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Armed Forces / Re: List of all Battle of Waterloo men - free lookup offer
« on: Saturday 30 January 16 15:38 GMT (UK) »
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The Common Room / Re: Registration of twin births
« on: Monday 25 January 16 13:59 GMT (UK) »
I found a still born child on deceased on line, recorded as SBC of parents names. You can search for free on there and only pay the small fee if you locate a record. Coverage is patchy.
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The Common Room / Re: Tracing distinctive first names and middle names
« on: Monday 25 January 16 13:53 GMT (UK) »
My grandmother had a child with the middle name Moren. My mother once mentioned Irish connections, and someone else told me that a spurious middle name, in an otherwise legitimate looking child, might indicate that the named father was not actually the father. The child died. Moren appears to be an Irish surname and there are no Irish connections otherwise.
Without DNA, the only ancestry that you can really be sure of is the female line!
Without DNA, the only ancestry that you can really be sure of is the female line!
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The Common Room / Re: A record?
« on: Sunday 24 January 16 14:31 GMT (UK) »
I thought that my husband having an Aunt only 1 year older than him was odd enough. The 39 census revealed some further skeletons re what his Gdad was up to.
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The Common Room / Re: Illegitimacy
« on: Sunday 24 January 16 14:23 GMT (UK) »
Sorry Jorose, that's a typo. Should be 1798.
Re the possibility of two mothers, I need to look more closely at this family, to see if I can trace the husband's siblings. He is not readily traceable up to now. I have noted all the suggestions and think that I need to plan another trip. Unfortunately, the Newark marriages are missing for this era, and they have used Phillimore to fill the gap. All the interesting bits such as witnesses are absent.
At least I now have ideas to persue, thank you all.
Re the possibility of two mothers, I need to look more closely at this family, to see if I can trace the husband's siblings. He is not readily traceable up to now. I have noted all the suggestions and think that I need to plan another trip. Unfortunately, the Newark marriages are missing for this era, and they have used Phillimore to fill the gap. All the interesting bits such as witnesses are absent.
At least I now have ideas to persue, thank you all.
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The Common Room / Re: Illegitimacy
« on: Thursday 21 January 16 13:14 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all for your interesting and helpful replies. Venelow, thanks, I will persue those lines of enquiry. I think another trip to Nottingham may be needed.
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Armed Forces / Re: List of all Battle of Waterloo men - free lookup offer
« on: Monday 18 January 16 17:39 GMT (UK) »
Hi Martin, If your generous offer is still open, I have a missing person by the name of William Addis of Newark, Nottinghamshire. He married in 1797, had 3 children, then his wife had 3 further children baptised as illegitimate. I am speculating that he may have been in the militia. There is no death record. Thanks, if you are able to tell me anything.
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The Common Room / Re: Illegitimacy
« on: Monday 18 January 16 17:26 GMT (UK) »I think usually fathers probably did attend the baptisms, if they were in a relationship or married to the mother but if a mother took her illegitimate baby to baptism, and the father was not around she would often name the reputed father.But..... if the father/husband was away for a lengthy period of time and did not/was unable to attend the baptism, could this be taken as denial of paternity? It's just that I have not encountered this type of illegitamacy; ie 3 babies legit. and 3 not, following after. Another option (other than army) is that he was a waterman on the trent canal. If he was away a lot and did not attend church when home, what might "the church" assume about him? I can understand the situation of illegitamacy in the unmarried, but this lady appears to be married and I cannot trace hubby's death.
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The Common Room / Re: Lemmings!
« on: Monday 18 January 16 16:52 GMT (UK) »
I began my researches with a small section of tree from an uncle, which contained several errors. This alerted me to the pitfalls. I seldom look at other trees now, they are so disapointingly full of assumptions. I have spent the last 6 months buying certificates to prove my connections back to 1837. Before that, everything seems a bit more open to error. I do, however put speculative ancestors on my tree, to see what hints come up. If they prove to be wrong, I correct them. I put maybe and 
on entries I'm not certain of.
on entries I'm not certain of.
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