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The Common Room / Re: What a mess, Family Search family tree.
« on: Today at 10:42 »
Andrew - Not surprising that the critic gave the restaurant zero points after overhearing that.  ::)

Any reputable restaurant should know the source of the food it serves.

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The Common Room / Re: What a mess, Family Search family tree.
« on: Sunday 26 March 23 18:04 BST (UK)  »
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"It doesn't matter"

Dear me!  Doesn't say much for the supervisor does it!   ::)  What a lackadaisical way to approach family history.

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The Common Room / Re: What a mess, Family Search family tree.
« on: Sunday 26 March 23 17:50 BST (UK)  »
This is one reason why I never put any of my family trees online.  Open to anyone who decides you have the wrong person and does a correction. 

Regrettably so many trees are not researched with due care and diligence.  One gets the impression at times that some researchers add names regardless of whether they are correct.  I believe quite often no sources are given so no means of checking the information provided.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Kilquade House Ireland
« on: Sunday 26 March 23 17:43 BST (UK)  »
A rootschatter was asking about the owner of this property back in 2007.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=218659.0

I don't know if anything in that topic will be of any assistance to you.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Kilquade House Ireland
« on: Sunday 26 March 23 17:37 BST (UK)  »
Welcome to Rootschat  :D

Link to image of the gatehouse at the entrance

https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/16401306/kilquade-house-kilquade-kilcoole-wicklow

Can't seem to find an image of the house at the moment.

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The Common Room / Re: Charles Henry Elliott b.1879 Lambeth
« on: Sunday 26 March 23 11:32 BST (UK)  »
I would agree with Cath that it looks like Charles has deceased above his name.  He appears to have been in the 5th Battalion Royal Artillery if I have read it correctly.  Difficult to be sure when the report was written, but 1918 maybe?

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The Common Room / Re: 1962/63 Blandford Newspapers & Their Archives
« on: Saturday 25 March 23 10:15 GMT (UK)  »
Bit of a long shot but the Blandford Express perhaps?

https://www.theblandfordexpress.com/2022/02/great-freeze-of-6263.html

This is talking about the big freeze in 1962/1963.

Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any means of contact on this page.

You could try contacting the archives at Dorset Council to see if they can assist:-

archives@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Or maybe the Dorset Family History Society - https://www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/

There is a contact button in the black bar at the top of the page.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Impossible to find my grandfather
« on: Wednesday 22 March 23 21:24 GMT (UK)  »
Well there is this death in 1942

Deaths Jun 1942   
Ransome    William    59    Exeter    5b   173

This gives a birth year of 1883

He is listed in the Civilian War Dead on the CWCG website.  There is this as additional information:- of Normandie, Millbrook Road, Tannersbrook, Southampton. Died at Mowbray Avenue.

Could this be your William?

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The Common Room / Re: How to explain these electoral rolls?
« on: Tuesday 21 March 23 20:27 GMT (UK)  »
Charles is with the in-laws in 1921, Nottingham, as is his wife.

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