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Meaning of term Sojourner on 1794 Marriage Record at Marystow (Devon) for John Creber?
A transcription of the Marriage Record of my 4th Great Grandfather John Creber to Harriet Palmer in Marystow, Devon, England on 9 Jun 1794 can be found in GENUKI. I am intrigued by his Parish being listed as "sojourner i.t.p". The "i.t.p." bit is…
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October 2nd or 20th?
Below is an image I'm trying studying to find a marriage date. It's either the 2nd or 20th of October, 1834. I know that in some handwriting they used an ordinal indicator such as 1o to signify first, 2o to mean second, etc. So does this mean second…
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What is the relationship name of my (brother/sister)-in-law's (brother/sister) to me?
For example:
I have a sister named Charlotte
Martin has a brother named William
Charlotte is married to Martin
Martin is my brother-in-law, but what is William to me?
I originally posted this question on English.StackExchange. A commenter referred…
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What does it mean for woman to have the title of Mistress in a marriage record?
I found a marriage record* where the woman has the title of "Mistress". What does that title mean in this case? I know that title of "Mistress" has multiple meanings.
The woman was previously married (the previous husband died) and was born in…
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Locating a Massachusetts marriage record circa 1760 for Robert Gray and Margaret parents of John Gray (b 1763, Worcester MA)
Rice, Franklin P.
Page 116 of "Worcester Births, Marriages, and Deaths (Worcester Society of Antiquity, 1894)" has:
GRAY, John, s. of Robert, Jr. and Margaret, (born) Aug. 16, 1763. [Baptism First Church is Aug. 22, 1762.]
I am trying to find…
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What word appears after after the birthdate of this Scottish record?
I hope this is not something obvious... I have tried to figure out what the word following the birthdate here is: "Patrick Dunlop shepherd in Brukside and Jean Wood his spouse had a son baptized named John (was born the 1st ???), witnesses to the…
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Any restrictions on the use of municipal coats-of-arms?
One element of documenting family history is to place the lives of ancestors in the context of their place and time.
Many of the places we study have their own history, evolving from farming villages to manufacturing centres to dormitory suburbs…
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Gifting research to family members - What kind of generation chart?
I'm a bit overwhelmed with the variety of generation charts. I've already run into a problem with a heritage book that I've given to a family member that had spaces to write down your ancestors in a tree at the front and the back, but there weren't…
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Books and articles about life in 18th and 19th-century German villages
I am looking for a list of high-quality resources (books, articles, etc.) about 18th and 19th-century social and cultural history for the area that now is Germany. Materials written in English would be great, but I read and speak enough German to…
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Was this 1791 Pennsylvania taxpayer an owner or renter?
In a 1791 tax record for Bedford County, PA, my relative is listed as a single freeman "on hous and lott". Does this mean he owned the property, was renting, or lived with someone else? He would have been 28 years old at the time and was married…
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Records for 'aide' to officer in US Civil War
One of my ancestors "fought" in the US Civil War and I am seeking other places to find information. My great-great-grandfather, Herbert Kirkwood Sparrell (1847-1923) (HKS), went to the Civil War with his father at age 14. His father, James Newton…
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Losing FamilySearch.org functionality from links to digital images. What am I doing wrong?
I frequently use links to digitized images at FamilySearch (below, "digital links"). Sometimes these are to entries in unindexed collections, while other times, it's just easier to refer someone to a "range" of entries rather than a whole series of…
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Can anyone decipher the name of this Royal Navy ship in Beruit in 1861?
Can anyone work out what the name of this ship is for me please it is from the 1861 census reference RG9/4441/232/30
Thanks for any suggestions
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How were illegitimate sons raised in Scotland in the late 1800s?
My great grandfather was apparently an illegitimate child, the oldest of the family, and it has been said that back in the day (1877, Scotland) it was common practice for such children to be raised by their fathers. Is this correct and what would be…
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Tracking down an adoption in New Mexico from 1916
I am trying to get more information about an adoption that took place in New Mexico in 1916. The laws around adoption and record privacy seem to be varied, but many states simply don't reveal this information. What would be my next course of action…
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