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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.

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Technical Help / Re: Searching Find my Past
« on: Tuesday 17 June 25 10:35 BST (UK)  »
Using FindMyPast there is a difference when you use the “Back” button within the program or use the Return to last web page. Might be not relevant but just thought I would mention it.
 

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Family History Programs, Tree Organisation, Presentation / Re: Software opinions
« on: Monday 16 June 25 10:34 BST (UK)  »
Do you want to have your tree available for use on your iPad and iPhone?
I use Reunion and it has cut down version (Reunion Touch) which lets me view and modify the tree on my iPad or phone. The master file sits on Dropbox and is updated when Wi-Fi signal is available.
Some other programs let you view your tree on a tablet but not update them.
Doing anything useful on the iPhone is hard due to the small screen size but iPad works ok and iPad is easier to take to libraries or relatives than a MacBook.

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Durham / Re: Did this couple marry?
« on: Sunday 15 June 25 13:37 BST (UK)  »
Marriage q1 1840 Tynemouth 25 397 - Henry Bailey THOMPSON and Caroline Ann Ritchie HALL or Agnes HENGHAN or Elizabeth JEWELS or Ann JOHNSTONE.
There are six more marriages of  men called Henry Bailey SURNAMES up to 1860. EDIT - there are eleven such marriages if you do not specify that the wife was called Ann.

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Technical Help / Re: Too large a photo
« on: Sunday 15 June 25 13:09 BST (UK)  »
How big is the file at the moment? If it is say 5 MB then you need to make it about ten times smaller. So make one of the height or width about a third smaller then the size (area) will reduce by 3x3 which is a ninth so 5 MB becomes about 0.55 MB or 550 KB.

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Technical Help / Re: Too large a photo
« on: Sunday 15 June 25 13:05 BST (UK)  »
If you are using a Mac then you can resize images withi Preview. Open up the Tools dropdown menu. I'd be surprised if Widows does not also have such a feature built in.

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Durham / Re: Methodist Chapel, Silksworth graves
« on: Thursday 12 June 25 15:16 BST (UK)  »
Some times you just have to search manually.

Sunderland Echo 17 Jan 1922 - Deaths (rather faint image )
PARKER - At 30 Blind Lane New Silksworth on the 15th inst Mary Jane aged 65 years beloved wife of the late John W Parker. To be interred at St Matthews Church on Wednesday the 18th, cortege to leave above address at 3 o’clock. Friends please accept this intimation. Deeply mourned.

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Durham / Re: Methodist Chapel, Silksworth graves
« on: Thursday 12 June 25 15:06 BST (UK)  »
Eight In Memoriam Entries in the Sunderland Daily on 15 Jan 1923 for mother Mary Jane PARKER and father John W PARKER who died 16 Dec 1915. So I’m surprised that I cannot find a death notice saying where the funeral and burial would be. Tried searching for just “PARKER” and also for “Mary Jane”. Might be findable using her maiden name.

Sunderland Daily Wednesday June 4 1924
Death - WALLACE At 13 Primrose Street, Murton Colliery on June 2 age 39 years Mary Jane wife of William WALLACE and daughter of John and Mary PARKER of Silksworth. Interment at St Matthews Church Silksworth ~~

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Trying to trace my grandfather Edward (surname unknown) Probably from Lavenham.
« on: Saturday 07 June 25 11:14 BST (UK)  »
As Peter, the OP, was last active yesterday it looks like he was alerted to the post. Probably needs to go the DNA route to confirm the speculation.

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