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Messages - nelliedee

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The Common Room / Re: Did she mistake the father?
« on: Tuesday 22 February 11 18:43 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry busylizzie I misunderstood  your post - I thought he was still alive. Your problem sound very similsr to mine.

I also had a problem with the name of one of my husband's great uncles - everyone said he was called Don......I looked for ages and couldn't find him, then the penny dropped when I found the rest of the family, he wasn't Donald or anything like that, he was Gordon. We don't all use the same abbreviations either!

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The Common Room / Re: Did she mistake the father?
« on: Tuesday 22 February 11 17:53 GMT (UK)  »
Busylizzie - has he got an explanation for the different name? I assume that sometimes people use names as 'pet' names or just to distinguish themselves fromsomeone else (apart from the errors!). We deal with members of the public at work and several times we have had folk who use a name that isn't on their birth certificate. ???

Redroger - glad to hear you haven't had this problem (Yet!) not one to wish for I might add.

regards to you both

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The Common Room / Re: Did she mistake the father?
« on: Tuesday 22 February 11 11:19 GMT (UK)  »

  Oh so true Carol.

My problem is that when I make a mistake my friendly helpful computer broadcasts it round the globe. Luckily you rootschat experts don't seem to mind helping me put it right without making me feel too foolish.   :)

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The Common Room / Re: Did she mistake the father?
« on: Monday 21 February 11 21:35 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the replies everyone. I am relieved that you think what I hoped you'd think !! I just didn't want to make an assumption that would send me down the wrong path.

It's reassuring to know of other human errors too.

Thanks again


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The Common Room / Did she mistake the father?
« on: Monday 21 February 11 16:49 GMT (UK)  »
I have a birth certificate for Isabella MArgaret Jameson born 7 April 1847 in Lawford Essex (Registration district) Tendring. it gives her mother as Margaret formerly Drew and her father as William occupation  Railway Platelayer.

Everything is OK except for the father's name which I have as Benjamin in all the censuses. Isabella MArgaret also uses a third name Elizabeth ( Elizabeth I M JAmeson).I can track the family all through the censuses. So what has happened with the father's first name? Can I rely on the cert. I have being correct?

All views gratefully accepted!

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Derbyshire / Re: Derbyshire mines pre 1910
« on: Thursday 30 September 10 12:09 BST (UK)  »
Hi

The problem I have had is the number of mines within easy reach of where ancestors lived. I think you're right about being lucky unless you have some indication where to direct the search.

As I said before the record office has records, maps etc associated with mining though I have not found lists of miners waiting for the finding!

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Derbyshire / Re: Derbyshire mines pre 1910
« on: Monday 27 September 10 21:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I know that the Derbyshire Record Office hold records about mining in the county, they have a searchable website (though not actual documents) and the staff are very helpful if you ring them. Just google the record office for details.

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Derbyshire / Re: Derbyshire Baptist History
« on: Saturday 18 September 10 10:50 BST (UK)  »
Hi Damian

I've left a message for the Reverend asking about the history and records of the chapel. I'll let you know when he responds  :)

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Derbyshire / Re: Derbyshire Baptist History
« on: Thursday 16 September 10 21:48 BST (UK)  »
Hi

Just found this thread - probably because I'm just researching baptist ancestors in Derbyshire!

If it's of any interest to previous posters I've visited Swanwick Baptist Chapel today looking for my ancestors. I'm quite happy to go back to look for headstones for anyone researching Swanwick (Needless to say I don't live too far away).

Some quite old stones, some illegible , some broken but enough to be interesting - the one I was looking for was very eroded so no info. readable)

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