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lyssy, I'd guess it's continued from the previous column. It looks like 'Glam' so perhaps she was born in Wales, in the county of Glamorgan.

P.S. I see you replied to a 16 year old discussion.

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Scotland / Re: Death record?
« on: Sunday 16 March 25 11:23 GMT (UK)  »
You can find the Glasgow Herald and Evening Times newspapers on Google Newspaper Archive FoC. Unfortunately though, there is no great search function and you have to search by going to the specific date of paper you are looking for and then "reading" the paper.
The Google News Archive has the Glasgow Herald from 1806–1990. Like you say, it's not searchable by keyword, you can only go to a date and page then read through it.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC

Newspapers[dot]com has it 1820–1985 and you can use your Ancestry log-in. The snippet you see from a free search may be enough to spot something you're looking for. You can then use the Google archive to view the whole article for free.

Find My Past / British Newspaper Archive have the Glasgow Herald 1820–1900 and are also searchable. With the subscription sites you can also widen your search to include other Glasgow papers.

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The Common Room / Re: Common Law Marriage
« on: Sunday 04 August 24 13:05 BST (UK)  »
You've possibly seen these relating to the background of George Hay Edwards,

Marriage of George Hay Edwards & Charlotte Bartlett, OND 1841, Islington
Birth of Charlotte Edwards, mms Bartlett, OND 1842, Islington
Birth of George Hay Edwards, mms Bartlett, AMJ 1845, Islington
Birth of Frederick Edwards, mms Bartlett, AMJ 1847, Islington
Birth of John Henry Edwards, mms Bartlett, JAS 1852, Islington

Marriage of Frederick EDWARDS & Ellen Mary Theresa FOWLER, 1873, Victoria, Australia
www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

"EDWARDS—FOWLER.—On the 3rd May, 1873, at the Presbyterian Church, Richmond, by the Rev. John Bagley, Frederick second son of George Hay Edwards, Esq., M. I. C. E., Stoke Newington, England, to Ellen, only daughter of Mr Henry Fowler, Kyneton, Victoria. London papers please copy."
The Kyneton Observer (Victoria), 19 Jan 1878
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/240928266

Marriage of George Hay EDWARDS & Isabella BAYNE, 1877, Victoria, Australia

Death of George Hay Edwards, 13 Sep 1918, at 3 Byron Street, Hobart
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/2011822
Will
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/AD960-1-40/AD960-1-40-12188_1

"DEATHS.
EDWARDS.—On September 17, 1918, at his late residence, No. 2 Byron-street, George Hay, husband of Bessy Edwards, aged 72 years.
...
FUNERAL NOTICES.
EDWARDS.—Funeral of the late George Hay Edwards of No. 2 Byron-street, Sandy Bay, will arrive at Queenborough Cemetery on Saturday (This Day), at 2.45 p.m."
The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania), 14 Sep 1918
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11409252?searchTerm=Edwards

Death of BESSIE A EDWARDS, 1924, father (-HIGGINS), mother MARY, district NORTH SYDNEY
https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au

"EDWARDS.—On June 5, 1924, at Alpine Flats, William-street, North Sydney, Bessie Alice, widow of the late George Hay Edwards, C.E., Hobart."
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23742543?searchTerm=Edwards

"HAY-EDWARDS.—On June 5, at Sydney Bessie A., relict of the late George Hay-Edwards consulting civil engineer, Hobart."
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37635803?searchTerm=Edwards

Bessie A Edwards, died 5 Jun 1924, buried Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, Ryde, NSW
www.findagrave.com/memorial/145306723/bessie-a-edwards
https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=3510460

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The Common Room / Re: Missing GRO Death - 1945
« on: Monday 22 January 24 23:54 GMT (UK)  »
If you've contacted the GRO and they won't update their database then you could add a postem to the corresponding FreeBMD entry. Perhaps a brief note for how to find it in the new GRO index and/or an explanation of what was recorded on the certificate.

The discussions pinned to the top of the Common Room includes one on postems and how to use them.

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The Common Room / Re: Tips for finding lost ancestor
« on: Saturday 28 October 23 00:33 BST (UK)  »
If that's the correct death registration then this could be the corresponding death / burial,
 
www.findagrave.com/memorial/226749477
 
The possible marriage in 1972 was to a Christine M Edmonds. The death of a Christine Mitchell (born 25 Dec 1931) was registered in Leeds in April 1993. The probate index shows a Christine Mitchell of Skelton Cres., Leeds died 8 April 1993.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: FAM HIST SITES ADVICE
« on: Friday 27 October 23 23:02 BST (UK)  »
:o  Crikey Biggles you have a Worldwide Ancestry annual sub for only £89!  Mine is £179.99   :-\

CD
There are a few chats in the Common Room about Ancestry discounts after your subscription expires, such as

www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832955.msg7418262#msg7418262

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The Common Room / Re: Contacting a family tree owner on Ancestry
« on: Saturday 09 July 22 23:59 BST (UK)  »
Without a paid up sub the only other option is that you can send them an invitation to view your tree and include a message. This assumes you can find their username.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: On line Death Register
« on: Tuesday 28 April 20 12:30 BST (UK)  »
Another option is to look up the name on www.archway.archives.govt.nz . This includes the index for probate files. Not all deaths required probate but if he's listed you should get full name, occupation, and the year and district in which probate was finalised.

Older probate files, up to about the 1960s, can be viewed at www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1865481

Some NZ cemeteries and councils have put their burial and cremation indexes online. If you know where he died you could Google the local cemetery website.

You could search for the name on Ancestry, FindMyPast and FamilySearch. They have electoral rolls, passenger lists and links to sites such as FindAGrave.

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The Common Room / Re: GRO website - Deaths from 1984 to 2019
« on: Saturday 18 January 20 21:45 GMT (UK)  »
I notice they have now added BIRTHS from 1984 to 2004.

I'm hoping they bring that forward to the present day like they have with the deaths as it would help a lot with locating current relatives!

Thanks, I hadn't noticed that. They also have births for 1919, i.e. over 100 years ago. I'm sure they previously only went to 1918.

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