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I received a marriage certificate in the post yesterday from 1918, in the Christchurch district of Hampshire. I am struggling to read what the groom’s work profession was: Any thoughts / reasonings …
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I am looking at the New Jersey Marriage Indexes (available on Archive.org and Ancestry.com, and probably other places as well). Here is a couple of example entries: My question is about the two …
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If my cousin gets married am I now related to his new wife’s immediate family. Would I be related to his new wife’s brother or sister?
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Many of my German ancestors seem to have come from a place called Plotzk, Bessarabia. They ended up in South Dakota, many in Parkinston, Hutchinson County, SD. Here are some examples of a few of …
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In genealogical research, what is the difference between primary information and secondary information. Why do genealogists bother with making such distinctions?
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What is evidence? I have piles and piles of historical records, old letters, e-mails, all of which provide details about my family. Is all of the information contained in these documents evidence?…
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My sister, cousins, and other relatives speculate that my mom’s grandmother was Jewish (for various reasons). I’ve heard people say at times things like, for example, “I’m 50% German” or &…
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I have been using Ancestry.com for years. A year back I submitted my DNA test. I have had quite a few matches that land in the distant relative to 3rd or 2nd cousin range. Recently, I was notified …
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I encountered the following situation in a 1930 census of a household of a family I am researching: In addition to mother (head) and daughter, there is a roomer, and three girls with the same last …
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I’m using MacFamilyTree 9. Whenever I add a new person, the order of events is as following: Burial Christening Death Occupation Birth Ideally, it’d be something like Birth Christening Occupation …
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