Questions tagged [1860s]
For questions about research in the decade from 1860 to 1869. If the question is not only specific to this decade, use the 19th-century tag.
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Loacting town called Ocinovca or Osinocka in or near Russia in 1861
I am looking for a town called Ocinovca or Osinocka in or near Russia in 1861. Where my ancestors came from .
Can anyone tell me where this town was?
I think it was from the Turkistan or Kazakhstan ...
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Lady of the house?
In the 1861 census ,my ancestors in rusholme Manchester are listed as James Cook as head then sophia as what looks like lady of the house ,it's not easy to read .was this term used at all ?
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Where can I find names of enslaved people in Alabama?
Our goal on Wikitree is to honor the African-Americans in our history by creating profiles as we can of all the named enslaved people and building family trees for them. I am working in Alabama ...
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Do DNA results support theory of 1860s adoption of illegitimate nephew?
I suspect that George Kober, born 12 Feb 1858 at New Haven, CT, was the illegitimate son of Mary Agnes Kober, born 27 July 1839 at Liebelsburg, Calw, Germany. I also suspect that he was adopted by ...
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Where was Shankston in Ayr in 1868?
I have a marriage certificate from 1868. It is in the parish of Old Cunmock, in the County of Ayr in Scotland.
For the husband to be (Samuel Harris) it says his usual place of residence was Shankston. ...
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Reading occupation in 1860 US census record
Below is an excerpt from an 1860 US Census record for Wheeling, (West) Virginia.
What is the occupation listed at the bottom?
The first letter looks like an M, and the last three look like 'der'. ...
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Finding a death record from Manhattan (New York City)?
The person I am looking for died in Manhattan, NY 16 May 1864. The only document I've been able to find (thus far) is what appears to be an index of deaths shared on Ancestry.
The record I'm ...
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Cannot find an immigrant in the 1860/70 US Census
In the US Census from 1860 and 1870, I am looking for a German immigrant named Gustav Adolf (or Adolph) Neumann, born October 27, 1824 in Leipzig, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany, who immigrated to the ...
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Finding UK immigration record for Isaac Gabriel of Russia?
I have located Isaac in the 1871 census, 29 years old and resident in London. He was not included in the 1861 census so I have concluded that he arrived in uk sometime between 1861and 1871. He became ...
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Seeking image from New York 1860 Federal Census Index?
In Interpreting relationships to head of household in 1855 New York State Census? I mentioned that:
Robert [Sellars] is another son who [in 1855] was living in the same Albany ward
as Hugh (...
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Where is (was) the Mormon Post Office in Utah Territory in 1860
In trying to unravel some family relations in Utah Territory, one of the source materials is the 1860 Federal Census:
Paging through that census there are several Post Offices in Salt Lake County: ...
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Looking for Alexander Ormond on 1861 census?
Looking for Alexander Ormond born in 1841 in Forfar on the 1861 census. I can't seem to find him or any of his immediate family for that matter.
His mother's name was Jane/Jean Ormond (nee Peter).
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Tracing police service of South Australian constable from 1855 to 1861?
I am trying to trace the police career of my 3rd great uncle Thomas Hitchcox who seems to have started with the South Australian police, probably moved on to the police force of New South Wales and ...
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Deciphering 1868 Irish marriage record?
I recently got a copy of my 3rd great grandfather's marriage certificate. He was married in the district of Drimoleague, union of Skibbereen, County Cork in Ireland in 1868. Most of the handwriting in ...
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Finding clues for a missing immigrant in the 1870 Census?
With regards to my previous question, What happened to Gustav Adolf Neumann, 1859 immigrant to the US? and despite the very good answers, it seems like my ancestor, Gustav Adolf Neumann (born on ...
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Seeking ship manifest from Jamaica to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica in late 1860s-1870s?
Jamaica to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica: Ship manifest. Where do I find them for the late 1860s-1870s?
where can I find the names of the passengers?
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Civil War-era death records for West Virginia?
I am looking for the death record of Henry Morrison, born 1826/1829 in Pennsylvania, and living in Wheeling, West Virginia with wife & family at the time of the 1860 federal census (October).
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Identifying William Elijah Vedder's mother in New York City?
I have been searching online to find the mother of my great grandfather William Elijah Vedder.
His father, Elijah S Vedder, I have found in many records, but not in 1860. He had at least 4 different ...
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Identifying birth family of Abram Frank, possibly from Bessarabia?
Abe Frank (1/15/1859 - 11/18/1925), buried in B'Nai Israel Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee, was married to Betty (11/13/1859 - 7/1/1927), also known as Bodgie. Their daughter Dora, my grandmother, ...
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How to locate 1860 United States census pages by address?
I'm not able to locate a Catherine Stanley, widow, last name now Mundy in the 1860 census records by name search. According to 1850 census, when her husband, Robert, was just deceased, she was living ...
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Would variety store in Albany, New York, USA (1862-1872) leave records and what would it sell?
As mentioned in Finding Naturalization Record for Hugh Sellars from Scotland who lived in Albany (New York State) 1855-1872? my 4th great grandfather Hugh Sellars and his second wife Mary had a ...
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Finding birth parents in Utah 1865
One of my (very) great grandmothers is known as Mary Alzina Knapp Smith. She was adopted by Elias and Amy Jane Smith upon the death of her mother in childbirth. Elias wrote a letter (Or so I am ...
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Locating 1861 British Passport Application for Robert Sillers?
My 3rd great grandfather Robert Sillars/Sellars/Sellers was baptised on 15 Oct 1830 at Dundonald, Ayr, Scotland and spent much of his adult life from about 1854 to about 1870 (when he died is unknown) ...
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Looking for 1869 birth certificate in Pennsylvania?
My grandmother was born in Scranton, lackawanna, PA abt. 1869, how do I get hold of a birth certificate.Born 1869 then shown in 1880 U.S. census as living with family she is recorded as niece then ...
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Meaning of term "Alias" in 1861 Lincolnshire parish baptism record?
In the 1861 parish baptism record for a probable distant ancestor of mine it gives the parent surname for the baptism of Mary as "NORWOOD alias DOBBS". What precisely does this mean? I guess someone ...
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Where was Matthew Nettell, of Illogan, Cornwall, for the 1861 Census?
I've mentioned my 2nd great grandfather Matthew Nettell previously in Did uncle of Grace Martin Wills (or perhaps of Matthew Nettell) own the Gosforth?
Although I have not yet ordered his birth ...
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