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404 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Understanding process by which People of Color in Georgia got freedom?
While doing Genealogical Research on my Family, I came across records that listed my Ancestors as "People of Color" registering yearly in their hometown at the Courthouse.
How did they get their ...
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Understanding 1939 Registration district numbers?
In the top right hand corner of each page of the 1939 register is a a pair of numbers recording the Registration District and sub-district for that page. As has been commented on in a previous ...
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Finding records of emigration/immigration from Germany to South Africa?
My paternal grandfather was born in 1900 in Attenhoffen, Germany. He came to South Africa in the 1920s. My quest is to find out how and when? There is a story that he was a seaman who jumped ship in ...
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Can I determine the relationship between Mary Anne Wright (nee Harper) and Charles William Kimmons?
In the 1901 census for England, Mary Ann Wright (nee Harper) was living in Kings Norton, Worcestershire (not Birmingham) with her husband Stanley and her children.
In the 1911 census she's shown as a ...
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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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Deciphering place names in Northern Alsace?
I am having some difficulties with a 1797 marriage record from Birlenbach, Northern Alsace (departement Bas-Rhin), specifically some of the geography. The record is hard to retrieve (all they let me ...
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How many British men and women were serving in the Boer War at the time of the 1901 census?
I have several young men and women who I cannot trace on the British 1901 census, despite numerous and extensive efforts. While there are a number of reasons why I might not be able to find them, one ...
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Finding archival records for tracing father of illegitimate child in mid 1880s County Down, Ireland?
In a couple of weeks, I will be travelling to Ireland for a two-week vacation. Part of my trip will be spent in the Belfast area, visiting both the General Register Office for Northern Ireland (GRONI)...
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Finding surname distributions for names in Poland before WW2?
Gen-evolu allows us to see the distribution of family names in Germany both in modern times and during the peak of the third Reich in WW2, before Germany was affected with the ethnic cleansing of its ...
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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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Significance of registration by Registrar General versus Assistant District Registrars in New South Wales
I've just received a death certificate for someone I believe to be one of my ancestors from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
All the other NSW certificates that I have from around the ...
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Finding 1854 USA immigration record for Prussian ancestor
I’m trying to trace my family. At this point, I have found out my great grandfather was the 1st to enter the country. His name was William Koch. I’m not sure if that is the Americanized version. He ...
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Is there a meaning in a name marked on the rear of a headstone rather than the front?
I have found a family headstone with the names of the deceased on the front (with many details), and a military cross (for their son) in front of the stone. On the rear of the stone is a name and age, ...
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Tracing residence in England during WW2?
This notice from the Cheltenham Chronicle published on October 11, 1947 refers to Mrs. Augusta Elliott as "formerly of High-street, Cheltenham".
I am trying to determine when she might have ...
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Different colours for daughters and daughter-in-laws in Gramps Relationship graph
I have just very recently begun with genealogy and just started using Gramps.
I have collected a lot of information about the family and want to show it through a relationship graph. In that, I would ...
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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.
During the war ...
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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 ...
