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The Common Room / Two baptisms - a long way apart!
« on: Friday 07 July 23 16:49 BST (UK)  »
I have a baptism for  James Horatio Budds in Great Yarmouth, Suffolk, on 30 December 1830, son of William, a sail maker, and his wife Thomasin.  William and Thomasin had twelve children between 1814 and 1834, all baptised in the same church although the six oldest were also baptised at the local Wesleyan Chapel in 1842.  Three of the children, Frederick Charles Budds, James Horatio Budds and Ellen Eliza Budds were also apparently baptised in Earsdon near North Shields - all on the same day that they were baptised in Yarmouth. I have seen the original baptism entries for Yarmouth but the Earsdon ones are only transcripts (on both major genealogical websites).  Even today you'd hardly make the trip in time for two baptisms.  What's going on here, do you think?

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The Common Room / What does this mean?
« on: Sunday 23 April 23 20:46 BST (UK)  »
I have a will from 1806 where the testator leaves his son "three thousand pounds four per centum bank annuities to be transferred unto him". 

Can any of you wise ones out there explain to me what that actually means?  I would be grateful for some help.

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London & Middlesex Resources / How do you Solve a Problem Like Maria?
« on: Tuesday 25 October 22 16:37 BST (UK)  »
I have a baptism certificate for Mary Teresa Baker, daughter of Michael Baker and Nancy Iris Baker (formerly Smith), who were "lawfully married".  Mary Teresa aka Maria Theresa was apparently born on 10 December 1928 and baptised in St Patrick's Church, Soho Square, by Rev B.P. Murphy, on 11 March 1936.  Firstly, Michael and Nancy were not married; Secondly, Michael was Jewish, possibly from Russia and, I suspect, his surname was not originally Baker.  I am wondering if the original entry might give any more information; did either parent leave a signature or an address/occupation?  According to an account written by a family member in the 1940s, Nancy left home when the baby was three so a bit of a mystery as to why the Jewish father would have her baptised in a Catholic Church eight years later.  I would be grateful if someone could look this entry up for me or tell me where I might find the original record.  Thank you in advance.

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The Common Room / TNA Copying Service
« on: Saturday 15 January 22 13:45 GMT (UK)  »
I found an entry of interest on The National Archives website but needed to pay £8.40 for them to check it so I did a few more searches to make sure I had the right person but when I went back to order a copy TNA said that, due to a high number of enquiries, they had reached their capacity for the day.  I've tried for nearly a week now and still get the same response.  I've cleared my browser cache, as they advise, but still get the same response.  Is it me? Or is anyone else having the same problem?

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The Common Room / How to say "You're wrong"?
« on: Thursday 04 March 21 16:09 GMT (UK)  »
I have the marriage of Person X in 1792 but have hit a brickwall before that date.  Strongly suspect they originated in Ireland but I can find nothing earlier.  However, someone has posted a family tree on Anc. giving X’s birth three years before his wedding and attributing a couple married in 1845 to the bride’s parents.  What’s the etiquette here?  How do you point out there's something wrong... in a nice way?  ??? ???

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The Common Room / Who was his father?
« on: Thursday 03 September 20 14:21 BST (UK)  »
I really don't know where to start with this query.  Many years ago I traced the family history of a good friend of mine and, while I was having my 'lock-down clear out', came across all the work again.  I though that next time I saw him I would ask if he would like me to update it as I did it about 20 years ago.  However, he got in touch with me today with a 'double wammy'.  Firstly, he has been diagnosed with leukaemia.  At the moment the treatment he is receiving is making him feel better but his consultant says, at some stage, he may need a bone marrow transplant.  The second wammy comes with his DNA.  His DNA results showed that his father was not his father.  I won't go into detail but, it turns out his father was a (possibly German) prisoner of war.  Where do I start?  I have to admit I know very little about DNA and I don't know (yet) who tested his but can you put any DNA results on Ancestry or do they have to be tested by Ancestry?  My next task is to try and find out what information is available about prisoners of war, the relevant sites being either King's Lynn or (more likely) Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire. I know there are a lot of people on this site with a lot of knowledge so you are my starting point.  Many thanks.

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Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs A to G / Unwanted Marriage Cert: Frederick Waterton/Iris Andrews
« on: Thursday 21 March 19 15:52 GMT (UK)  »
Frederick Albert Waterton, son of George William, married Iris Emily Andrews, daughter of Albert Edward, in Kennington on 10 January 1953

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Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs H to M / Unwanted Birth Cert: Jesse William Landon
« on: Thursday 21 March 19 15:50 GMT (UK)  »
UNWANTED CERTIFICATE: Jesse William Landon, son of William and Eliza (formerly Whitehouse) born 9 May 1846, Aylesbury

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Unwanted Birth, Marriage, Death Certs A to G / Corbishley/Bower, 1855 Marriage Certificate
« on: Sunday 17 March 19 23:32 GMT (UK)  »
UNWANTED CERTIFICATE: James Corbishley mar Margaret Bower 9 Jan 1855, Heaton Norris, Lancs. Fathers' names William Corbishley/Charlet Bower.

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