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How long might a couple have 'courted' and been engaged in mid-nineteenth century Wales?
What might the 'courting' and engagement period have been for a young couple in mid-nineteenth century Merthyr Tydfil. Their ages were both recorded as 21 at their marriage in the Register Office (...
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Historical records of money transfers for emigration (Remittance) from England?
A Wikipedia article defines Remittance as:
A remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to an
individual in his or her home country.
In a city directory from New England dated 1876, ...
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Searching for great grandfather Arnold Kuhn who lived in Poland then Russia?
Is there any way to trace the origins of my great grandfather Arnold Kuhn?
He lived in poland and had a family there I believe towards the end of the 1800s and early 1900s.
At some point he moved ...
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What did a colour mixer do in 1830 in Manchester?
My great great grandfather lived in Salford, Manchester. In 1833 his marriage certificate indicated his profession as colour mixer. I believe this involved work in textile- finishing/ printing but ...
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Who did my great-great-great-grandfather marry?
I can say that my interest for genealogy started when I got my great-great-grandfather baptism record from Ciudad Real, Spain. This is the record (online version in Family Search):
It's a bit hard to ...
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Travelling within the UK in 1800s
My 4th great-grandfather was a weaver who was born in 1772 and was married, lived and died in the Wigan area.
I have found a record dated 1801, for someone with the same name, age and occupation in ...
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Finding ships sailing from Germany to Brazil between 1824 to 1830?
Is it possible to find the names of ships used to transport German emigrants to Brazil in the period of 1824 to 1830?
I am specially looking for ships in the period 1827-1829.
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Apprenticeship records or trade information for 1830s Sheffield, Yorkshire?
This is the same family as in the related question Finding residence information for Toronto in the 1840s?
I have two references to George Hindley in Sheffield, Yorkshire -- both identify him as a ...
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Identifying family in photo taken by Edwin Lott at Bridgend, Wales?
Can anyone identify the family in this photo taken by Edwin Lott at Nolton Studio Bridgend? I believe it's a Morgan family.
The reverse side of the photograph can be seen in Dating photo by Edwin ...
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Identifying when and where photo of man wearing German Waffenrock uniform might have been taken?
I recently was given this photo by a cousin who was wondering if I knew who this person was. I figured the first thing I need to figure out is about when and where this photo was taken.
From the ...
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Establishing birthplace of Heinrich Oldag in Silesia?
I am trying to find more information about Hans Heinrich Rudolf Oldag and Ernestine Pauline Friederike Hampel, the parents of Anna Minna Martha Oldag (born 10 Oct 1866 in Warmbrunn, Silesia, now ...
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Who was the Jackson Moore named in the 1838 will of Zachariah Green?
Zachariah Green's will, dated 13 August 1838, included bequests to:
"my daughter Peggy Heardin"
"my Grandson Jackson Moore"
"my Grand daughter Emily Tesdel"
The will was written in and probated in ...
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No age shown for daughter who "died while the revision was being compiled"
In the 1850 revision list (ревизские сказки) for my ancestor's household it has no age listed for his daughter; but says only “умерла при составлении сказок” (“died while the revision was being ...
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Identifying parents of Adelhaid Marx (died 1920/45) of rabbinic family from western Germany?
My great-great-grandmother, Adelheid Marx was a descendant of the Marx rabbinic family from western Germany. Her husband was Albert Westheim (d c. 1915) and her children include my great-grandmother, ...
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Who were the parents of Joseph Souser b. 1815 d. 1883 in Pennsylvania?
My long ongoing brick wall that I have been trying to break down for 15+ years is who the parents of Joseph ?NMN? Souser b.4/25/1815 (Pennsylvania?) d. 1/7/1883 (Dauphin, PA). Married Emilian Ickes ...
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