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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Profession on 1901 census
« on: Sunday 01 December 24 22:25 GMT (UK)  »
Researching the family of my mum's friend I am unable to decipher what John Boucher's job was on the 1901 census (see clipping attached). And that of his wife Frances I think it says book folder but what is the other word writen in at the end. Can anyone work out what they say?

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The Common Room / Ancestor disappears from Census records
« on: Tuesday 22 October 24 23:58 BST (UK)  »
I recently stated looking into my London ancestors called Derby. My great-great grandmother Lucy Derby had a sister called Winifred (b1848 in Marylebone). She appears on two censuses, the last one in 1861 where at 12 she is listed as a servant to her sister Lucy who had married John Wisby (also called John Howard) in St Pancras.

But after that she disappears and I can find no record of a marriage or a death or an emigration. One thought occured to me and that is she lived with a man without marrying him and took his surname, so I searched again for a Winifred with the surname blank (and other details the same) and came up with Winifred Farrier living as wife to a man called Joseph Farrier in Paddington. She is the right age and born in the right place, so this looked like a stong possibility. However after that the trail goes cold again and she is not on the 1881 census and beyond (and Joseph also disappears) and I can find no record of a Winifred Farrier who died or married.

Can anyone suggest how I can find what happened to her? I felt sorry for her being listed as a "servant" at the age of 12 to her older sister and hoped that she had a better life when she was older. Any help would be appreciated.

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I recently discovered that my great aunt's sister married a Russian emigrant, he had emigrated to Canada and was serving in the CEF in WWI but married in London.

His two brothers also emigrated to Canada and served in the CEF and their attestation papers all feature their birth town in Russia but I can't identify it. Please see attached images of the handwritten card and typed card.

Their father was Josef Swatuk.

The town/city has been transcribed on the card as - Demkovzi Podolski Gub.

I can't see a place in modern Russia that matches up. Any help would be appreciated.

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The Common Room / Understanding voting registers
« on: Thursday 05 September 24 16:43 BST (UK)  »
I have a voting register from 1902 in Hythe, Kent. I was trying to work out where my ancerstor lived.  I assume the named person (Daniel  Wisby) lived at the address under Place of Abode. Does anyone know what is meant by Name and Situation of Qualifying Property?

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I have two photos of beach scenes I can't identify the location of. Both feature my grandad, one with I think my mum or my aunt as a baby from the late 1930s or late 1940s. I thought they were in Ramsgate because of the arches in the background but I was wrong, can anyone help? And can anyone clean up the crease marks?

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Here is a photo of my great grandmother Clara Sell on a beach, can anyone identify the location and date it.

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The Common Room / Help needed with Ancestry subscription
« on: Sunday 10 March 24 20:52 GMT (UK)  »
I have used Ancestry before and I am a member although my subscription has lapsed. I was thinking of joining again and thought that a 12 month sub would be better value than a 6 month one. However on the subcriptions page the maximum shown is 6 months.
Research on line (although strangely not shown the Ancestry site itself) showed that that gift memberships can be bought for 12 months via various on line offers from newspapers eg, The Sun.
But it seems that this has to be bought someone else but if they do and buy it for me does it mean I can continue using my old account or do I have to open a new one?
Any advice would be welcome.

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Armed Forces / More badges
« on: Sunday 17 September 23 23:51 BST (UK)  »
please see photos

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Armed Forces / badges
« on: Sunday 17 September 23 23:48 BST (UK)  »
please see photos

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