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Sharing genealogical data (from GEDCOM) with family members?
I recently inherited a large (paper-based) set of records pertaining to my family history. I spent about three days converting one branch of the family to GEDCOM format, using a free software package. So far there are twelve generations and about…
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Death before certificates were issued statewide in Georgia?
My 3rd Great Grandfather died in 1906 and I am trying to verify who his father was. In Georgia they did not start issuing death certificates until 1913 or so.
I do know that a doctor did the pronouncing and wrote a report of some kind even though…
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Partial matches on Triangulated DNA segments
With DNA information from FamilyTreeDNA, I have determined trangulation groups. I have chromosome segments of significant size (> 10 cM) over which A (myself) matches B (my known cousin) and A (myself) matches C (some third parties) and I've found…
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Are there records for Whitecross Debtors Prison Turnkeys in 19th Century London?
Nether Fustian Continuations and a Drink for Desperate Men
Too often, I underestimate human ingenuity. I had never imagined, for example, that a man would wreath himself in cow-guts full of gin. But here I must admit my shortcomings, as a rather…
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Converting AncestryDNA 1.0 file format to 2.0 and vice-versa?
I noticed today (1 Jun 2016) that AncestryDNA.com has converted over to their new 2.0 file format, where as about a week ago they were still on the 1.0 format.
Both file formats state they are based on build 37.1 but FamilyTreeDNA.com is not…
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What year does this toy tricycle appear to be?
I have a glossy photo, measuring 2.75"×4.5", that I'm trying to date. Clues are:
The toy tricycle.
The clothing of the child. (Is this a boy or a girl?)
The style of home in the background.
The sidewalk construction.
I think it is either of a…
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Why would Y-DNA matches have different paternal haplogroups?
I am researching Clements ancestry and am puzzled that kits that are matches on almost all 111 Y-STR tested markers would be categorized into different paternal haplogroups.
Specifically consider two kits in subgroup 8 on the Clement Clements…
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Making sense of conflicting death dates for Juliet D. (Strong) Wilder?
Julia/Juliet/Juliette D. (Strong) Wilder is known to be the daughter of James A. and Eleanor (Denton) Strong: Michigan census records show James (1850, 1860) and Eleanor Strong (1850) living with Julia/Juliette Welder/Walter and her husband, whose…
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Describing the relationship between children when widower marries dead wife's sister
What is an unambiguous way to describe the resulting relationships when a widower with a child marries his deceased wife's sister and has children with her?
Not the stepmother-aunt stuff for the first child, but how can the relationship between the…
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Is it common to have no close yDNA matches on Family Tree DNA?
On Family Tree DNA, I have a yDNA-111 test showing only one match at the yDNA-67 level for another test that happens to be 111 also and that has a genetic distance of 7 marker changes and a 50% TIPS probability of being 18 generations away. I have…
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Seeking 1841/1851 Census Records for Ryle Holme, perhaps in Manchester, England?
I am interested in Ryle Holme who is the uncle of C.Z. Ede, a candidate for my great-grandfather, who I have asked about in a number of previous questions.
He was greatly concerned with the Meiji Restoration of Japan so I would like to learn more…
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What is this city name in this passenger list from Russia/Poland in late 19th/early 20th century?
The full passenger list can be found below -- I'm looking at the entry for "Stanislaw Walczykowski" line 20.
What is the name of the city he identified as last place of residence and birth place? It was classified then as Russia or Poland.
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Pre 1794 records for Rothenditmold, Kassel, Hessen, Germany?
I've been using Archion and have found a lot of records for my family there. But the archive stops at 1794. I've also use lagis-hessen though those records don't go as far back as Archion.
Are there any other digital archives I can search in an…
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How should I interpret this Buchenwald camp card?
On Fold3, I found an Inmate Card showing a late cousin who was imprisoned in Buchenwald. He returned safe after the war, and died in 1961, but the card raises a question here, because it has a stamped date and text referring to another camp, which…
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Burial of a person who committed suicide in 18th century England?
I have an ancestor who committed suicide in 1748 in rural Northamptonshire, England. The burial register of his parish does not record his burial, but it does note that he "hung humself lying almost prostrate on his own bed." I know he was not…
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