate this record in the 1921 census:
I am specifically interested in this entry because it says Army. I looked a little more at the article The British Army overseas in 1921 ...
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1921 Census and noting name different in Ancestry
I use Ancestry for my family tree and consistently for all women I have then with their maiden surname.
I have a case where on her birth certificate it was:
Fanny Priscilla Selby
On the 1921 census ...
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What is the connection between Campbell and Ayr? [duplicate]
So I have at long last established the birth of my wifes Great Grandfather (Alexander Campbell Harries). (see: Finding records of professional athlete and trainer who married 1911 at Cardiff, Wales?).
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Transcribing testimonial
I am attempting to transcribe a testimonial for a grandaunt of my wife:
So far, I have come up with the following:
University of London
Courtauld Institute of Art
20 Portman Square, London, W.I.
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United Kingdom 1921 census example forms and guidance
I'm preparing for the release during 2022 of the UK 1921 census records (England & Wales, Scotland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). [Note: there was no census taken of Northern Ireland ...
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Finding 1939 birth place in Pomerania, Poland
I am looking for my mother's birth place and where she last lived in Pomerania 1924/1939. The documents I have are confusing. One states her place of birth as Kisiewe. Another states Kiczewa. Nearest ...
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Trying to find Kina Rd in Toronto
The 1921 Census of Canada indicates family members lived at 536 Kina Rd, Toronto South District, District #133, Sub-District, Ward 4. I can't find this street.
Was it renamed or has it disappeared or ...
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Finding record of US name change in 1920s in New York?
My Grandmother immigrated to the US from England in 1911. She appears as Sophie Charney in the 1920 US census, but in 1924 she appears as Shirley Charney in the New York State marriage record to my ...
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Do petitions for naturalization indicate the date of the first arrival to a country or the last time they had entered the country when filing?
In the United States in 1927, on the Petition for Naturalization (Form 2204-L), applicants would complete the line :
I emigrated from .... in ....
For example, here is a Petition FHL Film # 004112253 ...
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