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Offline philipsearching

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You gotta larf!
« on: Tuesday 27 September 16 19:03 BST (UK) »
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Cicely Sandys (born Wilsford), Circa 1536 - 1611
Cicely Sandys (born Wilsford) was born circa 1536, at birth place, Kentucky, to Thomas Wilsford and Rose Wilsford (born Whetenhall).

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Re: You gotta larf!
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 18 July 17 09:59 BST (UK) »
Ha.  :) I saw that too and kept digging. I found she was born in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Re: You gotta larf!
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 July 17 12:43 BST (UK) »
That would be the 'ucky' part of Kent then :-\

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« Reply #3 on: Saturday 22 July 17 10:32 BST (UK) »
I doubt the Cranbrook of today bears much semblance to Cranbrook in her day. Looking at the area in Google Maps it looks to me like it was covered in forest and farmland. Probably quite nice.

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« Reply #4 on: Saturday 22 July 17 12:12 BST (UK) »
My family tree is firmly rooted in Kent (see below).
When searching on the internet, MyHeritage usually insists my ancestors were born in Kentucky!
Aucock/Aukett~Kent/Sussex, Broadway~Oxfordshire, Danks~Warwickshire, Fenn~Kent/Norfolk, Goatham~Kent, Hunt~Kent, Parker~Middlesex, Perry~Kent, Sellers~Kent/Yorkshire, Sladden~Kent, Wright~Kent/Essex

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 22 July 17 16:18 BST (UK) »
That would be the 'ucky' part of Kent then :-\

Maybe I should have said '-ucky' :(

Carol
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Bullock, Cooper, Boler/Bowler, Wright, Robinson, Lee, Prior, Trinder, Newman, Walklin, Louch

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Re: You gotta larf!
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 23 July 17 20:41 BST (UK) »
My family tree is firmly rooted in Kent (see below).
When searching on the internet, MyHeritage usually insists my ancestors were born in Kentucky!

How do you enter the information? Do you write it as "Town, Kent, England" or just "Town, Kent"?. If it's the latter then MyHeritage is reading Kent as an abbreviation of Kentucky. I always add the country to my place names to avoid this problem.
Knighton in Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire
Tweedie in Lanarkshire and Co. Down
Rodgers in Durham and Co. Monaghan
McMillan in Lanarkshire and Argyllshire

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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 23 July 17 21:15 BST (UK) »
My family tree is firmly rooted in Kent (see below).
When searching on the internet, MyHeritage usually insists my ancestors were born in Kentucky!

How do you enter the information? Do you write it as "Town, Kent, England" or just "Town, Kent"?. If it's the latter then MyHeritage is reading Kent as an abbreviation of Kentucky. I always add the country to my place names to avoid this problem.

When googling specific people, either because they are interesting characters or trying to solve brickwalls etc.

MyHeritage often presents a Family Tree.
Here is a example:

https://www.myheritage.com/names/thomas_stratford

The result presented for various Thomas Stratford persons mentions Kent and Kentucky in the same data set.

Referring to other websites will give a correct solution of just Kent.
Aucock/Aukett~Kent/Sussex, Broadway~Oxfordshire, Danks~Warwickshire, Fenn~Kent/Norfolk, Goatham~Kent, Hunt~Kent, Parker~Middlesex, Perry~Kent, Sellers~Kent/Yorkshire, Sladden~Kent, Wright~Kent/Essex