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Finding who lived at an address in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1957
I am helping a relative with some research. A now deceased ancestor emigrated from the UK to Canada in 1957. We have the UK departure record and the US arrival record. The arrival shows them as going to a specific address in Toronto.
I have done…
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Is word (like) etus likely to appear on 19th Century Cornwall Will?
I have largely transcribed the 1840 Will of my 4th great grandfather William Symons of Helston in Cornwall but there is one word which eludes me and it appears twice.
It looks to me like etus and I have included two images of it and some…
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How to find a passenger who left NYC to europe around 1885-1913.
How to find a passenger manifest who left New York City to Europe around 1885-1913? I know he arrived to New York City, and there are 4 records at Ellis Island of people who would match him almost perfectly, but I know he returned home after maybe a…
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What is the meaning of "Bound To" in this 18th Century US (Virginia) Will?
A 1771 document from Sussex Co, Virginia states "Robert Sammons, orphan of John Sammons, dec'd, aged about 6, bound to John Hicks". What does "bound to" mean in that context?
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US Federal Census citation details and citation text using FTM for Mac
I am working on US Federal Census records and cleaning up my sources. What information needs to go into each section of the citation details and text?
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What could an "X" under 'Spouse's Previous Husband's Name' mean?
In this marriage record on FamilySearch, there is an "X" for 'Spouse's Previous Husband's Name'. What makes this significant is that the groom, Daniel Gebhard(t?), might have been married twice. If the X has any meaning, it could shed some light on…
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How to find records of a refugee from the Nazis?
I am trying to find my husband's great gradnmother's details. She was born on July 15, 1913 in Germany or Poland. Her name was Mae Bernstein. Her parents were Max and Edith Bernstein (from her marriage certificate). We have been told she was on the…
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Interpreting a name on a Genogram (family tree diagram)
I'm here because while recently sorting through some of my deceased grandfather's belongings I came across a partial genogram pertaining to my deceased mother whom was adopted.
She is noted as "given middle (adopted/maiden) married…
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Connecting with other descendants of ancestors to find place of burial?
According to my g-g-grandmother's obit, her first husband, Heert Wilms Heerts, died 3 weeks after they arrived (April 1869) in the USA from Germany. It sounds like they were living near Forreston, Ogle Co., IL, when he died. My g-grandmother was the…
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How can I trace an ancestor born on ship and orphaned before landfall?
I have a 3g-grandmother, Margaret Davitt. According to stories passed down in the family, she was born on ship in 1799, and was apparently orphaned on the ship or very shortly after arrival. The first record I can find for her is an 1834 marriage…
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Finding ships records and death information for Richard Turkington who came to New York City before 1838?
My 2nd great-grandfather came to New York City sometime prior to my great-grandfather's birth in 1838. His wife was Bessie Louden, and my great-grandfather was orphaned at age 13, around 1851. This information comes from my great-grandfather's…
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Term for cousins whose parents were related by marriage?
My father and his brother married two girls who were first cousins to each other. I know that the children from these marriages are not 'double' cousins, but they are genetically closer than simple first cousins. Is there a term for this…
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What can I deduce if a grave is re-used?
DeceasedOnline (a database of UK burials and cremations) shows that my ancestor Ellen Wright (née Brown) was buried in Cheshunt Cemetery Hertfordshire in 1871, in grave reference 37AQ.
In February and March 1917, the same database records that two…
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Where to find records of arrest in pre WW II Germany?
A German Jew I am researching was arrested in Germany some time around 1935. He was released some time thereafter, and emigrated to the United states in 1936. I am wondering where to look for such arrest records. This event took place most likely in…
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Were godparents always married, and did they always live in the same village?
While going through some Ukrainian Greek Catholic baptismal records from the 19th century, I have made two observations which I want to validate:
Most godparents appear to be married. This is at least true for the women, since it always lists the…
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