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Danish printed forms - alphabet?
Just starting research in Danish records and having a hard time with the letters used both in the printed forms and handwritten entries. In searching for Danish alphabets I am not finding the letters used in an 1859 christening, for example.]
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Why would the filing date of a birth certificate be prior to the date of birth?
My grandmother's birth certificate states her date of birth as December 21, 1914.
At the bottom there are two dates. One appears to be a filing date, and the other I am not sure I understand the meaning of.
How can there be dates on this record…
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How do I cite this record from the Arolsen Archives?
The Help page of the Arolsen Archives includes information about how to cite their records:
When you cite documents, always give the following information:
[Title of the document], [Sub-collection number]/[Doc-ID]/ITS Digital
Archive, Arolsen…
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How do I learn the details about a British Army pension delivery, 1813?
An Irish ancestor, a veteran of 23 years, was discharged from the British Army in 1813 and pensioned (lame arm) as a Sergeant Major. From British Military records I know he enlisted in Loughgilley, County Armagh, and from other research he…
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Hunting for Robert Whyte b. 1846 in Scotland
I am hunting for Robert Whyte, b. 26 Sept 1846 possibly in Methven, Scotland. He wrote he was "from" Methven in his Ontario, Canada wedding license. But maybe he was born elsewhere, possibly Stirling. He emigrated to Canada and then to Chicago.…
Bonnie
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Hungarian sham adoptions?
With great help from shoover and JPmiaou in the other Q&A about the marriage between Marie Emma Kafka-Somfai and Dr. Karl Ritter von Taussig I found out that both husband and wife were adopted but both of them only for a limited amount of…
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Meaning of "kitumat" for cause of death in Finland death record
I have a Finland parish death record that shows someone who died 30 Mar 1880 of kitumat. I cannot find a translation or abbreviation for this word as being either Finnish or Swedish or Latin. When I did a search in Hiski database giving only "Ki"…
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Where can I list my DNA in Europe (England) to improve the chances of making a match with other researchers?
My DNA is listed on several USA sites. Does any one know of similar sites in Europe (England) where I can try to make a match?
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Did US cities like Chicago keep registers of "aliens" in the 1880's-1890's?
Would there be any registers or lists of resident "aliens" in US city, county, state or federal records in the 1880's and 1890's? In other words, registers of those who are not US citizens, such as British or Canadians.
My particular interest is…
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Seeking dictionary of French language terms used in Canadian records?
Where can I find a dictionary or list translating French terms used in Canadian records?
I am looking for translations of headers for Birth, Marriage and Death certificates and for land and probate records.
Barbara Fenner
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Where in Handbridge is / was the Rook or Rock?
On the 1841 census, Frances Potter was living in Handbridge, Chester, and the place is listed as "Rook" or "Rock". I have been to Handbridge many times but have never come across this place before.
Can you help me locate this place?
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Software that export/imports Ancestry.com sources
I have my main family tree on Ancestry.com and I've added a lot of sources within the Ancestry interface i.e. the Sources appear with a small preview and a direct link to them.
With a lot of my family in other European countries, I've ended up…
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Is there a federal government office that could provide information about a US civil war/military headstone?
I discovered that a Civil War ancestor has a relatively recent headstone that is actually for a distant cousin with the same name. I'd like to know what government office handles these and might there be records of requests and the disposition of…
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Filtering for specific associations in Gramps
Godparents have an important role in my family and, as advised in Gramps, I list such associations under the tab Association.
However, I find myself able to filter individuals only by number of associations (how many people have x number of…
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Vertical line and colon ("|:") in register entry
I am have here a hard-to-read Austrian baptism register entry with several additional notes added later on (note in the image from the beginning of the 20th century).
That it's hardly legible is not the focus of this question, rather I would like to…
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