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I don’t have anything constructive to add Lisa, but just wanted to mention that I have many examples in my DNA results where I have a higher number of shared cms with a match than my father does.

My daughter often has very similar cms, and I think in some cases even higher than my father, her grandfather.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Help finding common ancestor
« on: Tuesday 20 February 24 09:50 GMT (UK)  »
It might help if you can persuade the parents of your two young matches to take DNA tests.

Although you can’t find any familiar surnames in the matches’ trees, are any of the place names the same as in your tree?

They could easily be descended via a female line whose surnames changed upon marriage.


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The Lighter Side / Re: Marrying your dead wife’s sister
« on: Monday 19 February 24 01:20 GMT (UK)  »
…. What a tangled web Diana. In my example I’ve found several mentions of these family members in newspapers relating to children’s marriages and other events, obituaries etc, and they appear to have been fairly upstanding members of the community. It makes me wonder if people weren’t aware of the relationships, or if they just didn’t care, or maybe there was gossip behind the scenes. I would expect it to be frowned upon if known.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Marrying your dead wife’s sister
« on: Sunday 18 February 24 23:47 GMT (UK)  »
I have an ancestor who married her dead husband’s brother …. and another who married her dead husband’s son (her step son).

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Lancashire / Re: Help with location. 1916 Ardwick area
« on: Saturday 17 February 24 08:02 GMT (UK)  »
I agree that trying to find both Nelson Street and Nelson Place in the census is a good idea.

This might not be the case with Nelson Place, but sometimes an address which sounds like a street name can actually be a row of houses. I’ve been caught out in the past looking for a “terrace” which has turned out to be in a row of terraced houses on a street with a different name.

It may not be the case for a “Place” but I just thought to mention it in case.

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FH Documents and Artefacts / Re: The mystery of the sign or coat of arms?
« on: Wednesday 14 February 24 00:56 GMT (UK)  »
Symbol/logo of the photographer or maker of the mount?

Is there is a name anywhere on the photo to cross check?

It looks llike a nice expensively produced photo in keeping with this sort of embossing.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary weekend ending 11th February
« on: Sunday 11 February 24 22:37 GMT (UK)  »
Just popping in briefly to throw in a couple of comments …. Viktoria, I would use butter rather than margarine in that recipe, (but I am a butter fiend) and presumably plain flour rather than sr flour.

Roobarb, Calling it Lunar New Year has crept in here too where it used to be called “Chinese” NY. Living in an area with a huge Chinese population, I can’t see them ever being offended by this. Other countries also celebrate at this time, so the term Lunar New Year is coming into use to include them as well, (though I don’t think any non Chinese would have been offended either).  :)

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Please help with surname
« on: Sunday 11 February 24 08:50 GMT (UK)  »
I agree that context might help.

I think I can make out some letters but together they don’t make much sense. It looks like it starts with an R.. - possibly Ro… there are several possibilities eg Romigie, Rornig e or u. Would you expect this to be a “non English” surname?

Is there any other writing you can show us for comparision? Is the date 1867? Is this in the back of a photo as suggested by bearcat?

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Scotland / Re: Bell family in Scotland.
« on: Saturday 10 February 24 05:24 GMT (UK)  »
Bell was a very common surname in that area of Scotland and also NE England. I have some Bells from Northumberland. My brother in law has some from Dumfriesshire.

You need to take care that you are tracing the correct lines.

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