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Does Ancestry.com notify users about DNA matches?
If I do an Ancestry DNA test, will the results be published for all to see or is the result of the test only given to the person that took the DNA test?
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Loacting town called Ocinovca or Osinocka in or near Russia in 1861
I am looking for a town called Ocinovca or Osinocka in or near Russia in 1861. Where my ancestors came from .
Can anyone tell me where this town was?
I think it was from the Turkistan or Kazakhstan ...
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Finding World War I participant who was prisoner of war in Russian Empire
My grandmother was born in a place called Yeisk Fortress in 1921, which is now located in the Krasnodar region of Russia. Her birth record is registered in the civil registry office, and in the book, ...
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Restoring birth certificate in Germany
My grandmother was born in 1922 in the village of Bischderer in the Neumarkt region of Silesia in Germany (this area is now part of Poland). Her mother is a German – Gertrude Bukh (born 1894), and her ...
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How to track down birth certificate of my grandmother from a town that changed borders during the war (Poland/Russia)?
I’m trying to locate my grandmother’s birth certificate from a town that frequently changed between Russian and Polish control during the early 20th century, particularly around the time of World War ...
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How do I find out if I'm related to someone who shares my very rare surname?
I have a very rare surname, with a global incidence of only 51 according to forbears.io, and only 12 living people with the name in my country, according to familysearch.org. To be fair, I don't know ...
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What does Subcontinent surname Tarar mean and what is its origin?
I am from Pakistan and my last name is Tarar. It is a Jatt tribe from Punjab in both India and Pakistan. I’d like to know the meaning of this name and its origins. All I am aware of is that there was ...
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Close family match-help!
I share 1326 cms over 21 segments with a paternal family member, with the longest being 174cm.
Ancestry tells me this is a grandmother (impossible as this person is still living), an auntie or a half ...
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Reading words/names written in suetterlin
In 1936 my grandfather's cousin wrote my grandmother, the widow of his cousin, about her husband's family from Kastl near Amberg, Germany.
I have used Transkribus from readcoop.eu along with google to ...
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Identifying 1911 Russian Empire town name that looks like "Zyinsta" or "Zejinsta"
On his 1911 immigration card my ancestor from the Russian Empire wrote a town name that looks to my eyes (I'm bad at reading cursive) to be something like "Zyinsta, Russia", but I haven't ...
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Arrival date to Buenos Aires from Spain of Segundo Cela Montero between 1895 and 1918
I am searching to find the arrival of my grandfather Segundo Cela Montero to Buenos Aires Argentina. He was born in Herreros de Jamuz Leon Spain on March 29, 1881, and he migrated to Argentina between ...
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Deciphering Antwerp Police Immigration Files document in French
I need help with deciphering handwriting on an old French language document from the Antwerp Police Files. The person in question is my great-grandmother.
The file is this one:
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If Father’s profession stated on marriage does that mean he is not dead
Marriage certificate gives groom’s father’s name and profession. It doesn’t state deceased. Therefore, Could I assume groom’s father is still alive the date of marriage?
Certificate was issued in ...
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All four children have England birth index page changes
I am researching fourth cousins following a DNA match, and for each of them that I find, I always record their birth index details.
These particular cousins that were born in Norfolk in England, ...
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Why did Anthony Goater move from Hampshire to Somerset before May 1810
My ancestor married in a small village south of Bath on 11 May 1810. His wife was Sarah Higgins. They were married at St Peters (Englishcombe). I've always puzzled over his reasons for moving from ...
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