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Westmorland / Re: 1804 Does anyone know this curate?
« on: Monday 20 May 24 22:27 BST (UK)  »
He appears in CCED: https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/search/index.jsp if you just search for the name there are only two possibilities, try the second one

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Glamorganshire / Re: Griffith JAMES, Born 1842, Merthyr Tydfil
« on: Sunday 19 May 24 17:33 BST (UK)  »
Have you had a look at the newspapers - Welsh ones are free at https://newspapers.library.wales/ (I note that @osprey got there before me)

This Old Merthyr forum isn't heavily used, but might be worth a shot (and there's loads of history on there as well) https://oldmerthyr1.proboards.com/board/4/merthyr-tydfil-family-history


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Armed Forces / Re: Merchant Navy WW1
« on: Saturday 18 May 24 15:21 BST (UK)  »
Lots of advice here:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides-keywords/?show=keywords&keyword-letter=m&keyword=merchant-navy-1#step-three

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Thomas Chapman from cabinet maker to Professor of Music?!
« on: Sunday 12 May 24 22:13 BST (UK)  »
From the few I've seen the 'professor' in the title doesn't mean university. My interpretation is 'teacher of music.'

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The Common Room / Re: Gentlemen Only Funerals in Wales - Why?
« on: Thursday 02 May 24 14:52 BST (UK)  »
Experienced this in 2005 in Scotland. Tradition.

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Cardiganshire / Re: My Great Great Grandfather Elias Elias
« on: Monday 22 April 24 23:34 BST (UK)  »
This might help......
https://www.library.wales/catalogues-searching/help-to-search/family-history-help/records

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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Help please
« on: Friday 19 April 24 09:04 BST (UK)  »
Might be worth trying newspapers from the area - they often carried long accounts of funerals

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The Common Room / Re: William Douglas Ransome - Private 4th Hampshire Regiment
« on: Wednesday 17 April 24 13:27 BST (UK)  »
Try.... https://www.royalhampshireregiment.org/


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Armed Forces / Re: 1841 Army Pensioner in Devon - where to start...
« on: Monday 08 April 24 15:10 BST (UK)  »
Some guidance:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-up-to-1913/

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