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How to effectively communicate your tree for DNA Matches in first contact emails?
In genealogy in general there is a lot of ‘cousin hunting’ but in DNA Genealogy where people do not necessarily also have published trees for you to explore but you are reasonably close matches you have to sometimes make a shot in the dark in your…
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How to find out where someone died in 1952 United States?
I have been searching for information on a female relative, and have been unable to find anything about them after their divorce from the family in the 1920s.
I just know their married name from their second marriage (but not their spouse's name)…
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How to explain this administration of Estate?
My great great great grandmother Ann Helferty died in Glasgow in 1871. She was originally from county Tyrone but came to Scotland with her husband and children in the 1850s. I am confused about the length of time taken to settle the estate and also…
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Finding and ordering records for Civil War Veteran?
Where do I go to find and order records for a Civil War Veteran?
I have the wife's and child's pension numbers.
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Middle name or two first names?
Genealogy applications, such as geni.com (the web app that I use), ask me to fill the middle name of profiles that I add. My ancestors usually have two personal names, one of them even has four personal names, but I am not sure which one of them is…
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Finding Passenger Lists for Det forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S (DFDS) steamships, particularly from Denmark to UK in 1913?
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Many Europeans who immigrated to the US traveled through the UK. A Danish company called Det forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S (abbreviated DFDS) was frequently used to reach the UK from various Scandinavian countries. Their name means…
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What does "Containing by Estimation Seven Days' Work" mean in 1810 Land Auction advertisement?
A search for David Mellor found this advertisement for a land auction in an 1810 newspaper. In auction Lot II there are two "closes" of land being sold with David Mellor being listed as Occupier.
What does "Containing by Estimation Seven Days'…
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World War I Military service for Canada by Belgian living in USA?
My grandfather was born in Belgium, emigrated to the U.S. in 1906 through Ellis Island, then moved to Pennsylvania. He later moved to Detroit, Michigan and started a family. In 1917 he went to Canada and was in The Overseas Expeditionary Forces. How…
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Finding evidence for Daniel Denehy and Ellen Connors in 19th Century Wales?
I have hit a wall. I know my Grandparents Daniel and Ellen Denehy lived in Wales were married there and had Thomas A. Denehy there. I cannot find any other information on them such as immigration/naturalization, birth for Thomas, marriage for them.…
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Why use name Ebzeebra for Ebbot Millman (nee Martin) on 1840 gravestone at Marystow, Devon, England?
My 4th great grandmother Ebbot Martin was baptised on 7 Nov 1773 at Beaworthy, Devon, England.
Ebbot married John Millman on 14 Sep 1795, also at Beaworthy.
John and Ebbot had at least nine children:
William was baptised on 13 Mar 1796 at…
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Exporting my tree from Ancestry without latest version of Family Tree Maker
Is it possible to export data from Ancestry without Family Tree Maker?
I am in the very frustrating situation of having bought Family Tree Maker twice before. The latest version I have is FTM 2010 for the Mac.
Both versions now won't connect to…
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Looking for information on fathers of children born out of wedlock
My aunt had a baby out of wedlock in Florida in the late 1930s or as late as 1941. My cousin has asked me to find out who his father is. Were mothers required to name the father back then, and that information was kept under seal? Or should I…
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What is written after John Lark's name?
This snippet comes from Family Search and the parish of Trunch, Norfolk, England.
I started looking at this record because I believe John Larke was married twice, once to an Elizabeth Vial, and a second time to an Elizabeth Buttle (I guess he had a…
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Was William Chichester recorded as Judge in 1841 Census at Dymock, Gloucestershire, England?
The picture below is from the 1841 England Census for my 4th great grand uncle William Chichester.
"England and Wales Census, 1841," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M7MX-XKY : accessed 30 Nov 2014), William Chichester,…
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Where was Mary Ann Harper in the 1881 England census?
As described at Locating an elusive UK birth record (Mary Ann Harper born circa 1865 possibly Dudley, England)? Mary Ann Harper is particularly elusive.
Two years before her marriage at age 18 I'd expect to find her in the census with her parents…
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