Questions tagged [yorkshire]
For questions about the county of Yorkshire in the north-east of England, commonly abbreviated "Yorks." Previously subdivided into three Ridings: the North, East, and West Ridings of Yorkshire.
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Does anyone know where Gilford, Yorkshire is / was?
I found the census entry below and I read the place of birth for William Thacker as Gilford, Yorkshire. I have been unable to find a location for this or anything similar.
Does anyone have any ...
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Travelling within the UK in 1800s
My 4th great-grandfather was a weaver who was born in 1772 and was married, lived and died in the Wigan area.
I have found a record dated 1801, for someone with the same name, age and occupation in ...
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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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Where did my 2nd great-uncle William Morris go after 1914?
My 2nd great-uncle, William Morris was born 10 May 1887 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. His parents were Henry Morris and Mary nee Green Morris.
I have his birth and baptism.
He is found on the ...
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Doing neighborhood or street address research in England?
In the related question Starting pre-1837 research in England and Wales? I have residence information for George Hindley and Hannah Drake from their civil marriage certificate and a census enumeration,...
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What is this place in County of York on UK War Office Marriage Record?
I am indexing an image on FamilySearch for UK War Office Registers, Soldier Records, 1772-1935. This text in this image is the place of a marriage that took place on Dec, 11, 1825.
I can make out the ...
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Apprenticeship records or trade information for 1830s Sheffield, Yorkshire?
This is the same family as in the related question Finding residence information for Toronto in the 1840s?
I have two references to George Hindley in Sheffield, Yorkshire -- both identify him as a ...
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Two different marriage dates for the same couple?
I'm digging through online records and researching Charles and Mary Ann Kirby (listed as maiden name of Hart) who came to Canada from Yorkshire England. I found one record that has their wedding as ...
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What could the numbers after an affidavit of a burial mean?
In the parish records for Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, some of the early 18th-century records have an "aff." notation at the end of a burial record (Ancestry.com example). I presume that means that the ...
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Mary and Mally: were they used interchangeably in Yorkshire in the late 18th century?
In my previous question on Finding the Fatherless Feathers, I made reference to a Mally Thomas with whom the Feather siblings seemed to be lodging in 1841, in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England.
In 1851,...
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Finding the Fatherless Feathers
How common is it to be unable to find baptismal records of a whole family in early 19th century England?
In one tree I am researching, there is a John Feather, who Census records locate in 1861 and ...
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Did glaziers rescue medieval stained glass in World War II?
Does anyone out there have any information on glaziers rescuing medieval stained glass in World War II? My grandfather William Manning was in this reserved occupation and I am trying to find out if ...
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The vicar didn't record the baptised child's name! Now what?
In my in-laws tree, there is an ancestor Robert Judson, son of James Judson who was baptised in Haworth, Yorkshire, 11 July 1736.
I haven't found an obvious candidate for James yet, but I did find a ...
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Why would FamilySearch.org index be showing a person's age in a marriage, if that's not in the Parish Record?
This problem is somewhat similar to an earlier question of mine, but the issue is more general than before. In one tree I am researching, I can find a marriage record for Nathaniel Claughton and ...
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Strategy for distinguishing between two possible baptisms, and thus people, parents, etc.?
My partner has an ancestor, Peggy Crossley, probably born around 1750, who married Henry Rawlinson in Burnley, Lancaster (source) in October 1767.
I have two candidate baptismal records that seem ...
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How likely is it that the England & Wales Census would be wrong about an age by ten years?
Or is it just a gap in the records?
My 3xgreat-grandmother, Sarah Rule, is shown in the 1851, 1871 and 1881 Censuses for England and Wales with ages that would indicate a date of birth around 1809–...
