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Is it crass to record cause of death? What about for suicide?
Most death records have a place where 'cause of death' is recorded. I have recently discovered that a number of my relatives committed suicide. It was always acknowledged that they died, but never spoken aloud how it happened. Now, interviewing…
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What could explain that somebody is buried half a year after dying?
Perhaps a rather morbid question, but it made me think when I saw this data:
Died: 2017-11-19
Buried: 2018-05-05
I thought that corpses were put in those little "chilly boxes" near/in hospitals for at most a week or something. Not... half a year?
I…
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What were UK reserved occupations during World War 2?
In the United Kingdom, men in certain essential occupations were exempt from military service in World War 2.
Which occupations were reserved?
Is there an accesible list or reference book I could refer to?
Did the list of reserved occupations…
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Tracking family names and migration patterns using GIS?
I posted a question, Using web mapping and geocoding to track genealogical data, over at Geographic Information Systems SE awhile ago, so I was quite excited when I saw the proposal for this site. I realised that my question has two components,…
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When a genealogist decides to formally publish their years of family history research, are the privacy concerns the same as for online publication?
Specifically, are they allowed to include in the publication mention of family members that are living?
Does this also apply to less formal print publications, such as binders created at family reunions? Many family clans create publications that…
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Finding Utah ancestor's parents after exhausting BMD records, census and newspapers?
Though his known life history is quite lurid, I have spent 40 years searching for the parents of my great-grandfather. He was born in 1859, first married in Salt Lake City in 1884, divorced while in prison, arrested repeatedly for minor crimes,…
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Searching through family tree on Ancestry.com by LOCATION?
If I want to find a particular person in my family tree on Ancestry, I use the field in the top right-hand corner of the screen that says "Find a person in this tree". A drop-down menu then appears, matching whatever I type, that can lead me to that…
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How to handle indirect family?
How should data regarding remarriages, adoptions, etc be handled in a family tree? Should extra branches be created for the "spare" cousins, step-relatives, etc? Or is there another way to map the data?
For example, if a grandfather, who was…
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Are parents listed on marriage certificate "proof" of parentage?
I have traced back to a John McAllister born in 1856 in St Quivox, Ayrshire in Scotland. I have his marriage certificate which names both his parents (Thomas McAllister and Martha Strachan) however I also have his birth certificate that only names…
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Extract Facts from an Army Portrait
I don't know much about my step-grandfather prior to his emigration from Russia in 1906 other than the fact that he was in the "Czar's army" and he left Russia to escape the brutality of that army.
It is this picture of my step-grandfather and his…
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What records might be created in England when people are re-interred?
There are two people in my database that seem to have two records about their burials -- one in Massachusetts, and one in Devon. I haven't found any other information that would indicate these are records about different people with the same name.…
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How to merge Gedcom files?
A relative has sent me five GEDCOM files of different family branches. They are partly redundant, their content is formatted differently and place names are inconsistent. While most programs offer merging functionality, including Gramps and…
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Correct spelling of Polish surname Dziubenofska?
My Polish grandmothers last name was Dziubenofska, but I know that's not how it is spelt! I'm looking for the proper spelling.
Can you help find it for me?
She came over to Ellis Island and they changed it on her to dziuk. This is only a prefix to…
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How do you record a person you know existed, but with no (or limited) other details?
The Census of England and Wales 1911 asked for each married woman -- the number of children born alive to this marriage, and the number still living.
This information can reveal the existence of children (living in 1911 or not) in addition to those…
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What records exist for survivors of the Spanish Armada?
In my family, there is a long held verbal history that we were on the Spanish Armada and were stranded in Ireland when the Armada was sunk.
This may be a long shot, but is there anyway to access records of who was on the Armada, and related, who was…
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