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Identifying Norwegian parents of Hulda Marie Olsen who was born 1892 in North Dakota?
I am trying to identify the parents of my paternal grandmother, Hulda Marie Olson/Olsen. From every census I have found, both parents come from Norway and I have seen her surname spelled as "Olsen" ...
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Why would a regular soldier join a militia? Circa 1795/1800s
Has anyone ever come across an instance where a soldier has left the regular army and joined a militia?
I have an ancestor who served with the 3rd or King's Own Regiment of Dragoons in the 1790s on ...
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Did the Army know when somebody in the Reserves died?
I have now obtained my grandfather (TJ)'s Army Records and they're a very interesting read... To put it mildly, he was neither a good soldier nor one who believed in staying with the colours ...
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Searching marriage records for London by witnesses?
Today a key piece of information about my 4th great grandmother Sarah Osment Smyth came to my attention when @ValerieFennell wrote:
I have Sarah Osment Smyth as witness at the marriage of James ...
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Getting information from Navy service record if date of death unknown?
I am helping a friend research her father who was born in 1917. The only document she has, of his, is his marriage certificate...giving his name, father's name and name of spouse and profession.
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Finding origins of Romanian grandparents born in mid 1920s?
My Grandparents immigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1950.
My Grandfather was born in Ploiesti in 1924 and went on to be a soldier in the in the Romanian Airforce during WW2.
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Layout setup for Descendant tree in Gramps
Is there any way to change the layout of the graph created through the Descendant tree report in Gramps?
All the elements are aligned to the top of the page, I would like a middle alignment.
Here an ...
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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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Marriage Banns and 'of the Parish'
How long were people needing to reside 'in the Parish' before becoming 'of the Parish'? I have a 20year+ brick wall that i'm revisiting to no avail.
William Hine married Maria Welton
30 May 1805 St ...
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Wny wouldn't the men in a middle-class Welsh family in the 19th century marry their partners?
My four greats grandfather John Hughes was mayor of Carmarthen, magistrate, merchant and shipowner. He married his wife in 1796. However, none of his male children married their partners. All three of ...
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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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Deciding between two competing theories - who am I anyway?
My great(5)-grandfather Daniel Cooper arrived in the US around 1695 (maybe he was born here, maybe born at sea), and while his descendants are relatively well documented, nothing is known for sure ...
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Obtaining Death Certificate Argentina
My Russian Grandfather escaped in 1948 on a ship to Buenos Aires, I have located the passengers list, his name, Cámara Nacional Electoral in Buenos Aires confirms his registration and official ...
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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 ...
