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What might word "wise" mean on 1764 Marriage Record of John Smyth and Sarah Osment from Stoke Damerel, Devon, England?
My 5th great grandparents John Smyth and Sarah Osment married on 13 Jul 1764 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, and a cropped image from the record of that marriage appears below.
On the top line, referring to John, who was described as a "Captain's…
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Organizing Research: brief subscriptions or research trips
Several of the big box providers like Ancestry, Find My Past, and British Origins offer limited-time subscriptions or limited free trials. I just took advantage of a month's cheap subscription at FindMyPast, and now I have a mountain of downloaded…
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What kind of source is a Birth/Marriage/Death certificate?
I ask this question because all genealogy software or website seems to always ask for citations in/and/or sources. This is great when you find a book or a movie or data in a newspaper. It's easy to identify what is the citation and what is the…
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What fields are available from a Social Security Death Index (SSDI) search at different websites?
There are several different websites that offer a search form for the Social Security Death Index, the public-access extract of the Social Security Administration's Death Master File.
Since November 2011, when new the restrictions were enacted,…
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What reference materials discuss any "known issues" in the microfilms of 1930 US Federal Census?
I have been unable to locate some of the families I'm researching in the 1930 Census (for one example see my question What are good search techniques for finding people who have moved within the same geographical area?).
One well-known guide for US…
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Which parent generally named the babies in 18th and 19th century USA?
I have found, when researching long-dead ancestors, that sometimes the names that parents chose to give their children are the only glimpse I have into the inner life of those parents. When I look at a list of sibling names, it makes me smile to…
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How to find Historical Sources for prominent person in 15th Century England?
Can anyone suggest historical sources I may use to find out about Elizabeth Bedelgate/Bedlisgate who was the mother of Richard Woodville/Wydeville, 1st Earl Rivers?
I can find some basic facts on other people's family trees but there are no source…
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How to track late 18th century migrants from France to Pennsylvania, possibly via Louisiana?
The Francois Dusnesmil family eventually arrived at the French Azilum colony in Pennsylvania. Where did Francois Dusnesmil with his wife Eliza Champion and 3 children arrive in America? I would like to know what their other destinations were before…
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How did US census takers record household information?
I have run into a number of errors in the census where my ancestors and relatives are involved. Most notably my 2nd great-grandmother was recorded twice as Augustus A.-male (once in 1860 and again in 1870; it could actually be read as Augusty in…
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Does this headwear tell me anything about the individual wearing it?
This image of a member of the Women's Institute in Dorset at a Christmas Party around 1953 shows a woman wearing a very distinctive head-dress. All the other women in the picture are bare-headed or wearing conventional hats.
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How can I correct Ellis Island Indexes?
I found several entries in the Ellis Island index where I am sure that I know better than the index. Is it possible to file corrections somewhere? I don't even know, to be honest, whether the index is located at Ellis Island or at familysearch. Can…
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Is there a gramplet or report for getting the list of surnames from gramps?
I would like to get a text list of all the surnames in my gedcom from gramps. I can get a window with the info I need by using the 'statistics' gramplet and clicking on 'Unique Surnames'. This opens a 'quickview' window with the list but I can't…
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What do C-1 and B-2 mean on 1957 US Immigration record?
Can anyone help with what C-1 and B-2 mean in the last column on the image below mean please?
Searches on Google now only relate to current Visa requirements I cannot find what these historical references may have meant.
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Researching photographers in England and the UK
While collecting census records for my husband’s family in South Devon, England, I found an 1861 census entry for their family with a visitor/boarder who was a photographer. William Haddy was born around 1826 in Blackawton. Since he is listed as a…
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Finding non-resident schedules and absent household schedules for the US Federal Census?
On page 6 of the 1940 Census Enumerator's instructions (page 4 of the printed manual) paragraph 19 reads:
Nonresident schedule. -- Members of a household who object to being
included in the population of their district, claiming that their
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