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Australia / Registration Districts 19th century Victoria
« on: Monday 05 January 09 21:34 GMT (UK)  »
I've been given a lot of birth and death information about relatives who emigrated from the UK to Victoria and their children.  I'm struggling with some of the Birth Places which are abbreviated to 3 or 4 letters eg SAND.  Does anyone know of a site where I can find a list of abbreviations and the full name of the town or village?  I believe they're mostly in the Ballarat region - the emigrants from here were coal miners who went to try their hand in the gold mines.
Thanks
Mauve

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US Lookup Requests / Thomas Border & Family, Pennsylvania, 1866
« on: Sunday 28 December 08 22:02 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask so forgive me if I've got it wrong.
I think that Thomas Border, his wife Ann and their young son Ralph went from the UK (Murton Colliery, co Durham) to Pennsylvania some time between 1863-66.  Their daughter Hannah was born in Schuykill Co in 1868 according to a family tree I've seen, but I've not been able to confirm that.
Their next son is born in the UK, Murton again, in 1868.
What's the best way of checking Hannah's birth place please? This family tree is the only place I've seen it, though on the 1891 census she gives her birth place as America.
Also, is there a way of checking where they lived and whether Thomas was a coal miner when in America?

In hope
Mauve

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / David Chicken, 1891 Census, possibly Hammersmith
« on: Sunday 28 December 08 19:30 GMT (UK)  »
I wonder if anyone can help me?
David Chicken, born 1885 in East Murton/Dalton le Dale, Co Durham, married Mary Robson in 1886.  In the 1901 census he is in Kensington with his wife and 3 children.  The first 2 children, Thomas and Henry are indicated as born in Hammersmith. 
I've got an Ancestry subscription but he's not coming up on the 1891 census for some reason.
Is there anyone who can find him in 1891 please?
Thanks

Mauve

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