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Kent / Surname Help
« on: Sunday 08 July 18 20:37 BST (UK)  »
Good evening all,

I am currently researching my Great Grandad. He moved from Glasgow to Kent and died there in 1963. On his death certificate, the informant is his step-daughter and as I haven't found any record of the marriage to his second wife (I don't know her maiden name), I am keen to investigate her further. The only problem is, the surname is confusing me.

Can any of you help? I wondered if any of you might have come across the name before. Her address is in Faversham. An image of the signature should be attached (fingers crossed).

Many thanks,

Jen

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Bruce's Land, Mill's West Wind, Dundee?
« on: Thursday 06 July 17 21:42 BST (UK)  »
Good evening all,

I'm hoping someone out these can help me.  On my GGGrandmothers birth register (b.1865), her 'where born' reads, 'Bruce's Land, Mill's West Wynd, Dundee'. I have had a long look online and can find information on various 'Land's' in the city but I can't seem to find anything on Bruce's Land. I can find a little information on Mill's West Wind but it's all very vague. I may be looking in the wrong places!

Can anyone help? I'd love to know where in the city it is/was and any information about it.

Thank you in advance,

Jenni

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Family History Beginners Board / Why would a wife use her maiden name AND her married name?
« on: Sunday 02 April 17 20:27 BST (UK)  »
Good evening all,

I am currently knee deep in a puzzle involving my great-grandmother. On my Granny's birth certificate, my Granny is named Jessie M S Duncan or Gallagher.  In the parents box there are two empty lines then it names her mother Betsy B S Duncan or Gallagher, wife of John Gallagher etc etc. This confused me initially and while investigating this i have noticed my great-grandmother used the surname 'Duncan or Gallagher' through the documents i found and even her death record has this.

Can anyone give me any clue as to why she would use both surnames together? And also, i have a suspicion my Granny may have been illegitimate, it does not say this but the gap before her mothers name makes me wonder. Can anyone advise?

Thanks in advance!

Jenni

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Monaghan / Unknown Town - Can anyone help decipher it?
« on: Sunday 18 September 16 20:22 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,

I am currently researching a part of my family that have been based in Dundee, Scotland for some time, but on a marriage certificate i have spotted that the bride appears to have been born in 'Co Monahan' (i am making an assumption that it should be Co Monaghan).  My issue is that i can't work out the name of the town.  No amount of Googling random possibilities is working.

Can anyone translate it for me? I wondered if some of you might have come across the place name on your travels. I have attached an image of the words on the marriage certificate. (i hope it's worked)

Thanks in advance,

Jenni

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