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Offline NIFTYFIFTY47

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I Found Formerly Unknown Information.
« on: Sunday 02 April 06 15:15 BST (UK) »
A few days ago I typed my great grandfather's name into Google and it referred me to baptismal records in a church in Argentina.  I knew from my Granny that she and her family had lived in Buenos Aires until Granny was 13.  She often spoke of a sister, Muriel, who had died as a very young child, but didn't have any other details about her.  Granny's older brother didn't have details either.  Imagine my delight when I discovered a record of Muriel's Baptism AND her date of birth and her full name....Muriel Alice Mary. So now more than 40 years after Granny's death I have found the missing information on her sibling.

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« Reply #1 on: Sunday 02 April 06 15:29 BST (UK) »
It's always worth Googling. ::)

Another search engine that often finds extra things is www.alltheweb.com
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: I FOUND FORMERLY UNKNOWN INFORMATION.
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 02 April 06 15:38 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that link....never heard of that one before.

Mary.

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Re: I Found Formerly Unknown Information.
« Reply #3 on: Monday 03 April 06 07:45 BST (UK) »
That's great, NiftyFifty - you must be so happy!

I think googling only works if you are looking for reasonably uncommon names.  When I've tried it with some of mine, it brings up literally thousands!  Not a lot of help.

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« Reply #4 on: Monday 03 April 06 17:43 BST (UK) »
Yes I am really delighted and perhaps lucky too in that the surname is unusual.

Mary.
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