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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Odd name
« on: Tuesday 06 July 10 09:03 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for all your had work Alison, for such unusual names there seems a lot of confusion! I'll send for certificates and see if that helps-I can't afford too many at once, the pension only goes so far! Many thanks again
Jen

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The Lighter Side / Re: Find my Past---was it a wise thing to do?
« on: Saturday 03 July 10 15:28 BST (UK)  »
Sorry to hear about the family, a lot of my relatives are much the same, I think we would be more interesting to them if we were rich! 
Still, you can't choose your relatives, but you can choose your friends! ;D

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The Lighter Side / Re: Find my Past---was it a wise thing to do?
« on: Friday 02 July 10 19:09 BST (UK)  »
Thanks plummiegirl, got any tips on good Irish sites?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Odd name
« on: Friday 02 July 10 18:52 BST (UK)  »
Blanche was born 1845, surely a bit too early for gold rush? I suppose John could have been involved in railways-he was a rolling stock builder, not a labourer, maybe they needed skilled men to start them off?
By the way, I found a  reference to a Hissey in the lunatic asylum but can't find it at the moment. so much info builds up half of it not relevant!

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Odd name
« on: Friday 02 July 10 18:44 BST (UK)  »
I've been doing a bit of map work, all the Hisseys live within a few miles of Newbury, the couple married in Leicestershire could have got the train from Newbury to Hinckley, if they wanted to marry outside the parish (?) If i recall right 3 weeks residency is all that's needed to get hitched

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Odd name
« on: Friday 02 July 10 18:39 BST (UK)  »
Blanche is a very French sounding name, and a wide deviation from other names in the family-they tend to stick to names already used, father's mother's etc. Wonder if it was picked up in Canada? My history is a bit wobbly around here, but weren't the US ports closed to immigration around then? Maybe they had to come in through Canada to get to the US or the Klondyke. Just a thought

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The Lighter Side / Re: Find my Past---was it a wise thing to do?
« on: Thursday 01 July 10 21:36 BST (UK)  »
I had subscription to FindMyPast but ran into a brick wall when ancestors came from Ireland, they have nothing, but they didn't mention that in the subs page

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Odd name
« on: Thursday 01 July 10 21:23 BST (UK)  »
Gold was found around 1870 wasn't it? Too late?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Odd name
« on: Thursday 01 July 10 21:18 BST (UK)  »
Thanks alison,Im trying to sort out who is who but it's difficult. i have a photo of charles in his later years, but can't work out how to get it on here.
I think the family had a lot to hide as both Frances and her mother left their husbands and live apart (as did my grandmother) so maybe a bit of obfuscutating* went on!
*smokescreen

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