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SueTeakle
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You`re not alone sara, in fact you`re in very good company 
Sue
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bennett
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Your amongst the right people Sarah
I had to put my date of birth on a form recently,
instead of putting 19?? ,I put 18??,
no wonder the person looked at me strange, 
you will get used to the odd looks now and then
The best one for me is when I hear someones surname,
I often think,that would be interesting to research. 
Bennett 
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DRAKE...Plymouth.Devon DRAKE...Australia. LAKEY....Plymouth.Devon. WEEKES.Plymouth.Devon. MARTIN...Minehead.Somerset. WEBBER..Watchet/Williton Somerset STRONG...Minehead.Somerset. SMITH......Minehead.Somerset. HART........Leeds.Yorkshire. WEIR.......Ireland.Liverpool BROWN....Liverpool. WRIGHT...Liverpool Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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bennett
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Pat I get a double-glazed look, 
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DRAKE...Plymouth.Devon DRAKE...Australia. LAKEY....Plymouth.Devon. WEEKES.Plymouth.Devon. MARTIN...Minehead.Somerset. WEBBER..Watchet/Williton Somerset STRONG...Minehead.Somerset. SMITH......Minehead.Somerset. HART........Leeds.Yorkshire. WEIR.......Ireland.Liverpool BROWN....Liverpool. WRIGHT...Liverpool Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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sparrett
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Hi All,
Bennett I am with you about being introduced to new people at a function or something and you like and are captivated by their surname.
Being in Australia, I have, on a couple of occasions asked,
"Do you know what ship your people came on?'
And I am still surprised when they say.
"Why would I want to know that?"
Can't believe it 
Sue
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Parrett:Woolwich,Newington,Bermondsey,Plumstead,Middlesex, West Ham.
Evans: Bermondsey.
Mason: Stepney, Sydney {Aust}
Disney:West Ham.
Cornish: Hull {UK} to Tasmania {Aust.} to Victoria {Aust}
Catchpole:
Sweeting:
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Springbok
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Sara,
Join the clan. I was in the boredom stage, and at a funeral recently met some other relatives of my husband.
We had been in contact, on GR and were swapping our stories. Younger family members got involved and now I am researching the family of a distant relative (by marriage) of husband!
Now that is obsession!
The elderly lady who had died had spent years doing "hands on" research and we have benefited from it. So guess I am just carrying on the tradition.
Spring
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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patrexjax
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Hello Sue, I am amazed at the number of Yanks who are doing family research, but only until their people came across the pond! They are missing out on the best part of their roots! Oh, and Spring, I, too, like to help people on their roots quest - just for the fun of it. Some times they just need a point in the right direction and they're off and running, too! Pat
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King: Newcastle-on-Tyne, Berwickshire; Spoor, Whickham & Ryton; Scott: Newcastle-on Tyne; Liddell: Newcastle-on-Tyne; Fairless: Longbenton; Reay: Ponteland; Harding: Whickham; Paulin: Berwickshire; Sligh: Berwickshire; Lockey: Ryton & Yorkshire
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Springbok
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Hi Pat,
I think at this time we have some great links to find our relatives, past and present. it may not last, so some of our younger working families may never have the time or facilities to find their ancestors.
We know FreeBMD had to photograph as much as they could before the records office closed.And the office itself are years( suddenly too costly) behind getting all records recorded on digital.
Apart from the enjoyment of the hunt, I think it is important to record what we can, When we can
Spring
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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Springbok
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Pat,
What a wonderful thing to do.! For my age group, it is probably especially poignant to leave ,perhaps a lasting memory,for the general populace,apart from our immediate family.
I update my researches to my three children, and the parts of our (my Husband)s joint tree to all of his contacts
.Put as many notes of suppositions, guesses etc. so that they can at least know where to look
One does feel that it is one way to leave a legacy to a later generation.
Spring
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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Mean_genie
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You know you're past the point of no return when you watch TV and pay more attention to the credits than the show...
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northern_rose
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At least one of my ancestors was glamorous!
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I am researching the family of a distant relative (by marriage) of husband!
Now that is obsession!
That happens to me quite regularly! I have "done" several friends tree's, my sister-in-laws etc.
This hobby does indeed become obsessive!!
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Wilson in the Lancaster area Clegg in Todmorden Adamson in Edinburgh Miller in Edinburgh Nunn in Norfolk and Co Durham Smith in Glasgow Haig in Peebles/Edinburgh Also Nelson, Gardener, Garnett, Blair, Coleman, Aaronson and many more as the branches expand! Census info is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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