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luftwaffe pilot in spanish civil war Condor Legion named Heinrich Streubel flew Ju 88 and He 111 [duplicate]
Heinrich Streubel was awarded the spanish cross in bronze and later took part in the battle of britain on Sept 15 1940 when he was shot down and POW in Canada. I am trying to find his original ...
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St Giles workhouse London, where to find beyond Ancestry
I am looking for entry and departure records for St Giles in the Fields Workhouse around the period of 1851.
My 2x great-grand-mother is listed in the census in 1851 at the address of:
Union Workhouse,...
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Finding town named Xpucmuanovka in Empire of Russia in 1910
I'm trying to locate a town in the Empire of Russia, Xpucmuanovka. I have been unable to locate it on any map and wonder if the name could have been changed. Grandparents left there in 1910, got on ...
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Missing Grandparents 1920 Census
I have been unable to find a record of my grandparents and their children which would have been recorded in the 1920 Census. Most likely were living in Omaha, Nebraska. I found them in the 1930, but ...
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Verifying half-sister found using 1,030cM at Ancestry DNA
My son just did a dna test with ancestry.com.It shows that he has an aunt or great aunt on the maternal side that is not who my thought-to-be sister is.
Does this mean that I have a half sister I didn'...
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Mother shown as step-sibling's mother on their page but also own mother as parent
At Ancestry.com, my mother is shown as my step-sibling's mother. I'm sure it's some kind of bug.
If it's not, can anyone explain how?
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Dealing with almost all family trees online identifying particular ancestor wrongly
I have a GGG Grandfather, William VanDeventer, verified as related to me (72 yrs old) and my mother (born 1931, DNA tested but now deceased) thru his children's Lines and DNA matches. His parents are ...
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What kind of document to disambiguate two people with same name and parent?
I was looking at Birth (baptism records from 1600-1750) for people of my family and I have an issue disambiguating 2 people that have the same name.
I have as records:
Baptism
Gerard Van Osmael. (c ...
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How do you find where a person is in your Ancestry tree?
When you ask on your Ancestry tree to Find a person and your tree has the person, how do you find exactly where the person is located within your very large tree. It gives a partial answer and just ...
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My father's military records of WW2 [duplicate]
I am trying to obtain my father's military records during World War 2.
His details are
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Handshake error where when connecting Legacy to Family Search
I'm new here, so if I am posting in the wrong place, let me know. Stack Exchnage was one of the results I was given by google when attempting some trouble shooting. I'm hoping someone out there can ...
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Search for new haplogroups in the full human genome
Have the opportunity to analyze the full genomic human DNA of rare populations. The main hypothesis is that specific haplogroups/haplotypes can be found.
There is very little information about ...
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Could a child have registered a death in England?
I have just downloaded a death registration from 1837 in England. The person who registered the death appears to have been about 11 years old, and was registering the death of her younger brother. The ...
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Township Tax Lists, 18th Century
Regarding township tax lists in ... say ... 1775 ... if one person owned a parcel of land that spanned two townships, would that person owe tax to both townships? And could/would that person appear ...
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Why does Edward Drinker Cope's signature look like "E. W. Cope" instead of "E. D. Cope"?
The following image comes from The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans (1904)'s entry on paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. It struck me as odd that the signature (...
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Were 'professional bondsman' common in 19th century Cornwall?
This is a similar question to Significance of recurring marriage witness in rural 1820s Cornwall? concerning recurring marriage witnesses, and the consensus here is that 'professional witnesses' were ...
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Transcribing medical notes from 1893 (query 3)
This question continues from:
Question 1: Transcribing medical notes from 1878
Question 2: Transcribing medical notes from 1878 (query 2)
I have the following transcription queries for the following ...
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Significance of recurring marriage witness in rural 1820s Cornwall?
This question relates to Birth record for a Jane Glasson in 18th century Cornwall?, and more specifically is about the marriage of John SHORT and Jane GLASSON at Whitstone, Cornwall, 6 January 1821.
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does man from world war 2 have live relatives
I was going through my garage and found dog tags for a man named redacted and I am looking for relatives of this man to return them to the family
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Transcribing medical notes from 1878 (query 2)
This question continues from: Transcribing medical notes from 1878
I have the following transcription queries for the following text. I think they are medicine terminology for the most part:
This is ...
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Citing a warranty deed: which date to use?
A 1900 warranty deed contains the date it was drafted and the date it was filed. I find conflicting information about which date to use in my citation.
Evidence Explained, in the 2012 post titled ...
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Transcribing medical notes from 1878
I am attempting to transcribe the medical notes for Maria Coke in my family. I did a similar exercise in the past for my great-great-grandmother Martha Coke, and these records are for one of her ...
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Difficulty locating Birth GRO for Mary Coke (towards end of 1852 or early 1853)
I am stumped as to why I can't find a birth GRO reference for Mary Coke. She had several siblings and I am aware that birth records began in 1837.
Before Records Began
John 1829 (baptised 10.09.1828)
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Understanding Y DNA and the FTDNA Haplotree better
I talked with FTDNA Corporate last week Friday before the week of Christmas. They agreed with me which the DNA Geek seems to agree there change in course of action is because of the 2021 Keddie Murder ...
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Going to lunatic asylums - Date of Order v Date of Admission
I am doing some research on a family member from 1893 when she went to a lunatic asylum.
I have visited the Dorset History Centre and obtained photos of the relevant documentation:
Pauper Order Paper....
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Extracting estimated birth year from German/West Prussian marriage record 1792
I have a marriage record (West Prussian, 1792) where the Ancestry estimated birth year for the bride is 1767. I think this is based on the translation of the groom's age and brides age being the same, ...
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DNA results different for 2 cousins
I recently did an Ancestry DNA test and my 1st cousin has done one a while back.
Her mum and my dad were siblings.
Her maternal side shows she is 50% Irish and for me my paternal side shows 48% Irish ...
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Finding birth, marriage and death records for Muslims in South Asia and Aden
My paternal grandfather had the surname Khan. His family lived in Aden Colony from (1839 to 1967). Some of his family are still there. My paternal and maternal grandmothers had the surname Kashmiri; ...
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How to backup older Gramps data before converting to the newer schema?
I have some family trees in Gramps but was away from it for a while and ended up inadvertently upgrading the software (now v5.2.3 on Linux) past the version in which I last edited the data (v3). So I ...
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Assessing first cousin once removed relationship based on 476cM shared match
My mother's sister is my maternal aunt.
Therefore, her son should be my first cousin.
I match his daughter's DNA at 476cM. She should be my first cousin once removed.
When I look at the chart the 476 ...
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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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Indicating deceased individual using Family Tree Maker and Ancestry
I use Family Tree Maker 2019 and sync with an Ancestry tree. What is the best way to indicate to the algorithm that an individual is deceased if I don't have any birth or death dates? I know the ...
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Ancestry & FTM- unknown names
I know there are differing opinions on the best way to enter unknown surnames and forenames, but my question pertains to Ancestry specifically. Does anyone know what naming convention(s) for unknown ...
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Looking for record of a deceased Italian worker on the Panama Canal between 1882 and 1891
Carlo Nigro (c 1855 - c 1890) was living in Calvello, Potentenza, Basilicata, Italy, when he and his younger brother Michele went to Panama, sometime between 1882-1891, to work on the Canal for the ...
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Can biological father be found using Paternal matches with 81cM or less?
I've been trying to find my biological father for 5 years now on ancestry. I have also uploaded my DNA to all the other sites that I possibly could, to no avail. my mother refuses to give me any ...
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shared dna percentage with niece?
My niece did a DNA test on 23andme which returned a surprisingly low shared percentage to me of 1.21%. For niece/nephew 23andme says the range should be 17-34%. We are of Ashkenazi heritage so we ...
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