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Messages - Old Bristolian

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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Unusual household in 1841
« on: Sunday 26 January 25 18:49 GMT (UK)  »
A boarding house perhaps?

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Scotland / Re: Scotland's People "Refresh"
« on: Tuesday 10 December 24 08:33 GMT (UK)  »
I agree wholeheartedly - I can't bear to use it anymore unless absolutely necessary

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Other Countries / Re: Seychelles picture?
« on: Tuesday 03 December 24 16:47 GMT (UK)  »
Not on La Digue I imagine but certainly at the capital, Victoria on Mahé. A outing to the other islands quite likely from there.

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Other Countries / Re: Seychelles picture?
« on: Tuesday 03 December 24 08:24 GMT (UK)  »
It could be La Digue, but I wouldn't be sure

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Sarah ? Happisburgh, Norfolk, 1673
« on: Monday 02 December 24 16:26 GMT (UK)  »
I agree in the main with horsleydown - there are seven letters in the name although I see the ending as 'lell' not 'tell'. The scribe's  t is much straighter and thicker. Also the preceding letter doesn't look like other y's in the text. I'm inclined to Reslell, but what that represents is another matter.

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The Common Room / Re: Tracing My Grandfather through DNA can it be done?
« on: Sunday 24 November 24 08:46 GMT (UK)  »
Your best approach is to analyse the matches on Ancestry etc. which are not connected to known family. I was in a very similar situation with one of my grandfathers and, although I could see many matches that must have been related to him, they were mostly in the same position as me - either adopted or children of adoptees. Finally I looked very closely into surnames and abodes of my matches' ancestors and a picture finally emerged. Very luckily they were in a fairly isolated part of the UK with a limited range of names. By matching two separate cases I've now identified my great grandparents (my grandfather is one of their sons but I can't yet be sure which one) and thus can take the line further back. Best of luck.
Steve

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Scotland / Re: Scotland's People "Refresh"
« on: Saturday 07 September 24 15:45 BST (UK)  »
Is it just me, or is there no 'log out' button?

Steve

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Glamorganshire / Re: Glamorgan parish registers - where are they?!
« on: Thursday 05 September 24 18:59 BST (UK)  »
And one in Somerset - I'm sure there are more

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I can't help with your query but Keynsham is in Somerset

Steve

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