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Offline Sloe Gin

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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #90 on: Friday 01 July 11 12:34 BST (UK) »
OK, I've got one .... At the archives:

"I'm afraid they're not in any particular order" 
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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #91 on: Friday 01 July 11 12:35 BST (UK) »
Oh yes    ::)   

- I can identify with that one!!!    ;D ;D ;D

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Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #92 on: Saturday 02 July 11 01:40 BST (UK) »
"Records are far from complete". And of course the ones that are there are never the ones I'm interested in.  :(
Bell, Salter, Street - Devon, Middlesbrough.
Lickess- North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough.
Etherington - North Yorks and Durham.
Barker- North Yorks
Crooks- Durham
Forster- North Yorks/Durham
Newsam, Pattison, Proud - North Yorks.
Timothy, Griffiths, Jones - South Wales

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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #93 on: Saturday 02 July 11 03:33 BST (UK) »
Yep ... I keep running up against that one too, Roobarb!
I live in Sydney, Australia, and I'm researching: Powell, Tatham, Dunbar, Dixon, Mackwood, Kinnear, Mitchell, Morgan, Delves, & Anderson

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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #94 on: Saturday 02 July 11 09:38 BST (UK) »
When you show your relatives the family tree and they say " Well THAT can't be right"  ::)

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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #95 on: Saturday 02 July 11 09:43 BST (UK) »
At the archives
sorry but we can't let you have a photo copy you will have so sit and transcripe 40 years of hospital records + post mortum and inquest records

Such a shame as there was hand written letters from relatives to him and I couldn't have a copy
(off to sulk in a corner)

I'll be dead by the time the 100 year rule reaches its deadline knowing my luck ;D ;D  ;D
regards panda
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Linnett.Kent/liverpool 1900+
Button. Kent
Sawyer. Kent
Swain. Kent
Austin/en. Kent
Ellen. Kent
Harman. Kent/ norfolk

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« Reply #96 on: Saturday 02 July 11 12:04 BST (UK) »
I feel like karma is catching up with me.

I just wrote my first "unknown" into my tree. Up until now, I only put real and confirmed entries in. Today I entered my poor gggrandmother in as unknown because I have a photo of her and wanted that in the data base so that I don't lose it. I managed to track down the date of the photo from the photographer's address - 1865 - he only operated for one year. And the pencil writing on the back just says "Grandma Goldsmith".

No first name, no maiden name. And now karma is making me wish I had her name instead of "unknown".

Sigh.

Nevermind. It isn't published. It's a working file. And i WILL find her name one day ... soon.

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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #97 on: Saturday 02 July 11 12:15 BST (UK) »
It's very sad aimeecat but I'm sure you'll find your "unknown" given time.  :-* 

I don't have a published tree so don't really have to worry about others getting the wrong info.  Where I strongly suspect a relationship, all the evidence points to it but I cannot prove it, I now write "unproven" which is far more accurate than "most likely"  ;D
Ireland, Co Antrim: Kerr; Hollinger; Forsythe; Moore
Ireland, Co Louth: Carson; Leslie
Ireland, Co Kerry: Ferris
Scotland, Perthshire/Glasgow:  Stewart
England, Devon/Cornwall: Ferris, Gasser/Jasser/Jesser, Norman

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Re: Genealogists' most hated phrase
« Reply #98 on: Saturday 02 July 11 12:20 BST (UK) »
Ooohh I like that one Fifer - can I please use it!!   

Unproven - got a few of those!!

Wiggy    :)
Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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