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The Lighter Side / Advice re documents required when asking for information on British Home Child
« on: Friday 06 March 26 03:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
I have just received the forms from one of the charities involved in the British Home Children scheme as I believe that a relative of mine (bc1900) may have been sent to Canada.
They are asking for my personal identification ie drivers licence, bank statement, utility bill.
I get that under Data Protection laws, precautions have to be taken but do they really need my bank details etc for that?
Advice on this please
Jackie

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Search for Unknown Relative
« on: Friday 27 February 26 19:58 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
Welcome to this site and hopefully there will be some suggestions that you can work on.
One is to try the 1939 Register for the mother which might offer a lead or even the Electoral rolls for the 1930s on the Isle of Wight. A surname search could also help.
This is assuming that the mother's name is correct but good luck with your search.
Jackie

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Technical Help / Re: "Database Error" message
« on: Wednesday 25 February 26 05:54 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, thanks to the administrators for sorting things out.
It was rather annoying and I missed being able to refer to this site.
Jackie

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The Common Room / Re: Ancestry family trees full of lazy errors
« on: Friday 23 January 26 01:02 GMT (UK)  »
Just another one for you.
I am looking into Rose Overton who married Cornelius W Murray (or William C) in 1904 and found a tree on ancestry that has one b1517 Clerkenwell, d1579 Clerkenwell but married 1853 in London!
A ghostly bride perhaps?
Jackie

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The Lighter Side / Re: Finders International
« on: Monday 29 December 25 02:35 GMT (UK)  »
Yes! :)

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The Lighter Side / Re: Finders International
« on: Sunday 28 December 25 23:32 GMT (UK)  »
The money is in my bank account! Not a large amount by any means but very welcome.
Apparently, there is a bit of paperwork to follow. I was hoping that it might give names of other beneficiaries but imagine, with privacy laws as they are, that is unlikely.
So, shall I lead the conga line........
Jackie

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The Common Room / Re: Census and the homeless
« on: Wednesday 24 December 25 19:55 GMT (UK)  »
I have several ancestors who have not appeared in a couple of census records and have always thought that if you didn't want to be recorded in them, you would find a way not to be. If you were homeless, you may not have been aware that they were happening.
There may have been various reasons for not wanting to be recorded.
Jackie

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The Common Room / Re: Ancestry, a year in review.
« on: Thursday 18 December 25 05:19 GMT (UK)  »
Well, mine mentioned that clues from my tree helped 33 people! And I wasn't aware of that!
 ???
Jackie

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The Lighter Side / Re: Finders International
« on: Tuesday 09 December 25 07:20 GMT (UK)  »
Finally got my letter.
So, maybe by the end of the year, I will get my share of the estate. It has taken over 2 years to get to this part.
Still not champagne time.
Jackie

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