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Cornwall / Meaning of Mr
« on: Wednesday 08 April 20 15:49 BST (UK)  »
Hi everybody,
Is there a specific reason why in birth, marriage or death registers 'Mr' is added before (or after) the name? Most of the time nothing is added...
 


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Family History Beginners Board / Walter S Edwards born Canada/England
« on: Monday 08 January 18 21:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I need some help to find more about Walter S Edwards. 
USA Pennsylvania/Philadalphia  census 1900 states he is born February 1861 in Canada/England.
Census states his father is born in England, mother born in Scotland.

I guess Canada/England is in West-Wellow/Romsey?
Cannot find birth or baptism record, to know his parents names ...


 
 

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Cornwall / John EDWARDS born Falmouth?
« on: Friday 08 December 17 12:20 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everybody,

I'm looking for more informaton about John Edwards.
I don't know his parents names, nor whether he had any brother or sisters.
At death he was married to Catharina, (born Amsterdam 1823, but have no marriage record)
He was a sea captain, died 64 years old in Antwerp/Belgium in 1858. The death certificate (in Durch/Flemisch language) states he lived in America but was born in Falmouth/England.

I could not find my John Edwards in the Falmouth baptism record:
- There is a John Edwards baptised in 1786, which makes him too old in 1858 to be the correct Edwards.
- The John Edwards baptized 1810 cannot be the correct one either (much too young in 1858).
Is it possible my John was born around 1795 but baptized in 1810?
Or perhaps he is born in Falmouth, but baptised in another parish, even somewhere in sussex for example?
Or maybe he is not baptised at all? And/or he moved with his parents to America at a very early age?

Being 64 years old at death means he must be born around 1794. But can we trust the 64 years old mentioned on the death certificate? I don't know where the age info written on the death certificate comes from. Did people those days carry identity papers with birth year?




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