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Messages - Helen D

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The Common Room / Re: Anyone else having trouble with Ancestry?
« on: Friday 06 April 18 23:28 BST (UK)  »
I've just tried using explorer instead of firefox and that works. However it makes my computer slow running both browsers, so I am hoping the problem is solved soon, so I can go back to just firefox :)

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The Common Room / Re: Anyone else getting fed up with Ancestry 'hints'?
« on: Friday 06 April 18 18:52 BST (UK)  »
RuthieB I am getting that problem as well. I keep getting asked to join in $ when I am already signed in. I cannot get to see any new records :-\ Its been 3 days now. I have a worldwide subscription which is jolly expensive, so I do not expect this. If there are lots of us experiencing, you would hope they know it is happening. Where is the very cross and fustrated emogi when you need it !!  ;D

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Ancestry 'media experience' Resolved now.
« on: Thursday 14 January 16 17:16 GMT (UK)  »
 ;D I have just downloaded firefox and it is now working! ::)

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Census and Resource Discussion / Ancestry 'media experience'
« on: Thursday 14 January 16 16:20 GMT (UK)  »
I have had a sub to ancestry for some years, but just recently have not been able to view other peoples media pictures - just get a blank grey screen with a couple of green rectangles, with no explanation or reminder that I need to update anything, though I suspect this may be the problem ::). Please can anyone help - I have just renewed my subscription. I have not asked ancestry yet as I hoped one of you could help me in a way I can understand ;)
Thanks, Helen

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pressley/McClenahan
« on: Saturday 21 November 15 23:26 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Gaffy, you are quite right - it was a misprint on my behalf :-\ . It was Rebecca's husband who died in 1903. Sorry :-[

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pressley/McClenahan
« on: Friday 20 November 15 15:44 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Martin - what an interesting bit of detail  :) .

Although she is not a close relative, I would love to look further into her family, as I am a bit weary of English ag labs! Are there any websites I can access for this sort of info? I can only get the 1911 census on ancestry.

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Pressley/McClenahan
« on: Thursday 19 November 15 17:02 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you both! That was quick. I knew of her death date, but had not seen the marriage announcement - it all adds meat to the bones :). Cannot open the will - think I need to update adobe ::). I'll get there ;)

Thank you

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Derry (Londonderry) / Pressley/McClenahan
« on: Thursday 19 November 15 15:30 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I am new to Ireland research, but am very pleased to find my 2gtUncle's marriage, and was wondering if there is any evidence of his time in Ireland, and maybe of his wife. I have all the info on their life in England (Weston super Mare) but it is the Irish bit I am missing.

Robert James Pressley was born 10/08/1832 in Wylye Wiltshire. I have him in 1841 and 1851, then he disappeared (to Ireland?) I have all his family etc
He married Rebecca McClenahan (born 1832) 20/09/1866 in Agherton Londonderry. Her father is Pierce McClenahan.
They appear in 1891 and 1901 in Weston s Mare he is "retired Chief Civil Servant, Inland Revenue"
Also with them is Rebecca's sister Mary Ann(a) McClenahan b 1827
R J died in Weston in 1903 but I could not find any death for the 2 ladies
However there are deaths with correct dates in Coleraine , Mary in 1903, and Rebecca in 1916, and a 1911 census entry for Rebecca Pressley with a servant in Lodge Rd Coleraine. She states she was born in Kerry.

I would love to have information about their time in Ireland and anything about the sisters.
Thank You

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The Lighter Side / Re: totally tempted to tell
« on: Wednesday 18 November 15 16:15 GMT (UK)  »
I found one who had my mother marrying twice, and I did correct her! The annoying thing was that if she had asked my cousin, she would have been put right ( I did not know her, she was my cousins relative) - it was just lazy researching on her part, and she did apologise to me ::). If it is a distant branch I usually ignore it.

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