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Tipperary / Looking for death of great grandfather
« on: Thursday 30 November 23 20:40 GMT (UK)  »
Hello rootschat, hope everyone is well

Might be a bit of a longshot, but I was wondering if anyone could help find a death for my great grandfather.

His name was Thomas Fitzpatrick, he was born in 1904 in Commons, Tipperary to Patrick Fitzpatrick. The family are not 100% certain where or when he died, we believe it might have been between 1979 and 1986 in Ballingarry, possibly around October.

I know shortly before his death he was a resident at St Senan's Hospital in Enniscorthy, Wexford.

I've tried getting his record from the GRO Dublin, but the search facility want his date of death, which I don't have.

any help would be appreciated.

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Norfolk / Charles Ingram baptism Yarmouth
« on: Sunday 05 March 23 22:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

Been a while since I posted

My ancestor Charles Ingram of Yarmouth was baptised in 1732.

His parents were Charles and Sarah Ingram, married in 1722

Now there are no baptisms in Great Yarmouth for Charles Ingram between 1690 and 1725

There is however one in June 1688. I am wondering if this is him, as it is the only baptism that realistically could be him. There is one in 1681, but I doubt he would marry as a bachelor at the age of 41.

He would be 34 in 1688, quite a late age, but not entirely implausible to marry at such an age.

There is a burial for a Charles Ingram in 1691, one of the baptisms could be for him, but there is no age recorded.

What are your thoughts?

my thanks

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / percentage clarification
« on: Friday 15 January 21 15:20 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

A bit confused about something and I would appreciate some advice

According to my results, I am 35% scottish, which is not huge, but quite significant as it means I am a third scottish.

However looking at my family history, I have gone back nine generations and none of them are from scotland.

I think my ancestors were from scotland as my surname is listed as a sept of clan gordon, but I heard once that 35% means a close relative within a few generations.

How is the percentage so high yet there are no relatives from scotland within ten generations?

any opinions would be appreciated

thanks

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Scotland / Sept of Clan Gordon confusion
« on: Monday 21 September 20 14:06 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

My family were the Steele/Steel family who lived in Stapleton in Cumberland on the English/Scottish border.

After a recent ancestry dna test, it stated I had 35% scottish blood.

Now after studying my tree, the only line this could come from is from the Steele family.

I have a theory that the Steeles were from Dumfriesshire and moved south into Cumberland for some unknown reason.

I believe the Steeles were septs of Clan Gordon.

However I am a little confused, I have read three books on scottish clans and septs and none of them list the Steeles as a sept, however a few websites online do.

Is there a reason why the publications do not mention my family, but websites do?

Sorry if it sounds dumb, but it's confusing me

my thanks

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Dna result - No Viking
« on: Sunday 03 May 20 19:48 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I recently got my dna test results. It came back 83% england/wales/nw europe and 17% ireland/scottish

These results are not surprising and line up with my research

What surprised and disappointed me a little was that there was 0% scandanavian or germanic dna

According to the results i dont have any viking or saxon ancestry or any blood from outside Britain

My question is: is this rare or unusual? I thought nearly every briton had some norse blood of some kind

Most of my closest dna matches have some scandanavian origin, so why dont I?

My thanks i am new to dna testing

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The Common Room / Find my past one month
« on: Tuesday 24 September 19 18:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone

This has probably been talked about on rootschat before, but whar happened to the option to have a one month subscription on find my past. It now only covers three months?

Thanks

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Ireland / local newspapers sub constable Fitzpatrick
« on: Thursday 16 May 19 22:16 BST (UK)  »
Hi guys, hope you all are having a pleasant evening.

Though I have been researching Irish ancestors for years, I have always had difficulties with Irish newspapers.

My great, great grandfather was a Royal Irish sub constable whom lived in the villages of Cappawhite from around 1878 to 1891 and Fethard in County Tipperary from 1891 to 1933.

His name was William Fitzpatrick, served from 1867 to 1899, number 33353.

I want to learn more about his career from newspaper articles, both local and national, where would I start?

my thanks


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The Common Room / DNA test - discovering paternal great grandparent
« on: Wednesday 01 May 19 12:59 BST (UK)  »
Hello

I was wondering about dna tests. I am trying to find out who my great grandfather on my fathers side was, to no avail.

Would taking a dna test help identify him? Hes my fathers fathers father, so maybe a y chromosome test would help

Thanks


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Cumberland / 1939 register entry - on ancestry, not find my past
« on: Monday 15 April 19 19:50 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I am trying to access an entry in the 1939 register, it seems that you can access it via ancestry, however when I typed it in on find my past, the entry doesn't seem to be coming up. I have an account to find my past, but not ancestry, just able to make a tree.

the entry in question is Joseph Steel 23/10/1862 Cumberland

Is there a reason why it is on one website, but not another?

thanks

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