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Lincolnshire / Re: Unknown Woman named Milchia c. 1770s
« on: Saturday 13 June 20 16:33 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: DCB on Friday 12 June 20 11:19 BST (UK)
Baptism images for South Kelsey St Nicholas are available on FindMyPast but only transcriptions for St Mary.

Mildred Laming is interesting because there was a Milchah Laming baptised at Irby on Humber on 16th August 1753.
The image is not very clear but looks correct as does that for Mildred on the marriage.

Irby is 15-17 miles from the other two locations.

David

Extending on David's excellent finding, I note that according to your tree, at least one granddaughter was named "Mildred". This might be indicative that it was a family name/she was named after "Mylca" and "Mildred" was an alternative or interchangeable name.
It happened a lot, for example Ann and Nancy, Edmund and Edward.

Something to consider, perhaps  :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Establish my father's father
« on: Thursday 05 December 19 03:45 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: brigidmac on Wednesday 04 December 19 17:17 GMT (UK)

Have you triangulated or colour coded your highest DNA matches ? You need to look for matches which don't match your mother's family paternal grandmother
And see if any names come up as 2nd or 3rd cousins which could actually beyourhalf cousins or half second cousins look to find thei mutual grandparents of these shared matches. ...and youmat at least get a family name /region
It may be worth checking ethnicity too .

Hi Ceedeem,

I think Brigidmac is on the money here. Of course your father being a boarder at that early age may be a clue, and is very important genealogical information, but may also be a red herring. If you are searching for your biological roots, DNA is definitely the answer.

I believe there is a DNA board on here (I'm new myself), but I am also very happy to assist you with this; I've gained quite a lot of experience in DNA genealogy research over the years. I'm pretty confident you will be able to at very least locate your paternal grandfather's family, if not the man himself (eg if there are several brothers).

If interested, please get in touch or post on the DNA board and I might see you there! Good luck!  :)

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The Lighter Side / Re: Xmas Smilies?
« on: Thursday 05 December 19 03:38 GMT (UK)  »
As a brand new member just finding my way around, this sounds rather exciting! Love Christmas. And I have to smile that both Christmas posters here are called Carol  :)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: How long have most people been researching?
« on: Sunday 01 December 19 12:58 GMT (UK)  »
I think one of the most brilliant things is that your family tree, as you know it, unfolds gradually over time the more and more work you do and the more and more research you manage to fit in. Greater skills and especially experience, lead to better results. It's all cumulative! You can probably spend a rainy afternoon getting some bare bones back a few generations - some friends of mine have done that and are content with having 'done their family tree'. Others of course, as some above have mentioned, and myself included, have spent many decades and continue to gain huge amounts of fulfilment from it!

Best of luck !!!  :)

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