Questions tagged [united-kingdom]
For questions about ancestors or records in the UK. If the question is about a specific country within the UK – England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland – use the more specific country tag instead. The full name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island. Prior to independence in 1922, Ireland was also part of the UK.
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Where to begin with British, French, and Belgian ancestry?
I have just recently began my search to find my family history. I traced back using the family tree app my great, great, great great Grandfather; Benoit (Benedict) Spennewyn, but cannot seem to get ...
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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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Sharing DNA record between two ancestry accounts
My DNA record is in my Australian account and I have activated a UK ancestry account, how do I get the UK account to recognise the DNA record in my Australian account.
The reason I did this is because ...
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Finding records of Army Service pre-1841 in England
I am researching my 3G GF James Vincent. I have what looks like his baptism (2 Feb 1779, Wilton Wiltshire), and I have found him in the 1841 census living just outside Salisbury, occupation is 'Army ...
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Why would my grandmother's surname only be founded in 1875?
I have been exploring the various ancestries in my family and all of them can be traced quite far back, except for one. My grandmother's ancestry can be traced no further back than the late 1800s, and ...
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Where can you find UK marriage records post 2005?
Trying to trace descendants of soldiers who fought with my father in Burma in WW2 and need to find marriage records for granddaughters of one such soldier but can only find marriage records up to 2005....
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St. John's in St. Mary's
For the situation listed at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/9477351f-6383-4ccc-a986-0d6f22a9c904:
St. John's lay in the ecclesiastical parish of St. Mary's but was
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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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Does anyone know where Gilford, Yorkshire is / was?
I found the census entry below and I read the place of birth for William Thacker as Gilford, Yorkshire. I have been unable to find a location for this or anything similar.
Does anyone have any ...
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Fact type to enter for the 1939 Register?
For each person, I usually enter each census as a fact in my software, to keep track of who I've identified in each census. However when it comes to the UK 1939 Register this becomes problematic.
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Finding S.S. Merion Passenger List sailing from Liverpool in 1904
My grandfather's "Declaration of Intention" states he came to the United States aboard the S.S. Merion, sailing from Liverpool, in 1904. I have hit a brick wall trying to find the ship's ...
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Index for Abney Park Cemetery London UK?
Does anyone know if the above cemetery has ever been indexed and if so is there an online database available either free or subscribed?
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Are adoption records for the U.K. available for 1892?
In the 1980's I requested a birth record for my grandpa from the U.K. post office in London. The researcher couldn't find his name or anything like it for that year or for several years before or ...
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What documents were needed for a woman to register to vote in UK elections after 1918
This is a UK-related question, relating to the search for my grandmother's birth records.
She lived between the late 1870s and 1946. I have found her mentioned in censuses from 1881 to 1911, and I ...
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Are the Shoreditch Board of Guardians records for St. Leonards Workhouse online anywhere?
I'm trying to find information on someone who was born in October 1910 at 204 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch (London, UK) which I have come to learn was the St. Leonards workhouse and hospital.
The short ...
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