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What Country is your main research centred on ?
| England and Wales |
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   930 (54.5%) |
| Ireland |
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303 (17.8%) |
| Scotland |
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290 (17%) |
| Emmigrants |
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116 (6.8%) |
| Immigrants |
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68 (4%) |
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Topic: What Country is your research ? (Read 39656 times)
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Gensleuth
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Posts: 156
Where are they?
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I started off in Manchester where my parents were born, then the route diverts and disects with my grandparents to Staffordshire,Worcestershire and Lancashire,then on to Cumbria,Derbyshire,Yorkshire, Lincolnshire Cheshire, and Buckinghamshire,branching off to Canada,USA,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa and Argentina. My wife's tree also starts in Manchester then on to Argyll,Midlothian,Berwickshire,Ireland,Hertfordshire. then off to Canada,New Zealand and the USA. No wonder my daughters have the travelling 'bug'.
Tom G
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GAUNT N Staffordshire,GAUNT Manchester.GUY,Shropshire, BARTLEY,Salford, Lancs, NEVILLE,Salford. PHILLIPS,Staffs, MAYER,Staffs,COSSAR,Berwick, E and Mid Lothian and Argyll. HIGGINS,Glasgowand Dunoon,Argyll.GALLAGHER,Argyll,IRISH,Herts.
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goggy
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Posts: 1456
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Well,god job I noticed this flying past.My main interest for the past year has been a one name chase,simple eh??It seems so on starting,then you find out the name starts in Scandinavia,in that hairy Viking mob,chewbacca,s all,goes all over the Continong,gives old Angleterre a good wellying,Welsh Wales as well,then not content with that lot,needs to add old Ireland to round things off!!Add to all this,young Oliver Cromwell and others of similar persuasion got rid of a few as exiles
and undesirables to the New Worlds then available,others jumped back to the more friendly arms of Continental rulers.
It has been said before, I,ll say it again family history bites deeper than a Butchers dog!!
Regards to all,
George.
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J. Robertson_r5825
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Posts: 13
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I only have one, Scotland. (Tho his wife, Susannah Johnson might be from Scotland - can't find anything on her!)
Joseph Rainey Robertson, b. "1760-1780 in Scotland", tho, from the date he married Susannah Johnson, 24 N0v 1795, in Madison Co, KY. I would suspect him born 1775 =/- 3 years . That could make her an immigrant, Native American Indian or born somewhere in the area.
I don't know.
I have some possible places,:
>>Hamilton, Lanark, 1774 of James B. Robertson and Violet Hamilton;
>>Rhynie and Essie, 1776 , of of Joseph M. and Agnes Pirie;
Being long before the census' began, it is hard to find any confirmation or denial for these.
I have no idea when where how, or why Joseph left Scotland, nor where, when, or how he arrived in the USA, and Kentucky.
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« Last Edit: Wednesday 27 October 04 22:58 UTC (UK) by J. Robertson_r5825 »
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Robertson/Robinson, Johnson, Ziegner, Gibbs, my line.
Moore, Bolton, Estes, Collins, wife's line
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yorkshirelass
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Posts: 71
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hi
i've not been doing this for long but my main search is in Sheffield. Up to now its just the same pattern in the line i'm following, same house, same christian name and same job (cutlers) back to early 1800's. Be interesting to see what happened before the steel works became so big. And before that house was built ha ha......
must admit, my great, great, great grandad's name changing from Frederick to William really threw me  
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down-under
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Mine are just around worcester, warwickshire, hereford the birmingham area.
Allthough my father when he was in the Royal Marines 1924-1936 had the jolliest time by all accounts (So you never know!!!).
I am a 10 pound pom in Australia came out on my own and married a Australian. Planned to go back home to live but stayed here and love it
I did think someone else in the family emmigrated, it was of my fathers generation .
I still say home for Uk I lived in Kitts Green Birmingham till I turned 21 in the November and left for Australia soon after.
Regards Pam
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oakley, Leadbeater, Hemming, Jones, Pearsall, Page,------ Aston, Leominster, Balsall Heath, Tewkesbury, Kings Norton, Birmingham. census information are crown copyright of www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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mobo
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My research is for the BUCKLEY family in Cheshire & Lancashire, The EDGSON family in Rutland, Leicestershire, & Lancashire, The MORRIS family in Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire & Lancashire, the SWARBRICK, TURNER & WILLIAMSON families in Lancashire, and the DUNNE & McNULTY families in Ireland.
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Myfi!
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Maybe it would be easier to ask....Where aren't u researching? ??
Sometimes I can't remember who came from where, married whom and who was named what!!!
I am researching England.....(countless counties!)..........India..(some odd sounding places-which are now in Pakistan )............Aden...(south Yemen, Africa or sumthing).............Ireland...(but theres no records left!!!)..........and then of course theres all those births in numerous other countries along the way, just to add to my utter confusion!
Maybe my life would be simpler if I hadn't asked those first questions of my origin!!
Sharon
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Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukBERRY-(Wexford, Ireland>England) BERNEY- Tullowbeg, Co. Carlow MUSTY-(Oxfordshire>Wiltshire>India) PUFFITT-(Filkins,Oxfordshire) HARNESS (EastRiding,Yorks. & Lincolnshire) LANE- India, STOLLERY-(Ipswich,>Leiston,Suffolk) HERCLIFF (East Riding, Yorks) ABBA/ABBAY/ABBEY Yorkshire to St.Petersburg Russia |
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monica
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Hi there! I'm researching mostly Ireland (Westmeath)
my greatgrandmoter's parents Patrick Simon/simmons and Mary Kennedy were from there around 1850/60.My greatgrand mother name was Briget Emily end she ended up in China!! (Honk Kong) around the end of 1800 or very beginning of 1900 there she married Prosper Francis D'Agustine from Corsica but by then an Engiish citizien teacher at the Queen’s college in Honk Kong there in 1903 was born my grand mother Olive Kathleen Simons/Simmons-D'agustine. To that end the research is very difficult because I can't find any records for the British Colonies. My grand mother Olive travelled wiyh her family all over the British Empire ,Malta and ended up in Italy were she married an Italian etc
Help Pleeease!
Ciao
Monica
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