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Why might name Ferdinando be found in early 17th century Cornwall baptisms?
I have two direct ancestors named Ferdinando:
Ferdinando Hicks, baptised 1 Jan 1630 at St Germans, Cornwall
Ferdinando Sleep, baptised 13 Sep 1720 at Morval, Cornwall (who is a grandson of the above)
To me the name seems very Spanish rather than…
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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 he was a Prisoner of war in Germany until Hitler…
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Understanding Belgium, Antwerp Police Immigration Index Numbers?
I am referring to the record marked with an arrow.
Can someone tell me what do the numbers or letters in parenthesis after his name and before his birth date mean ?
Also on the extracted info on the left they say "Other: 1916" - Can anyone guess…
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Where did the Vannoske's come from?
The origin of the Vannoske family (FamilySearch, Ancestry) is the biggest brick wall I have left. Here's what I know:
The obituary of the oldest daughter, Mary Wojnowkski (Mrs Albert Zierak), says she was born in Pozen, Poland and came to the US at…
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Where precisely was Russian town of Osometz (1912)?
In 1912 was there a town or city called Osometz in russia?
records show my grandmother came from Osometz russia in 1912.
Example from the passenger list of the Campania, arriving in New York NY from Liverpool England on 3 Mar 1912 (indexed as…
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What parish records are likely for pregnant widow with 8 children in 1791 at Whitchurch, Devon, England?
My 5th great grandfather Charles Keagle committed suicide and was buried on 3 Jun 1791 at Whitchurch, Devon, England.
On 16 Jun 1791, the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette reported on the inquest.
I have located baptisms for his eight children who…
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Alternative software to generate family tree like Descendant tree in Gramps?
Is there any other software that generates family tree like the Descendant tree in Gramps?
This report generates a chart of people who are descendants of the starting person. Alternatively it may generate a chart of descendants of the parents of…
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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 example of graph generated:
As you can see…
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What do index numbers mean in Rhode Island Register of Marriages, Births, and Deaths?
I've been unable to figure out what these index numbers in the leftmost column of Rhode Island Marriage, Births, and Deaths registers indicate. The image below is from the first page of the Births/Deaths section, so you can see that there are no…
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Can we estimate the distribution of last names in 19th century Rhode Island?
I am researching the histories of a number of Rhode Island families. It would be very useful for me if I had historical data on the distribution of last names in Rhode Island at any point before the Civil War. I could then use this as a baseline to…
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Records generated when transporting the deceased in the US?
When someone dies in the United States away from where they are going to be buried, what records are generated for the transport of them?
I know there is a separate question for when someone is re-interred (buried and then reburied), but his…
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Custom of hyphenated names in Germany
I am searching for Joseph/Josef Greiner (my 4th great grandfather and a glass maker from the German Greiner line of glassmakers) and while doing so have gathered literally thousands of records which supposedly "link" all the Greiner glassmaking…
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Interpreting WW2 discharge papers codes?
On the World War 2-era WD AGO Form 53-55, which was the four-page honorable discharge form, there is a code or reference in Box 32 (Battles and Campaigns) which on my father-in-law's form says "Rhineland; "GO 33 WD 45 as amended". What does that…
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Correcting Altered Records on FamilySearch.org?
Wonder if anybody can help me out on what I suspect is altered information from a marriage record. The info from the alleged marriage record is posted on familysearch.org.
Portion of record is as follows:
Name: George Victor Drogo…
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Establishing identity of Edmund Rouse of St Clement, Cabinet Maker, Private in Napoleonic Wars and Weaver?
I always wondered why my 4th great grandparents Edmund Rouse (of St Clement) and Christian "Kitty" Crossman (of the parish) who married on 1 Feb 1801 at Truro St Mary, Cornwall appeared to have had children born and christened over a period that…
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