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Given Name in parenthesis on Cemetery Stones

I know the maiden name of someone is sometimes shown in parenthesis on a headstone. But I have sometimes seen first names with a name following that in parenthesis, for example: In cases like this, is it usual that the person's real name is listed…
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Does "in the 70th year of her life" mean she was 69?

I'm transcribing and tabulating some inscriptions from our local churchyard. Some are easy: "... who departed this life on the 8 of June 1801 Aged 72 Years". That means, I think, that she died on or after her 72nd birthday, and before her 73rd…
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Looking for marriage record of Albert Augur near Bermondsey (London) around 1870?

Albert Augur is my 3rd great grandfather. I have been able to find records for my other English ancestors with ease, but he seems to be a tough nut to crack. Anyway, I will list what I know about him below. He had a son in 1870 or 1871, Bermondsey,…
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Narrowing down date of immigration from England to USA?

I have an ancestor named Richard Dugdale who was probably born in 1845 (although 1844 and 1848 are also possible) somewhere in England (possibly Manchester or Bristol) and died in 1909 in Massachusetts. I am looking for suggestions about how to…
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Explaining risks when seeking DNA testing by cousin?

It has recently occurred to me that I have been in intermittent contact with a second cousin who shares my father Y-DNA (subject to any mutations in the last two generations, which should be slight). I don't believe he has ever had or considered…
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Finding Actes notariés (Notarial Acts) when Notary's name is known?

I have found an entry for a marriage in one of the Répertoires de notaires (Notarial Repertoires) in Ancestry's database Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1626-1935 and I am trying to find the corresponding marriage contract. Ancestry's record page…
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Is there such a thing as Ashkenazi Jewish surnames?

What makes me ask this question is this answer by @ezra to http://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/12159/spelling-of-surname-kowesnki-kowenski. The answer claims the name "Kowenski" is Jewish, even though it is obviously Slavic; this is not…
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What was surname of Susan/Susanna, wife of Edward McDowell, from Devon area in abt 1800?

There is an old story in my mother's family of my great-great-great-grandmother Susan having come from a wealthy family but been 'cut off with an angry shilling' when she married the family coachman, Edward McDowell, who then became a shoemaker to…
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Understanding Ancestry DNA results for second cousins?

I and my dad have both done Ancestry DNA test and received the results. We are both reported to be second cousins with the same person. My dad's results shows 464 Centimorgnas over 15 segments, and mine show 321 shared across 12 segments. …
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Free/open software or method to convert PAF file to GEDCOM?

I know someone who has a PAF file he wants to use but can no longer access because Personal Ancestral File is gone from his computer. It's been discontinued, so he needs to move to something else and import the PAF file. Is there a free and open…
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Finding medical records for Richmond State Hospital patient?

My 2nd great-grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth Armegust or Arbingast, was born 22 Sept 1837 in Ohio and died 24 July 1929 at the Richmond State Hospital, Wayne, Indiana, United States. She lived for a time in Sparta, Noble, Indiana and Stock,…
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I can't see the original images on the website -- now what?

It happens to us all -- we read a local history or a genealogy book from the late 1800s, or someone gives us a list of records they have seen, or we collect links to records from a website, and then the terms of the agreement change, so the records…
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Seeking immigration to Bolivia for German ancestor in 1910-1915?

I'm looking for immigration records between 1890-1903 in Argentina. My great grand dad was hired from Germany to work in Bolivia, he worked in the Zeller house. We lost are family record. I know when he was in Bolivia he sent someone to sell his…
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Interpreting 1832-1839 Bodmin Gaol records for George Wills of Illogan?

My 3rd great grandfather George Wills was baptised on 13 Jul 1806 at Illogan to Richard and Susanna (nee Scoble). On 11 Jan 1834 he married Frances Angove at Illogan. On 10 Jan 1836 George and Frances baptised Frances Elizabeth at Illogan On 17 Feb…
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Determining the relationship between Richard Holmes and Thomas Holme?

I am a member of Ancestry.com, and I tested my DNA there. As a result, I found that I have a blood relationship with a person called John Holme. He was born in Croston, Lancashire in 1754. His father was Richard Holmes. I examined my great…
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