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The Lighter Side / Re: England Jurisdictions 1851 Maps
« on: Saturday 02 August 25 19:15 BST (UK) »
I am not sure what it is you are missing but have you tried GENUKI?
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The Common Room / Re: Query re names and titles on Paish Record
« on: Saturday 26 July 25 13:38 BST (UK) »
It shows that the vicar or curate thought the person deserved more respect than the common people. May be due to class, education or money. Or maybe the vicar was sucking up to the family for his own reasons.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Unknown Surname
« on: Tuesday 15 July 25 12:20 BST (UK) »
If John was born in the 40s he may still be alive and so we are not meant to put any details about him online.
However I suggest you put your query on the Australian board where it may catch the eye of someone, or ask the moderator to move this to there.
As Mt ISA has a population of only about 20,000 if John had stayed there the locals could probably identify him from a photo.
Is your daughter’s DNA on several different sites? I copied mine onto MyHeritage and after some years found a close relative who had been given a DNA test with them as a Christmas present and took it “for a laugh”. His mother had been adopted.
Can you get access to a list of residents of Mt ISA now and or back in around 1975. If John has such odd surname you might recognise it.
However I suggest you put your query on the Australian board where it may catch the eye of someone, or ask the moderator to move this to there.
As Mt ISA has a population of only about 20,000 if John had stayed there the locals could probably identify him from a photo.
Is your daughter’s DNA on several different sites? I copied mine onto MyHeritage and after some years found a close relative who had been given a DNA test with them as a Christmas present and took it “for a laugh”. His mother had been adopted.
Can you get access to a list of residents of Mt ISA now and or back in around 1975. If John has such odd surname you might recognise it.
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The Common Room / Re: How quickly could Hawkers travel in Victorian era?
« on: Thursday 10 July 25 13:05 BST (UK) »
A man and his wife could easily stroll ten miles every morning carrying goods and baby.
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Durham / Re: Morton Buston
« on: Sunday 29 June 25 10:13 BST (UK) »
That was well spotted Fiddlerslass. So means finding out through DNA the father of Morton BUSTON could be trickier.
The chances of solving the matter will be better if a DNA record can be got from the child of his who is still living. Failing that then a grandchild.
I tried to find a MORTON in the ancestors of Morton BUSTON’s mother but failed. Come to that I could not find a VASEY either. Not helped by SNAITH being transcribed as SMITH of SNATH and BUSTON being BURTON sometimes.
The chances of solving the matter will be better if a DNA record can be got from the child of his who is still living. Failing that then a grandchild.
I tried to find a MORTON in the ancestors of Morton BUSTON’s mother but failed. Come to that I could not find a VASEY either. Not helped by SNAITH being transcribed as SMITH of SNATH and BUSTON being BURTON sometimes.
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Durham / Re: Morton Buston
« on: Friday 27 June 25 12:57 BST (UK) »
Unless you have the name "Morton" in your family as a given name or a surname then if is highly likely that the father of your Morton BUSTON had the surname MORTON. Using FindMyPast I see that there were a few families with that surname near Spennymoor in 1891.
To be get evidence of which family had a man or lad who fathered Morton BUSTON you should consider getting a DNA test.
As you may know it was not uncommon for miners families to have a female servant. This occurred mostly where a family had several sons working down the mine but no daughters to help with all the washing, cleaning and cooking. So 9 months before MB was born his mother may have been working as a servant in some village a few miles from Spennymoor such as Coundon or Brandon.
To be get evidence of which family had a man or lad who fathered Morton BUSTON you should consider getting a DNA test.
As you may know it was not uncommon for miners families to have a female servant. This occurred mostly where a family had several sons working down the mine but no daughters to help with all the washing, cleaning and cooking. So 9 months before MB was born his mother may have been working as a servant in some village a few miles from Spennymoor such as Coundon or Brandon.
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Durham / Re: Morton Buston
« on: Wednesday 25 June 25 13:38 BST (UK) »
Currency conversion should not be an issue. All you need is a credit card such as Visa or Mastercard. Have you registered with the GRO. It is free and simple to do and secure but you cannot buy anthing without doing it. The Birth certificate is available as a digital image and so will be available right away.
Attached is copy of where I went through the process before backing out.
Marriage certificates are not available as digital images so will take time.
Attached is copy of where I went through the process before backing out.
Marriage certificates are not available as digital images so will take time.
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The Common Room / Re: General question
« on: Wednesday 25 June 25 11:39 BST (UK) »
I find that before trying “ clever” tricks it is best to just search for them online using a search engine such as DuckDuckGo. Simple and quick and sometimes works.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Starting out
« on: Friday 20 June 25 13:33 BST (UK) »
Do not just focus on your dad’s side. You need to trace your mother’s family and identify as many cousins, second and third cousins as you can.
Thus when you get DNA matches in Ancstry, MyHeritage etc you can identify those who are on you mothers side. Those who are not on your mams side may be on your dad’s.
DNA solved one unknown for me and threw up an unknown relative who had been adopted.
Thus when you get DNA matches in Ancstry, MyHeritage etc you can identify those who are on you mothers side. Those who are not on your mams side may be on your dad’s.
DNA solved one unknown for me and threw up an unknown relative who had been adopted.