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The Common Room / When should you cancel Ancestry's free trial?
« on: Friday 03 February 23 17:05 GMT (UK)  »
It's supposed to last fourteen days, but some say you should cancel two days before if you don't want to subscribe, others say they've had no trouble cancelling the day before. One old comment I saw from ancestry support said they recommend two days before in case they "inadvertently" charge you by mistake. I ask in part because I haven't had chance to use it (something came up) so was hoping to utilise it this weekend before it renews on Monday, and won't have time to use it next month either if it does autorenew before I can cancel.
Would be useful to know your experiences, thanks! Is it a quick and easy process?

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The Common Room / War Remembrance at Sport
« on: Sunday 14 November 21 22:14 GMT (UK)  »
When did it start? In British football specifically there was the adoption of the new tradition of a minute's silence almost from the beginning of the last century, but seemingly only for late worthies connected to the club? This then expanded post war much, much later to general tragedies, but war remembrance seemed to come even later? Its universal adoption in British football seems to be a recent thing, with barely any record of it pre-2000 (that I can find anyway).
There is a reference in the link to one in the 1940s, but that's it!
If anyone has a sub for a newspaper archive they can dig deeper than I can beyond the headlines and maybe find out when it was widely adopted and what prompted it?
I’d also to be intrigued to know if there is any commemoration at sport outside of Britain, such as in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Commonwealth, anywhere.

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1900-01-01/1949-12-31?basicsearch=minute%20silence%20football%20war&somesearch=minute%20silence%20football%20war&retrievecountrycounts=false&sortorder=score

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Graveyards and Gravestones / What does this symbol mean?
« on: Monday 25 November 19 23:47 GMT (UK)  »
It looks a bit like an R on its side? I've seen it more than once.

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Graveyards and Gravestones / How do I search this site?
« on: Sunday 24 November 19 15:19 GMT (UK)  »
How do I find my relatives on here?

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bsubject_id%3A574537

Is this all the Hull cemeteries, or are there other records elsewhere?

I have relatives buried in hedon road cemetery,  northern cemetery, general cemetery and sculcoates lane cemeteries, although I don't know how many had gravestones as they were poor. Would it have been common to have been buried pre-WW2 without a gravestone, maybe a wooden cross or something?

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World War One / Does anyone know how they found this family info on WWI dead?
« on: Wednesday 21 November 18 22:56 GMT (UK)  »
http://ww1hull.org.uk/index.php/streets-people-came-from/RHODESSTREET/8332-haddon

I chanced upon this previously unknown relative recently. I was aware that his mother had 5 children, 4 living from the 1911 census, and his father had 12, 6 living from the 1911 census, but up till now I was only aware of the names of two of the daughters they had together. From the censuses I think he also has four half-siblings and two step-sisters, but they don't seem to be included in that obit.

Since I found this I looked at his war records but can't see any reference to his parents on them, although presumably the website got their names from some war records (but maybe not) . He was seemingly given up for adoption to a John H Osborn according to the 1901 census, so that bit's wrong (unless the census is badly transcribed, don't have access to it) but can't find him on the 1911 census or the missing sister on 1901 or 1911. His parents seem to have split about 1900, as in 1901 his father is living with his "housekeeper" later his wife. He seemed to be living with his father when he joined up.

I want to know because the records they used might give a clue to the missing sister. Haddon also seems to be an unusual name, as I've looked at all the Haddons on BMD born in the area in that 30 year period and can't see any possible candidates. 

Thanks for any help.

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Census and Resource Discussion / What does KHU written on the 1939 register mean?
« on: Wednesday 21 November 18 20:14 GMT (UK)  »
It's an update, next to quite a few names. Date, CR283, KHU.
Thanks.

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Occupation Interests / Backer Rolling Assistant
« on: Sunday 13 May 18 21:38 BST (UK)  »
It's definitely backer, as it was printed. Should I just assume it was baker and they were terrible spellers, or is backer a thing? Thanks.

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Lincolnshire / 1 Vine Street in Grantham?
« on: Thursday 14 December 17 21:23 GMT (UK)  »
Does that address no longer exist? It used to be Theophilus Rowle's grocer's shop, but apparently it was demolished in 1956? If anyone has any pictures of the old shop though, that would be great. Thanks.

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Lincolnshire / Are there any pictures of Theophilus Rowle, who was Mayor of Grantham?
« on: Thursday 14 December 17 21:13 GMT (UK)  »
You'd think there would be, as he was Mayor of Grantham 3 times between 1903-1923, but I can't find any online. Thanks.

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