Who When Where

A bit late in answering, sorry, but I've looked at a few of the Ancestry and Fold 3 records and I'd say the 'problem' is down to transcription errors caused by poor handwriting. The Fold 3 records are mainly enlistments, which often include further information, and the correct place appears to be &q...

Unfortunately when your likely 'common ancestor' is as far back as 6xG Grandparents, you're facing an uphill struggle. Estimates I've read suggest that fewer than 5% of your 7th cousins would share any DNA with you, and for those that do it would usually be around 15cMs or less. I'm still fairly new...

Just so you know you're not alone.... I have the same situation with an 1867 burial in County Durham.

The local registrars were very helpful, but were also unable to find any death certificate.

This might be the lady who was the informant on OJD's 1977 death certificate: 1939 Register Annie B Dalziel (married) DoB: 11 Dec 1912 (the 1985 death registration indicates DOB is 12 Dec 1912) Address: 16 Somerville Road, Dartford, Kent Occupation: Vickers Dartford (I wonder if that was Vickers-Ar...

I found a birth of a James Purcell on FMP on 4th August 1835 in Urlingford (this ties in with James dying aged 60), father Tim mother ??? nee Walsh. I wouldn't be too quick to assume that's the correct birth/baptism. They married in 1852, so if 1835 is correct that would make him underage. Catherin...

Its OK, I've found it by searching for Richard Eagan. If you scroll back to page 1 you'll see the microfilm is headed Parish of Muckalee, Baptisms, 30 Oct 1801 - Sept 1806, and you an see the year 1802 on the top right on the image you posted. Unfortunately this puts it about 80 years earlier than y...

Sorry but I cant read that at all, nor can I replicate your details from a search. Can you provide the exact details from the transcript on FMP please.

The website is back up, and I was wrong... Edmond was said to be 34 when he died, so born c1870*. This obviously doesn't fit with his birth registration (1866), or his age in the 1901 census (born c1869), but John's age varies too - the 1901 census says born c1865 but the 1911 says born c1869 (which...

The website is currently down, but I believe his age was given as 36. I think that only Edmond & John have the same father. James may have been his grandfather & he used his name to cover up that he was illegitimate. Or perhaps Edmond & John had another brother named James, and it was hi...

I disagree that the middle part of the name of Michael's NoK is unreadable, I read it very clearly as Mary Dillon - that's why I went looking for that particular name. Edward, Edmond, Edmund, Edwin etc are all different names, as you say, but there are numerous examples of names being recorded incor...