Questions tagged [england]
For questions about ancestors and records in the country of England. Also tag the county if the question is specific to that county.
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Identity card issue after 1939
At the same time as the enumerators collected the household schedules for the 1939 Register they issued Identity Cards to everyone but who issued them for everyone born afterwards?
I’m assuming it was ...
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Emigration records for private colonisation attempts from England
I'm looking for details of whether an ancestor was a part of a short lived colonisation attempt that took place circa 1849/1850, that targeted a place in the Auckland Islands and was led by Charles ...
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Finding details about an immigration from England to New Zealand / Australia
Here is a Immigration Certificate:
According to the source it says:
Departure Date: May 1919
Departure Port: England
Ship Name: Prinzessin
Destination Port: Auckland, New Zealand
I have several ...
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Finding place of origin for Irish ancestors
I've been trying to find out more about some of my Irish ancestors.
My 3rd great-grandparents John Joseph McEvoy and Mary Murray were living in Liverpool, England in the mid-1840s, but both were ...
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Why might Illogan and Gwythian parishioners marry in 1749 at Phillack, Cornwall?
My 5th great grandparents William Angove and Elizabeth Hocking married on 19 Nov 1749 at Phillack, Cornwall, with William being of the parish of Gwythian and Elizabeth being of the parish of Illogan.
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What is the house number on this 1891 Census record?
Here is a census entry for Mary Ann Brown in 1891.
I notice in the transcription that it says 61 East Street. On the image though it looks like this:
I no longer have access to view the images on ...
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Did Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster, marry Elyas de Richmond?
Many people say that Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster married Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, which I believe could be true but I am yet to see a marriage record for the two. But I ...
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How accurate are birth dates on the 1939 Register?
One of the most useful pieces of information on the 1939 Register is the date of birth, since there are no other country-wide records containing birth dates other than civil registration records. ...
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What was occupation of Viewer?
On my parent's marriage certificate dated 1954, my mother's occupation is given as "Viewer". From oral testimony, I know that they met while both working at the Rover car factory in Solihull, UK.
I'...
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Clarification about name of father on baptism v birth. and location of father as solider in 1920?
I have been researching one of my wife's uncles (her grandfathers youngest brother. I received his birth certificate in the post today:
The above confirms that her grandfather did have a third ...
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Does the 1921 English "Army" Census records include the "Soldier Number"?
I used this search to locate this record in the 1921 census:
I am specifically interested in this entry because it says Army. I looked a little more at the article The British Army overseas in 1921 ...
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Locating records of a man employed by Rufford Abbey for 70 years?
Rufford Abbey, early 20th century, photo credit ruffLives
I have an ancestor who appears to have been employed at Rufford Abbey in Nottinghamshire his entire life. When he died aged about 87 in 1850, ...
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Verify facts about military service and use of alias
On the website https://london-medals.co.uk/ it mentions:
William Henry Baker
And states he was using an alias and his original name was Albert Budd. To quote the site:
William Henry Baker, he served ...
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St. John's in St. Mary's
For the situation listed at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/9477351f-6383-4ccc-a986-0d6f22a9c904:
St. John's lay in the ecclesiastical parish of St. Mary's but was
neither a ...
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Why might name Ferdinando be found in early 17th century Cornwall baptisms?
I have two direct ancestors named Ferdinando:
Ferdinando Hicks, baptised 1 Jan 1630 at St Germans, Cornwall
Ferdinando Sleep, baptised 13 Sep 1720 at Morval, Cornwall (who is a grandson of the above)
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Who are the parents of George Juden?
I've spent a lot of time working on this brick wall and I was hoping for a fresh pair of eyes, heres what I have:
George Juden is my 3rd Great Grandfather, He married Elizabeth Salvage and had five ...
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Finding out if ancestor owned land they lived on in England
I found the will of my 2x great-grandfather and a voters list where they lived.
Norah Pybus
B: 11 Mar 1870 in Bramhope Yorkshire England
D: 13 Aug 1948 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Robert ...
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Birth record for a Jane Glasson in 18th century Cornwall?
Jane Glasson married John Short in Whitstone Parish, North Cornwall, England, 6 Jan 1821. They were both listed as "otp", meaning that they had lived in the parish for at least 3 weeks and ...
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Where is the farm/hamlet of Barah in 1820s North Cornwall?
I cannot determine the location of the place of residence for John and Jane Short, at the time of baptism of their son, also John Short, 9 July 1826 in Jacobstow Parish church, hundred of Stratton, ...
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How did Francis Lycett become a Gentleman?
My 5th great grandfather Archibald Campbell, PhD, married Mary Lycett in Staffordshire in 1776. Mary was the daughter of Francis Lycett, Gentleman of Weston Hall, and Ann Thompson, who was from a ...
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Finding information about British slave owner Henry Stanley in Jamaica/England?
In his will my 2nd great grandfather Henry Stanley Robert Pearce (1821-1868) leaves
all my estate and interest whatsoever in the lands and hereditaments
called Gale Mount and Dunsinane in the ...
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The Stanley family in Jamaica and England
I'm looking for information about the Stanley family who apparently owned a plantation in Jamaica. I'm trying to find out if this family was part of my husband's great grandfather's family. My ...
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Seeking informational resources on “Robinson” family name origin?
I have hit somewhat of a wall in researching the European lines of my Robinson ancestors. I did learn of the possibility (vs. likelihood?) that Robinson is not a Scottish name, but rather originated ...
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Deciphering cause of death and surname of informant
Can someone help me with deciphering the informant's surname (first line in the second box)and cause of death (first line in the first box)?
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Meaning of term Sojourner on 1794 Marriage Record at Marystow (Devon) for John Creber?
A transcription of the Marriage Record of my 4th Great Grandfather John Creber to Harriet Palmer in Marystow, Devon, England on 9 Jun 1794 can be found in GENUKI. I am intrigued by his Parish being ...
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Organizing geographical reference material for English parishes?
Abstract: I prefer to standardize place names in Family Historian to take advantage of modern geo-coding and mapping features, and to record historical place names in research notes. But how do I ...
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Why would the ages on a 1877 Marriage Certificate be so wrong?
I wasn't expecting to find this when I received a marriage certificate in the post today.
The year of marriage is 1877 in the registration district of Exeter.
Mary Ann Vickery, age 22 which make her ...
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Finding alternate indexes or record sets for passenger lists / ship manifests from Germany?
I'm researching German immigrants to the USA. Some of their records can be found in NARA's Access to Archival Databases, in this collection:
Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Germans to the ...
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How did the lives of Worcestershire nail-makers change 1840-1880?
The 1851 Census of England and Wales shows my ancestors living in Forge Lane, Halesowen, Worcestershire. Not only are all the adult males on the page working as gun barrel forgers, but also every ...
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What information should I include for this source citation?
I would like advice on entering more recent death references as source citation details. I tend to rely on whatever Ancestry creates but the newer stuff is not always there.
Admittedly, this is 2003, ...
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What might "biblical" names for Abel/Foot and Noake children in 17-18th Century Devon indicate?
As I look over my family tree I have started to wonder at the significance of what I call "biblical" names in a couple of branches.
For example my 6th great grandparents William Noake and Elizabeth ...
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Assessing accuracy of profession stated on daughter's baptismal record
While researching my great-grandmother, Celia Anna Gadd (1865-1915), I found a baptismal record dated December 15, 1872, which shows that she and her sisters Ada (b.1863) and Alice (b.1867) were ...
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What determined whether someone received parish relief or went to the workhouse?
Parish relief, an early form of benefit system, existed in England simultaneously alongside the workhouses.
I'd like to understand what the system was that determined whether a person was eligible for ...
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Finding parents of John Brown 1774-1845 born Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset, England?
Henry Brown was born 1746 who I have attributed to being the father of John Brown. The records show he was a sojouner and agricultural labourer, so he was down as a sojourner as he probably traveled ...
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Who was the father of Thomas Jocelyn/Joslin who emigrated to Massachusetts in the Increase (1635)
It is well documented that Thomas Jocelin/Josselyn/Joslin/Jostlin (1592-1660) emigrated to the Massachusetts Colony on the Increase in 1635 with his wife Rebecca and children Rebecca, Dorothy, ...
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Finding records from the 'manor house'
I have an 1881 Census record for one of my research subjects where he appears as a servant at the local Manor house.
Mark Herber's Ancestral Trails has a section on finding manor house records ...
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Seeking information on Noble Hutchinson Fleming of Cork, Ireland [closed]
Noble Hutchinson Fleming was born in Cork in 1827 and later emigrated to London. I would like to know more about the family.
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was proof of first wife's death required for marriage in England in 1938?
My parents marriage certificate in 1938 shows my father as a widower but I have been unable to find a previous marriage or any records showing him as being married before. Would proof of first wife's ...
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What is the earliest age a boy in England could get married in the 1800s?
My wife has an ancestor named Charles Davies. The 1841 and 1851 Wales censuses as well as his marriage record state that he was born in Flintshire, Wales between 1813 and 1816. A search for his ...
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Who was my grandfather's first wife?
My grandfather married my grandmother in Berwick upon Tweed, England on 31st May 1918 at St Andrew's Church, now demolished. He was described on the marriage certificate as a widower and I can find ...
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Traveling from Russia in 1906
My Great Grandma had to leave Russia when she was just 16, and travel to England. I know the ship she took from England to America, but I don't know how she got to England. Would it have been the same ...
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Determining the area covered by an Enumeration District (ED) on the 1939 Register?
The way places are organized and indexed in the 1939 Register has me somewhat befuddled. Sometimes even when looking at an original page, the parish or village name is not shown, making it difficult ...
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How can I identify all the possible alternatives for a surname
My ancestor Mary Ann Harper is frustratingly elusive as mentioned here. However, Harper is a surname that would lend itself to different spellings in censuses, birth records and the like — ...
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Banns read multiple times at St Brides, Fleet Street early 19th century
I have copies of the Banns read for James Henry Hunter and Charlotte Matilda Thomas as follows:
1819: 30 May, 6 June and 13 June
1820:16 November, 3 December and 10 December
1821: 9 December, 16 ...
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How can I distinguish between name changes and missing records?
Every now and again I come across a person, who seems to have changed their name. For example, a birth/baptism record may have one name, while subsequent records (marriage, census…) use another for ...
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England - how to know if an original record set from an archive is complete?
I have been doing some family research and my research may suggest that some of my ancestors were from a small village called Thorganby in Yorkshire, England.
I have read the history of the village ...
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Take a punch at this (or...identifying a boxer?)
I have found the photo below amid a collection of family photographs. I don't think it's a relative, as we don't – to my knowledge – have any boxers in the family. But I am hoping to identify who this ...
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Where in England would a young man, 14-15, be sent to learn trade of an iron molder about 1815?
My ggf, Robert Stanton, was born somewhere in England about 1800. We do not know parents or siblings names.
The first record we have is a baptism of a daughter in St Ann, County Antrim, Belfast, with ...
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Baby recorded on 1911 census – but born a month after the census?
Got a bit of a puzzle –
I have found a baby, born 7 May 1911, who seems to be recorded on the 1911 census in rural Nottinghamshire, England. But the census was taken on 2 Apr 1911. How is this ...
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Finding World War 2 English sailor’s number and ship name
My dad Stanley G Henry was on a ship in World War 2.
From what I remember he was a cook on there. He was born 25 Nov 1915 and lied about his age so he could go fight.
How can I find his number or ...
