Questions tagged [records]
An individual piece of information from a single source: E.g. Birth/Death Certificates, Marriage Licenses, Obituaries, Photos of grave markers, a journal entry, etc.
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Where can I find records of a French female citizen who immigrated to either Uruguay or Argentina bt 1903 and 1912?
I am doing my family genealogic research and I am trying to find records of the entry of one female French citizen, either through Montevideo or through Buenos Aires. There are records of her marriage ...
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Passenger Records Research for Pakistan
I am looking for passenger records for an ancestor who is rumoured to have run because he murdered someone in his homeland.
I am trying to research him. I have asked my family members who are ...
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Passenger Records Research for India
I am researching my family tree.
I am looking for an ancestor who came by ship while working for the British.
I am not aware of the ship name he came on. He was approximately born in 1835 +/- 40 years ...
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Mental hospital records for 1939-41 in San Jose, California
I am writing a memoir and want to know more about my maternal grandmother's last years. She was interned at Agnews State Mental Hospital in San Jose, which closed in 1971. I'd like to know exactly ...
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Finding birth certificate for Hungarian Grandmother Rozsa Czeiler born May 15, 1921, possibly Jewish turned Catholic
My grandmother's son was Istvan Laszlo Mayer born 1941/11 /03 in Pecs Hungary.
Both my grandmother and grandfather I believe where separated during World War two.
My grandmother ended up in Dominican ...
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Where can you find UK marriage records post 2005?
Trying to trace descendants of soldiers who fought with my father in Burma in WW2 and need to find marriage records for granddaughters of one such soldier but can only find marriage records up to 2005....
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Finding record of family name change in New York City from 1943 or 1944
During WW II my family changed their name. We all lived in New York City, Manhattan, at the time. The name change was made prior to my parents' application for citizenship.
Where might I find a record ...
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New Hampshire Poor Farm Records
I am looking for listings or names of men who were paupers in the Nashua or Hillsborough County poor farms (aka pauper farms aka town farms aka poor houses) in 1855-1857.
Does anyone know if records ...
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How can I find out about the Oklahoma Children’s Home (Finding) Society
Searching for records/lists/info from this organization after it moved from Guthrie Oklahoma to Oklahoma City. Anyone know if there is a book or anything about the history of this particular branch of ...
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My family migrated from Lübeck to Guatemala
My great grandfather migrated from Lübeck to Guatemala in the late 1880's. I am trying to find certified records of his family left behind in Germany.
I tried writing to the city hall but I haven't ...
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Side notes with dates on parish records
I have here two Austrian Catholic baptism record from 1883 and 1893 with numerous dates scribbled at the side or at the bottom of the record:
What do these dates denote? Maybe whenever a birth/...
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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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Researching family/genealogy records in Taiwan and China
My parents are Taiwanese and are reluctant to share or do not know much family history. Much of the information they do share is vague or does not lend itself to searching on the internet using sites ...
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Where is (or was) Trabash in Quebec?
In my efforts to track down my eloped 3xgreat-grandparents Edward McDowell and Susan of unknown surname (he'd been her family's coachman, possibly somewhere near Plymouth in Devonshire, and she was '...
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Deciding between two baptism records from ca 1744 for Thomas Fowler of Thorganby (Yorkshire, England)
I've traced my family tree to the 1700s Yorkshire, England.
Thomas Fowler
B: Abt. 1744 England
Marriage: 1766 Stillingfleet to Jane Hare, Yorkshire and he was living in Thorganby at the time
Thomas'...
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Vertical line and colon ("|:") in register entry
I am have here a hard-to-read Austrian baptism register entry with several additional notes added later on (note in the image from the beginning of the 20th century).
That it's hardly legible is not ...
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Where to find Catholic Church records for the early 1800s Middlesex, England?
I need to find Catholic church records for the time period between 1830 and 1860 St Giles & Bloomsbury, Middlesex and St Andrews, Middlesex.
I have tried to look on Ancestry and on FindMyPast ...
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Why would a family misspell their surname?
I found a family on the 1861 England census that I could be related to.
However, when I look at the New GRO Index I find a different situation. It seems like the family said that their name was ...
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Finding World War 1 military record for Hauptmann Karl Stephan [duplicate]
Although my question doesn't concern my own genealogy I hope I can get some help or advice at this site.
I do a lot of research in Dutch archives especially on interned German soldiers and deserters ...
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Gedcom Import Diagnostic Errors
The standard behavior of Gramps [most current 5.x versions as well as 4.x and 3.x with which I have played in the past] is to conveniently create a Note record tied to an INDI or FAM or SOUR record ...
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Historical Census and Authenticity
I am wondering if anyone knows of cases of where a household might have claimed a member even if they did not live there? For example, I am looking at an individual in New Hampshire in 1850, but there ...
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Understanding the indexing process used to produce records searches?
So I'm having some difficulty using ancestry's search engine to locate someone in a Massachusetts Index of Marriages. Rather than trying to problem solve that directly, it occurred to me that having ...
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What does 'civil' mean in a location
Some locations of events are in the form "civil, minot, androscoggin, maine". What does the'civil' in the location mean?
As an example using FamilySearch I have a whole family that has two entries ...
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Finding 1920s Adoption Information in New York State?
I am looking to find information on my deceased grandmother's adoption.
The story is that she was adopted from a New York orphanage in the 20's or so I am guessing since she was born in 1925.
She ...
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What are digital libraries with a significant amount of public-domain genealogical content? [closed]
I'm trying to compile a list of digital libraries that are of particular interest to genealogists. I'm aware of archive.org, the Digital Public Library of America, and Chronicling America. What are ...
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Looking for information on Trude Schneider, a member of the Bund Deutscher Mädel, Nazi youth league for girls
Trude Schneider was a member of the BDM. My father served in WWII and somehow ended up with her photo album which details her summer in 1940 youth camp, some of that time near Nuremberg. I would love ...
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Working on Korean Family History without speaking fluent Korean?
I want to work on my Korean ancestry on my mother's side, but have encountered two obstacles. The first is that I don't speak or read Korean and the second is that I can't find any records or ...
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Passenger list from Antwerp, Belgium to the UK in 1908?
My Grandfather was coming from Romania to the UK around 1910. He went through immigration at Antwerp. How do I find the ship he was on? His name was Stan Cancea.
Last night I found his immigration ...
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How to photograph documents on the screen of microfilm readers?
You may like it or not – microfilms are still common. Certain resources can only be accessed using microfilm readers. However, it’s much more convenient to work with digital files to find, transcribe ...
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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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What is an "ehemalige Trompeter"?
On the death entry for my great-great grandfather, it says that he was a master weaver, which I knew, but also an "ehemalige Trompeter," a former trumpeter?
I find this intriguing, because the fact ...
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Proving identity of Japanese great grandfather when no marriage record?
I am trying to prove who my great-grandfather is. I investigated many records (Kobe Directory, Japanese "koseki"), and even DNA testing, but I'm still not sure.
In the Japanese koseki, the name Mr ...
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Is genealogy compiled in 1922 for Stowell family of Higham, MA generally accurate?
In a previous question I enquired, in part, in re the general accuracy of this sort of
compiled genealogy to which @janmurphy gave me an excellent and well-reasoned answer.
I am particularly ...
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Where to find Brazil immigration records of ancestor from Italy?
I'm looking for an ancestor who moved from Italy to Brazil between 1800 and 1900.
Where can I find Brazilian immigration records?
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Looking for information on fathers of children born out of wedlock
My aunt had a baby out of wedlock in Florida in the late 1930s or as late as 1941. My cousin has asked me to find out who his father is. Were mothers required to name the father back then, and that ...
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Where can I find early-20th century residence and trade information in the United Kingdom?
I'm trying to fill in the gaps between the records I already have about William Henry Cole, born in Slapton, Devon, England around 1890, died in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1943.
The relevant part of ...
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Medieval (15th and 16th century) records in Spain
In recent meanderings through my family history, we have found a link to medieval (15th and 16th century) Spain (Pamplona region to be precise) - so, is it possible to access records (births, deaths ...
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Is there a national death registry?
I believe at least 2-3 of my family branches ended in deaths that were not handled by family (meaning they died alone or no one bothered telling anyone), so the only record of what happened to them ...
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Determining what records are available for a particular locale?
A common question that any researcher asks themselves is, "What records are available?" How can that question be easily answered for a particular locale and time period? I know that I could inspect ...
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How can I access records from Morocco?
My father was born in Fes, Morocco in 1936. He left to go to Israel in the 1950's. Does anyone know what type of records were kept in that time period or earlier? Were any kept at all? I don't ...
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Source for Russian Army records for the WWI period
Is there a source with records of the participants and/or casualties of the Russian army during the WWI period (1914-1918) and thereabouts? Preferably on-line and indexed/searchable by name(s), ...
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What records exist for survivors of the Spanish Armada?
In my family, there is a long held verbal history that we were on the Spanish Armada and were stranded in Ireland when the Armada was sunk.
This may be a long shot, but is there anyway to access ...
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What steps should I take to retrieve lost sources?
I've lost my sources for an individual. Either I never wrote it down or it's been lost by my software (probably the former).
I realized this when I came back to this individual the other day and saw ...
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Conflict between Kent Online Parish Records and FamilySearch.org database - which to believe?
I have an ancestor, William Vollins or Vallins, who I believe was the son of Richard Vollins and Mary (Bowler), b 1777 in St Mary Cray, Kent (near Orpington). There are many other Vollins/Vallins ...
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Ellis Island immigration record handwriting help
I've had an Ellis Island record for my great grandfather for several years, but have never been able to read the 'relative or friend's name and address' column for that record. I'm hoping someone ...
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Tracing Elizabeth Watson of Winchelsea, Sussex after 1815?
Elizabeth Watson was born about 1793 at Winchelsea, Sussex, England. She is listed as mother to William Bourne Russell Watson, born 30 June 1815 at Winchelsea, Sussex, England. Family folk lore says ...
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With an Ancestry.com account do I have access to other sites they own? [closed]
From this article I understand Ancestry.com owns other sites like Genealogy.com, Fold3.com, Rootsweb.com, Footnote.com and (recently) Archives.com.
Given that I'm a paying customer of Ancestry.com, ...
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Pre-official adoption years
If a child born at England in 1914 was placed in foster care and stayed with their foster family, wouldn't that child somehow have to prove their identity when they started work? For example, they ...
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How can I determine parentage of Thomas McCubbin (McCubbins) who died ca1875 in Missouri?
Thomas McCubbn (wife Emily) was my gg grandfather.
Thomas died late 1875 or early 1876 in Warrensburg MIssouri (his son said Thomas died an early age).
It is believed this Thomas McCubbn is the son ...
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What are the key characteristics to look for in a document scanner?
I have a flatbed scanner which I would like to supplement with a document scanner given the latter's small desktop footprint and USB power. This will give me the ability to quickly input genealogical ...
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