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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / 1940's Postcard: extremely faint writing from another letter pressed next to it.
« on: Tuesday 23 August 22 14:32 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
I have a postcard with an address clearly written on it in pencil, but on careful inspection, I can see extremely faint writing, that appears light brown in places, but so faint as to be invisible unless you angle the card into the light.  I believe this postcard was given to my mother by her putative father, and was probably stored with other letters etc by her mother until her death in 1976.  So I was wondering if there was any technique to determining what the hidden writing is.   Other than the address mentioned, the postcard appears to be unused.
Best wishes,
Paul.

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World War One / Re: Confirming owner of Silver War Badge RN3246.
« on: Monday 14 June 21 18:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi Craig,
Thanks for that info.  I was just on FindMyPast and found that record.  Still not sure why we have this SWB.  Possibly a friend of the family back then, as I know Walton Lane and we did have some relations not far from there.  I know my grandad lived off Cherry Lane which is close to Walton Lane.
Best wishes and thanks again.
Paul.

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World War One / Silver War Badge RN3246.
« on: Sunday 13 June 21 20:47 BST (UK)  »
just ignore this reply -- my error.

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World War One / Confirming owner of Silver War Badge RN3246.
« on: Sunday 13 June 21 20:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
Apologies to those readers who saw my last incorrect message.

I have in my possession a Silver War Badge with the number RN3246, which I thought belonged to my grandad William Kelly.  Checking Ancestry records, I see it comes up with a Phillips F?  O.N. J.46794  Rating Ord. Sea., issued 3rd November 1916.  I have no idea who this person is, or why we have it in our possession.  Can someone confirm I am on the right track so I don't go wasting my time seaching for this man?
Thanks, Paul.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Trying to find my Mum's unknown Father.
« on: Wednesday 07 April 21 12:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi scotmum,

Thanks for that info.  DNA Colour Clustering seems to be for close matches (2nd-3rd cousins).  But I only have four 2nd-3rd cousins listed on my Ancestry DNA, of whom I know which side they are on, along with only one 3rd-4th cousin who I suspect is on my unknown Mum's Father's side, who has not responded to my email.  The majority are 4th-6th cousins (44 of them), of which 16 are possibles on my Mum's Father's side.  The rest of my 450+ matches are classed as distant cousins by Ancestry.

Paul.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Trying to find my Mum's unknown Father.
« on: Tuesday 30 March 21 19:32 BST (UK)  »
Hello All and thanks for the info.

I do have access to my Mum's FTDNA, and have started looking at the matches again.  I have amended my Ancestry profile to include a note about her.  I have used the colour coding of matches on Ancestry DNA and there is a tree online there for public view.  I'll also take a look at Gedmatch as well as MyHeritage.  Thanks again.

Paul.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Trying to find my Mum's unknown Father.
« on: Tuesday 30 March 21 11:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi and thanks for those responses.

Yes I already have a Beaumont tree that goes back to 3xGGF, but maybe I'll go back further...

I'll take a look re the Location Search; not something I had considered. I know quite a lot about my Mum's Mother, but extremely little about the possible Mum's Father.

I'll also take a look at MyHeritage and see what they can offer.  My Ancestry account is just limited to DNA only, as I usually use FindMyPast for my research.  Though I have occasional access to a friends' Ancestry account, where I can check the Public Trees.

Thanks again.
Paul.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Trying to find my Mum's unknown Father.
« on: Monday 29 March 21 22:18 BST (UK)  »
I’ve been trying for many years to find out who my mother’s father was, as she was born technically illegitimate.  All we might know has been kept secret, other than my Mum thinks his name was “Mack”.  Mum did a FTDNA Family Finder test some years ago before she died.  I have myself done the same test, as well as a FTDNA Y-DNA test.  Recently I did an Ancestry DNA test.  The latter helped me discover a second cousin in Australia that I didn’t know existed.  Sadly, regards Mum’s Father’s side, I’ve hit a huge brick wall.

I thought I knew who Mum’s Putative Father was.  Based on circumstantial evidence, I was sure that he was a Beaumont, especially as this man may have fathered two others out of wedlock before he eventually married.  Now I’m unsure, as no matches on either test has shown a link to any Beaumont.

I have narrowed my Ancestry matches down to a few dozen of about 450 that are probably linked to Mum’s Father’s side.  But I don’t recognise any surnames on their trees (some don’t even have any tree) as I don’t know his name.  Most of these matches are 5th-6th cousins, with one that is a possible 3rd-4th cousin who has not responded to my email.

Obviously the biggest hurdle is in finding his name.  It looks like I may have to wait until a closer possible relation does an Ancestry DNA test, which may then reveal something.  What I have noticed is that of those matches mentioned above, they seem to have a US connection, but that might just be more Americans than British doing these tests.

Paul.

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Cheshire / Re: Seeking a Grave and Headstone Location: Rake Lane Cemetery, Wirral.
« on: Sunday 21 March 21 21:13 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,
From the info you have given here, I believe your Cole & Connor relations are buried in Section 15G Grave 392.
I found this info from this website, and was able to search for a common grave:
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ormandy/religions/index.html

Here is the Inscription:
9752 COLE, CONNOR. (15G.392)

Small upright white stone, straight top, stepped square shoulders. In / loving memory of / Thomas Henry COLE / died 10th August 1932, aged 40. / Also / Lilian Victoria CONNOR / died 12th April 1964, aged 66. / Both resting peacefully.

There is a Cemetery map here: http://www.wallaseycemetery.co.uk/

Paul.

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