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How to Use RootsChat (Please don't post requests here) / MOVED: Cynythog, Llanycil - looking for will of Ellis John
« on: Today at 10:18 »
This topic has been moved to Family History Beginners Board.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=895628.0

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The Common Room / Re: Ancestry's forthcoming 7 Jan 25 new records release ?
« on: Sunday 29 December 24 22:45 GMT (UK)  »
My guess is the 1921 census, which was initially exclusive to FindMyPast for 3 years, but that period is now finished.

Rambler

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The Common Room / Re: ERROR: FreeBMD only contains entries between 1837 and 1899
« on: Saturday 26 October 24 23:19 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Chris Doran on Saturday 26 October 24 21:04 BST (UK)
I've been getting odd messages, usually about it being overloaded, for the last few days. Currently it's saying "Your access to FreeUKGEN is suspended for 10 minutes owing to your irregular access patterns." The only thing I've accessed during the past hour is the shelves at the supermarket.  ???

Me too, but I'm going to try to bear with it until they sort it out - FreeBMD is one of the best free genealogical resources for the UK, and they've more than earned my good will! Just hoping it isn't too hard to solve.  ???

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Europe / Re: Missing Birth Certificate
« on: Friday 08 December 23 22:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bronnie,

I'm going to move this post to the Europe board in the hope that it might catch the eye of someone familiar with Prussian/Polish/German records from this era.

Rambler

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: familysearch.org
« on: Friday 02 June 23 23:16 BST (UK)  »
Not quite the same, but Thru-Lines on Ancestry does much the same thing. I have "potential ancestors" which I either know are wrong or cannot be proved, and there's no way to dismiss them. I keep my principal tree offline and just have an outline tree with Ancestry/My Heritage/etc for DNA matching.

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Lancashire / Re: help with family DITCHFIELD
« on: Tuesday 07 June 22 20:58 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: osprey on Tuesday 07 June 22 20:27 BST (UK)
There are Ditchfields across the county boundary in Lymm. Possible baptism?
19 Nov 1797 Thomas son of Thomas & Susannah Ditchfield, date of birth 14 Oct.

I have links to the Ditchfields in Lymm and think this Thomas was buried in Lymm in 1843 aged 46, but it's a distant branch so I haven't checked it out 100%.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Nicknames
« on: Tuesday 21 December 21 22:12 GMT (UK)  »
My father had a cousin known as Dolly, which is usually a pet form of Dorothy, but in this case he knew that her "real" name was Edith. I finally discovered from her grandson that she was small and "doll-like" - hence the nickname.  ;)

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Ancestry's Ethnicity Update Is Finally Here - Share Yours!
« on: Friday 17 September 21 23:06 BST (UK)  »
It's puzzling. My Scottish percentage has gone up to 49%, Irish 27% (similar) and English 14% (down). I have 4 English g-grandparents (with paper trail and DNA matches all firmly in England for earlier generations), one g-granddfather from Mayo and 2 g-grandparents from Antrim (probably included in the "Scottish" element) plus one "unknown", so it doesn't really add up for me.  ??? ???
(My English families are from Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Somerset, so hardly the Scottish borders!) Apart from that, I have 6% Norwegian, 2% Swedish/Danish and 2% Welsh....

MyFamilyTreeDNA gives 53% England/Scotland/Wales, 44% Ireland and 4% Scandinavia.

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Travel to Switzerland
« on: Wednesday 01 September 21 00:36 BST (UK)  »
Travelling from Switzerland to France you need to be able to show your vaccination certificate (European format) or (I think!) negative PCR test. I live in France and can cross the Swiss border both ways with the scannable vaccination cert on my phone or its paper equivalent.

Rambler

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