Questions tagged [findmypast]
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I don't understand the Piece scope of a UK Prison Register record on Find my past
I found a likely match for a family member in the prison registers on the UK find my past site, but don't understand the "Piece scope" part:
Beds. - Hunts.
The record can be found here:
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Finding records of professional athlete and trainer who married 1911 at Cardiff, Wales?
I have a marriage certificate for my wife's great Grandfather.
According to the certificate, he was born about 1885. He signed it as "Alexander Campbell Harris". He stated that his father ...
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Determining if FindMyPast image comes from Parish Register, Bishop's Transcript, or something else?
I am looking at an image via FindMyPast for the baptism of a William Milman on 14 Apr 1805 at Okehampton, Devon as the son of William and Ebbet.
I think that this is from the Parish Register of ...
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What is the accuracy of FindMyPast's MarriageFinder tool?
While trying to identify family relationships surrounding my ancestors in England, I found that FindMyPast has a "MarriageFinder" tool that identifies marriage relationships based on England marriage ...
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Finding FindMyPast Devon Marriage image indexed by FamilySearch?
My 6th great grandparents Robert Osment and his wife Elizabeth baptized five children at Plymouth Charles the Martyr, Devon, England: Phillis (1730), John (1738), Robert (1742), Sarah (1743/44) and ...
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What are the rules for putting media on different sites?
I have accounts on many Genealogy Related Sites (FamilySearch, Ancestry, FindMyPast, etc.) and other people are uploading stories and photos to our common ancestors.
Is it okay for me to take photos ...
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Was the 1939 Register really updated after the end of National Registration?
The 1939 Register for England & Wales is soon to be released on FindMyPast, and I think there is a lot of confusion about what this record set is and for what it was used.
One of my questions is ...
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Do passenger lists for departures from the UK exist pre 1890?
Findmypast.co.uk has passenger lists for ships departing from the UK beginning in 1890. What about dates before 1890? Do the records exist anywhere? I'm particularly interested in departures to the US ...
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How can I search Findmypast for children born to a given set of parents?
Findmypast is an excellent resource for UK records, but is there an easy way that I can find the parish baptisms for any child born to a given set of parents? It is easy to do on Ancestry and ...
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