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Europe / Re: Where is the 'English Cemetery' in Malta?
« on: Monday 02 February 26 13:23 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much for your prompt and detailed reply.
Greatly appreciated!
Greatly appreciated!
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Europe / Where is the 'English Cemetery' in Malta?
« on: Monday 02 February 26 13:09 GMT (UK) »
A death notice in a UK newspaper referred to a burial in the 'English Cemetery,' Malta in 1950.
The person concerned was a merchant seaman who died of illness while on board his ship, and was buried in Malta.
I'm not looking to track down that person - I'm just curious to know which of Malta's cemeteries was (or is) commonly referred to here as the 'English Cemetery,' as I've come across the term several times.
Browsing a list of cemeteries, I'm thinking that maybe the most likely one is the Ta' Braxia Cemetery, but can anyone with Malta knowledge put me straight?
Many thanks!
The person concerned was a merchant seaman who died of illness while on board his ship, and was buried in Malta.
I'm not looking to track down that person - I'm just curious to know which of Malta's cemeteries was (or is) commonly referred to here as the 'English Cemetery,' as I've come across the term several times.
Browsing a list of cemeteries, I'm thinking that maybe the most likely one is the Ta' Braxia Cemetery, but can anyone with Malta knowledge put me straight?
Many thanks!
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The Common Room / Re: Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers?
« on: Thursday 07 August 25 18:00 BST (UK) »
Just renewed worldwide for another year.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
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The Common Room / Re: Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers?
« on: Thursday 26 June 25 19:10 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the replies.
Yes, thinking about it, I can't imagine all the documents wouldn't reappear on re-subscribing.
It would have been better if they had said something like 'you'll no longer be able to view the documents attached to your tree, unless you resubscribe' rather than saying 'you'll lose them!'
Yes, thinking about it, I can't imagine all the documents wouldn't reappear on re-subscribing.
It would have been better if they had said something like 'you'll no longer be able to view the documents attached to your tree, unless you resubscribe' rather than saying 'you'll lose them!'
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The Common Room / Re: Does anyone know of any current Ancestry special offers?
« on: Thursday 26 June 25 10:04 BST (UK) »
For the last two years I’ve cancelled my annual worldwide Ancestry membership and then immediately used the helpful link on Rootschat to resubscribe at half price.
I’m on the point of cancelling again and the website offers me the opportunity to pause membership, cancel membership or a ‘new’ option – ‘preserve my tree’ for £5.49 a month. (it says this will keep the tree active, retain progress made and allow the viewing of attached records).
I don’t want to preserve my tree, I want to keep working on it… but for the ‘cancel’ option the wording states “your tree stays active, but you ‘LOSE’ the records attached to it… you can view your family tree, but no record attached to it...”
Obviously I wouldn’t expect to view the records until I’ve resubscribed, but I wouldn’t actually ‘lose’ them, would I? If I resubscribed they would all just reappear?
That has always been the case, but the phrasing ‘lose’ the records is a bit alarming... I can't remember what wording was used when I last cancelled
I’m on the point of cancelling again and the website offers me the opportunity to pause membership, cancel membership or a ‘new’ option – ‘preserve my tree’ for £5.49 a month. (it says this will keep the tree active, retain progress made and allow the viewing of attached records).
I don’t want to preserve my tree, I want to keep working on it… but for the ‘cancel’ option the wording states “your tree stays active, but you ‘LOSE’ the records attached to it… you can view your family tree, but no record attached to it...”
Obviously I wouldn’t expect to view the records until I’ve resubscribed, but I wouldn’t actually ‘lose’ them, would I? If I resubscribed they would all just reappear?
That has always been the case, but the phrasing ‘lose’ the records is a bit alarming... I can't remember what wording was used when I last cancelled
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Cheshire / Re: Baptised twice??? Tarvin, Cheshire. ASTBURY, ASPEY, HASPEY
« on: Thursday 08 May 25 20:40 BST (UK) »
I have a relative who was baptised twice.
When she was born, she was baptised in her home town.
Her mother died following childbirth, and her aunt and her husband then took her into their home. She was baptised again at their local church.
When she was born, she was baptised in her home town.
Her mother died following childbirth, and her aunt and her husband then took her into their home. She was baptised again at their local church.
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Lancashire / Re: Liverpool Crematorium records on "Ancestry"
« on: Wednesday 30 April 25 19:36 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that reminder about the online memorial books - useful tip.
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Lancashire / Re: Liverpool Crematorium records on "Ancestry"
« on: Wednesday 30 April 25 18:51 BST (UK) »I just looked in the archives catalogue, though they have Liverpool (Anfield) Crematorium registers listed, they do not have anything in the catalogue for Springwood Crematorium Registers.
Perhaps they are still held by the Crematorium and have not yet been deposited.
Boo
This old thread popped up in a search result and so I thought I’d add something in case it is helpful to anyone.
I’m now working on my husband’s family tree. He’s from Liverpool and so he has many relatives who were cremated either at Anfield or at Springwood.
No problem pre-1975 – the cremations were at Anfeld and I found quite a few records on Ancestry.
But I was confused to see my husband’s grandparents feature in the same set of ‘Liverpool Crematorium’ records. They died in 1981 and were cremated at Springwood.
So I contacted the Liverpool Archives today and they told me that all the crematorium records are listed together under ‘Liverpool Crematorium’ – both online and in the originals. I was surprised to hear that.
So for anyone looking at the Liverpool Crematorium records on Ancestry for post-1975 cremations, these events could have been at Anfield or Springwood and you won’t find that information online.
The Archives recommended checking local newspapers (eg Liverpool Echo) for death notices, to find the correct venue (which I had already started to do).
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The Common Room / Re: Wrong info on Ancestry Trees
« on: Sunday 23 March 25 16:39 GMT (UK) »
A few months ago I noticed an error on a tree – not a close relative of mine, but I thought I would point it out to the tree owner.
The owner had uploaded a lovely photograph of their ancestor’s house, together with a map and an arrow showing its location.
I live in the area and suspected it was incorrect and so I checked the relevant Census document.
Their ancestor lived about a mile away from that location, in a street with a very similar name. When I want to be sure about addresses I scroll forwards and backwards in the Census to check the enumerator’s route, and so I know I was correct.
I messaged them to explain. They did acknowledge the message and said they would look into it.
They still have the incorrect address, photo and map in place.
It’s their loss I suppose – they don’t live in the area, and I was going to offer to take a photo of the correct property for them, had they shown any real interest. (Or maybe I'm being unkind and they just have other priorities in their life!)
However, because Ancestry users love photos so much, many people have copied, perhaps assuming that anyone who has gone to the trouble of uploading a photo and creating a map is bound to be correct.
So these days, if I spot something I’m pretty sure about I just add a polite note to the tree – then others might spot the note and think twice about copying the tree's information without checking it first.
The owner had uploaded a lovely photograph of their ancestor’s house, together with a map and an arrow showing its location.
I live in the area and suspected it was incorrect and so I checked the relevant Census document.
Their ancestor lived about a mile away from that location, in a street with a very similar name. When I want to be sure about addresses I scroll forwards and backwards in the Census to check the enumerator’s route, and so I know I was correct.
I messaged them to explain. They did acknowledge the message and said they would look into it.
They still have the incorrect address, photo and map in place.
It’s their loss I suppose – they don’t live in the area, and I was going to offer to take a photo of the correct property for them, had they shown any real interest. (Or maybe I'm being unkind and they just have other priorities in their life!)
However, because Ancestry users love photos so much, many people have copied, perhaps assuming that anyone who has gone to the trouble of uploading a photo and creating a map is bound to be correct.
So these days, if I spot something I’m pretty sure about I just add a polite note to the tree – then others might spot the note and think twice about copying the tree's information without checking it first.