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The Common Room / Re: "Was Thomas Bolitho a gold miner in Sandhurst Australia?".
« on: Wednesday 17 April 24 15:48 BST (UK)  »
I think you can infer from this he ( or another Thomas Bolitho ) applied for a license in 1883

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88580846

But you must be careful as a Thomas Bolitho was also set up in 1860 in the same area - so working out who is who might be difficult

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87944449

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Occupation Interests / Re: Ministers in Middlesex London in 1690s
« on: Wednesday 17 April 24 15:38 BST (UK)  »
I played sport (in Australia)  with a Ruffnak - has to be a contraction


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The Common Room / Re: Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers?
« on: Thursday 15 February 24 15:30 GMT (UK)  »
To be honest I am easily confused but how or what is correct?

I saw a reduction and thought I'll check it out only to find these 2 conflicting ( to me ) terms

UK Heritage Plus membership
On 2 April 2024, your membership will change to a monthly UK Heritage Plus membership and you will be billed AU$ 9.99. Renews automatically every month at AU$ 9.99, beginning 2 May 2024.
Your semi-annual UK Heritage Plus membership will remain active until this change.

By clicking Change Membership, you agree that:

Automatic Renewal: On 2 April 2024, you will be billed AU$ 9.99. Thereafter, you will automatically be charged AU$ 29.99 plus applicable taxes every month beginning 2 May 2024 until you cancel. To cancel your membership, visit Account Settings or contact us at least two days before your membership renews to avoid being charged for the next billing cycle.


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Scotland / Re: When does a nickname become a wrong name?
« on: Friday 02 February 24 00:51 GMT (UK)  »
Half my research comes from linking nicknames to DoB/DoD inscriptions


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The Lighter Side / Re: RootsChat 20th Anniversary - 31 st December 2023
« on: Sunday 31 December 23 05:47 GMT (UK)  »
Thank You Trystan and Sarah

Without Rootschat I wouldnt have found my Leicestershire families

The Elusive Branch of the Gibbins Family gave me incredible information and contact with cousins across the sea

 :) :) :)

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The Lighter Side / Re: How has your family history been doing in 2023?
« on: Saturday 23 December 23 14:32 GMT (UK)  »
A lot of expanding trees. Hopefully its all correct  ;D

Made contact with a 1st cousin Ive never met and we are now planning a family reunion in January to catch up with one branch of the family. Pen and paper at the ready

Still no luck on Louisa Westmacott or Henry Simpson and Ferdinand Schumann  but we remain hopeful

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The Common Room / Re: Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers?
« on: Tuesday 12 December 23 15:35 GMT (UK)  »
Hoping someone can help clarify

I got a 6 month subscription say a month ago or so and I keep getting upgrade on my header

I can ignore that but now I have a big ! button

Clicked on it tonight and its telling me

*You will be billed in one payment of $99.99 for a 6-month subscription to Key Australia and UK Records, and you will be issued a prorated refund for the time remaining on your current subscription. Your subscription will automatically renew at list price after the introductory one-month offer unless you are notified otherwise. If you don't want to renew, cancel at least two days before your renewal date. Cancel by visiting the Account Settings section or by contacting us. See our Renewal and Cancellation Terms for further details.

Does this mean I am getting a discounted price ie I originally paid $139aud

If I accept will another $99 get taken out or will they just discount the remainder?

Its very confusing (to me )

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The Lighter Side / Re: 6 generations alive at one time - can anyone equal this??
« on: Thursday 23 November 23 21:39 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: DavidG02 on Sunday 22 January 17 06:59 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Andrew Tarr on Saturday 21 January 17 23:12 GMT (UK)
Quote from: JAKnighton on Saturday 21 January 17 19:26 GMT (UK)
I believe the record is seven generations alive at one time.

Purely mathematically, that would require six successive females to get pregnant on their 16th birthday (with daughters of course), plus six times 9 months wait, for the oldest generation to see the youngest when aged 100.  Quite a tall order, and not really to be attempted IMHO.
My mum is the start of 4 and the eldest Ggranddaughter is 20. If she has a child soon my mum would have to get close to 100 just for 6 generations.

Just on this we now have a 5th Generation for my mother

Mum - First Born - Female
Daughter/Sister - First Born - Female
Grandaughter - First Born - Female
GGrandaughter - First Born - Female
GGGrandaughter - First Born - Female

Mum is 85 so a 6th would be unlikely

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: DNA Information
« on: Saturday 28 October 23 00:48 BST (UK)  »
Easiest answer is to ask a question

What do you want from your DNA test?

Are you confirming parentage
Do you want to confirm your paper trail
Do you want to find fresh cousins - connections

For me it was a bit of all

There was a parent doubt - dismissed
I wanted to confirm my paper trail - so far so good
I found 2nd/3rd cousins I had played sport with or other hobbies - small town syndrome

Again the best company is what do you seek. Only one company FTDNA ( that I know of) does YDNA testing ie fathers line - Ancestry has the numbers so your connections are larger (but the caveat is I think they data mine a lot of their info from your own input)

I have used both and numbers wise - which helps connections and (semi) confirms paper trail Ancestry is my go to

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