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Why doesn't the haplogroup K2b2 appear on MitoSearch.org?
I have a mtDNA test for my mom at FamilyTreeDNA.com and the results list her Haplogroup as being K2b2, however, when I go to publish a http://www.mitosearch.org/ entry, the available Haplogroup does not list K2b2, the closest entry in the popup menu…
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Getting military records on WW2 Luftwaffe personnel?
My father and his brother were both in the Luftwaffe.
I am trying to obtain their military records, and in the case of my fathers brother, the circumstances surrounding his death in a plane crash in 1936.
I see references to records for german…
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Minimum age to be mentioned in a will?
Edward Penny died in 1824 in New York. A brief abstract of his will is as follows:
EDWARD PENNY, Pittstown
Wife: Phebe.
Oldest son: Benjamin.
Son: Ammiel.
Oldest dau.: Esther Marvel.
Daus.: Thankful Horton, Phebe Carpenter, Hannah Townsend, Rachel…
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Is ancestry.com DNA test accurate with respect to native american descent?
Both myself and my wife believe we are descendants (each on the order of 1/16) of native americans, yet for the Ancestry.com autosomal DNA test, the ethnicity estimate shows nothing for native american, and everything from Europe.
How accurate are…
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Is there list of apprenticeship types for FindMyPast record set called Britain, Country Apprentices 1710-1808?
A new set of records has come online at FindMyPast called Britain, Country Apprentices 1710-1808:
What was your family trade? Discover your ancestor in the registers
from the Board of Stamps. The registers recorded the tax paid for each
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Photos with Audio Descriptions and Acid-Free labels for photos
I've got lots of photos from decades ago in my family. I'm recording my aunts (in their 70's) as they talk about the photos. I ultimately plan to create some sort of web based app where photos will appear and viewers can listen to those my aunts…
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William Miller, private in the Driver Corps
I have an ancestor (William Miller) who on his son's baptism record (Woolwich, London, 1813) is listed as a 'Private in the Driver Corps'.
How can I get more information?
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Where can I find New York state probate records after the 1920s?
FamilySearch has New York probate records for county courts but "most records end in the 1920s." I'm particularly interested in Montgomery county where FamilySearch only has records through 1922. Where can I find probate records for the succeeding…
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Finding record of Peter J Starrs in USA prior to 1870 Census?
I have hit a roadblock tracing the Starrs family in Ireland. Peter J Starrs, born about 1836 in Ireland, immigrated to New York between then and 1860 (most likely in the 1850s). I cannot find who his parents were, if he had any siblings, etc. He…
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Apprenticeship records for Ship Carpenters at Glasgow, Scotland in first half of 19th Century?
Two of my direct ancestors were Ship Carpenters:
my 4th great grandfather Hugh Sillars was first noted as such in the 1841 Scotland Census: Hugh Sillars 37 Agnes Sillars 30 Robert Sillars 9 Agnes Sillars 8 Hugh Sillars 6 Birth year: abt 1804…
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Where can I access annual reports of the registrar-general for England after 1920?
The annual reports of the registrar-general relating to births, marriage, and deaths in England and Wales were published every year since civil registration began, and are available at the Histpop website up to 1920. However, there are no reports…
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Finding birth and death dates for brother who was born and died in Bucharest, Romania during 1930s?
I am looking for precise dates of birth and death for my brother.
All that I know is that he was born in Bucharest, Romania between 1933 to 1935 and died in 1935 in the same location. So was he was aged 0-2.
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A standard for names
My name is William George Dunbar.
Do I record it like that in a Family History data base or use any of the following formats
William George DUNBAR
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william george dunbar
Is there an internationally recognised standard, and if not, why not?
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What does the term "domestic" mean on the 1901 Manitoba census?
What does the term domestic mean in the 1901 Manitoba census?
A girl, age 7, who had been adopted by the family at age 3 is referred to as domestic rather than daughter.
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Rule of Thumb for when Anglo-American surnames became standardized?
There are good Q&A's on this site about how to identify alternative versions of a given surname, but I have a different question more related to this and this.
I know that when I'm looking at 18th century records, "William Allen" may very well be…
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