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Am I related to this family?
I have a puzzling genealogical question, but first you must be prefaced.
My family tree contains two half-siblings. (Google "half-sibling family tree" to see what I mean.)
Now my half siblings and I share the same mother. My father's last name is…
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Determining if Mayflower Descendant?
I am interested to know if I am a descendant from anyone on the Mayflower ship. I have access to ancestry.com and also Family Search. My genealogy goes back quite far in many different directions. Where should I start and what is the most…
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Finding William Hudson Minnick from USA who in 1920 married Cecilia Mallon in Liverpool, UK?
I am researching my ancestor William Hudson Minnick who has this timeline.
He may have been born in Iowa.
He married my grandmother Cecilia Mallon in Liverpool, UK in 1920. The marriage certificate:
showed his age on 11/2/20 as 36 so I put his…
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Who officiated at this baptism? (need help with handwriting)
This image was clipped from a baptism register that is part of the Devon Parish records at Find My Past. These are baptisms performed in the Year 1888-9 at Slapton, St James the Greater (snippet is from page 62):
My research subject is recorded in…
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When did printed register books come into use in England and Wales?
In Evidence Explained on page 35-36, Elizabeth Shown Mills talks about the analysis of public records, e.g. events which are recorded in register books. She gives an an example a church register book which appears to be an original, but might be an…
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What is the correct way to cite a book review?
How do I cite a book review article which has the same title as the book?
I want to quote the journalist, Jeffrey D. Carlisle, who wrote an article titled "Chevato: The Story of the Apache Warrior Who Captured Herman Lehmann" for Chronicles of…
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Reading a will to get land information?
This is the will of William Linley. I am trying to work out what land he owned and where it went when he died. The property was in Oldbury (probably on-the-hill, rather than on-severn) in Glos.
Unfortunately, I am having real trouble actually…
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Determining parent(s) in 17th Century Cornwall without Christening Record?
My 7th great grandfather Joseph Symons married Prudence Williams on 11 Nov 1710 at Breage, Cornwall and I would like to be able to determine who his parents were. Prudence was christened on 5 May 1693 at Helston, Cornwall, making her only 17 and a…
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Were marriage certificates, granted after banns, recorded?
In the groom's parish of Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales, the marriage banns was recorded. At the bottom it says "Certificate granted Sept 14th 1835". Would a copy of that certificate have been recorded? What would the certificate say? Is there value in…
user47
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How can I find a professional genealogist to perform a search in Italy?
I need a professional genealogist who can get a copy of the birth certificate of my great grandfather who was born in Piemonte region (Italy) in the year 1875 or 1876. He came to Argentina when he was a child and died 19 Jul 1958 in Argentina.
How…
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How to find 19th Century birth certificate from Novara, Italy?
I am looking for the birth certificate of my great grandfather who was born in the year 1875 or 1876 in Novara, Piedmont, Italy. He died on 19 July 1958 in Argentina.
I went to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and searched at…
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How to find address of building in New York State censuses (1870, St Lawrence, USA)?
Is there a way to know what address is dwelling #1847 in the St-Lawrence 1870 census ?
ref question : How to find death record from late 19th century New York (State)?
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Y–STR Male Lineage DNA Testing
My father died never knowing who his biological father was. His birth certificate has no father mentioned and whenever we speak to his mother who is still alive, she will not reveal any information.
He has a brother in another country who is…
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How should I distinguish between the US and UK National Archives?
We have the US National Archives and the UK National Archives. They are both referred to as "the National Archives." What is the most common and well understood way of distinguishing between the two?
I know that the US National Archives is…
user47
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Standard notation/symbols to denote male and female entries in a family tree
I just wrote my own family tree using TikZ. For each male and female entry i used a rectangle, colored pink for female, blue for male. However, this does not show up if I am printing in black and white. I was wondering if there was any standard or…
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