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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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What are your roots?
Turns out my family is of old Prussian nobility stock. I knew we were German but I wasn't expecting that!
I think this is a perfectly acceptable excuse to start putting a 'Von' in the middle of my name  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It is fascinating, I love history of all sorts and even more interesting if you have a link. Turned out on my Fathers side we come from a wealthy Dutch Jewish lineage which suprised us all (particularly as grandparents didn't have any money!). |
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I am very lucky as my family as kept records that date back rather a long way. My seven year old daughter has started tracing her way though the records and is hoping that her mothers side of the family will help her trace that side.
My grandfather always used to say it is hard to know who you are, unless you know where you come from.  |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"I am very lucky as my family as kept records that date back rather a long way. My seven year old daughter has started tracing her way though the records and is hoping that her mothers side of the family will help her trace that side.
My grandfather always used to say it is hard to know who you are, unless you know where you come from. "
But I know who I am without having to know who my family were in the 15th century! |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
"What are your roots?
Turns out my family is of old Prussian nobility stock. I knew we were German but I wasn't expecting that!
I think this is a perfectly acceptable excuse to start putting a 'Von' in the middle of my name "
TronVon604 has got a bit of a ring to it! My Dad's done his family tree back to late 1700s, quite fascinating but no real skeletons in the cupboard for us so far |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
dirtybigbadsgirlville |
"What are your roots?
Turns out my family is of old Prussian nobility stock. I knew we were German but I wasn't expecting that!
I think this is a perfectly acceptable excuse to start putting a 'Von' in the middle of my name "
Is that Ron in English? Genealogy is fascinating and I have done some of mine. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My family tree would be.....interesting.
There are some characters in our family that are kind if Red herrings, which leads me yo think somewhere down the line something went bad wrong.  |
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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago
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Mine would be very interesting if I could find exact details of one relative, who told lies so he could join the army.
Don't even know if that was his real name or even know his right date of birth.  |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
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"Mine would be very interesting if I could find exact details of one relative, who told lies so he could join the army.
Don't even know if that was his real name or even know his right date of birth. "
Try with what you know loads of people did the same years ago . |
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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago
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"Mine would be very interesting if I could find exact details of one relative, who told lies so he could join the army.
Don't even know if that was his real name or even know his right date of birth. Try with what you know loads of people did the same years ago ."
Have tried and get to him and get stuck. It was/is a very common name.
I recently found out something really interesting and would love to know if it was true, but will have to wait til I next go to Ireland to find out more stuff from the clan.
Love all the stories from them, it fascinates me. |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
dirtybigbadsgirlville |
"Mine would be very interesting if I could find exact details of one relative, who told lies so he could join the army.
Don't even know if that was his real name or even know his right date of birth. Try with what you know loads of people did the same years ago .
Have tried and get to him and get stuck. It was/is a very common name.
I recently found out something really interesting and would love to know if it was true, but will have to wait til I next go to Ireland to find out more stuff from the clan.
Love all the stories from them, it fascinates me."
They have opened up census records as well as parish records from Eire. |
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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago
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"Mine would be very interesting if I could find exact details of one relative, who told lies so he could join the army.
Don't even know if that was his real name or even know his right date of birth. Try with what you know loads of people did the same years ago .
Have tried and get to him and get stuck. It was/is a very common name.
I recently found out something really interesting and would love to know if it was true, but will have to wait til I next go to Ireland to find out more stuff from the clan.
Love all the stories from them, it fascinates me.They have opened up census records as well as parish records from Eire."
Ooo thank you, that's a great help!
Will look and see what I can find xx |
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Online census goes back to 1840, before that, try looking at parish records and before about 1550, you're into visitation records, land sale records and such. Kelly's lists are good for occupations in specific areas. |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
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"Online census goes back to 1840, before that, try looking at parish records and before about 1550, you're into visitation records, land sale records and such. Kelly's lists are good for occupations in specific areas. "
This ^^^^^^^ as well Hels...I managed to find all sorts.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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French jews on Mums side
Irish catholic on dads
So if you see a ginger man with a big nose playing 'if i was a rich man' on a shillelagh, that will be me
(not that I am ever one to pander to racial stereotypes of course  ) |
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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago
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"Online census goes back to 1840, before that, try looking at parish records and before about 1550, you're into visitation records, land sale records and such. Kelly's lists are good for occupations in specific areas. This ^^^^^^^ as well Hels...I managed to find all sorts...."
Mwah's thank you! xx
It will mean a lot to my Dad if I can find out stuff.
There is a great big chunk missing out of his history we'd love to find out. |
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My cousin researched our family tree a few years back . We all have a copy which is nice now Mum has gone because she had all the family knowledge.
Found out there was a brother 13 I didnt know about died in a shooting accident and a sister died at 4 with scarlet fever. 13 kids in all . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Remember that on average 10% of children were conceived by someone other than their registered father so your (genetic) family tree might look a lot different to your registered tree. |
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I have done mine and found a illagitimate son to my great grand father, familly goes back to an early and lady in scotland.
My mams side of tha family is astrange, her mam (my gran ) i can find loads but her dad was adopted and his birth cert gives mam and dad names but they lead no where, looks like he could have been a mistake born out of wed lock and put up for adoption but never got adopted.
Until they release the world war two records I can not do anything yet as I know he joined the army and got posted to the same place as my gran and they married. Once the records are released I should get a next of kin and a last known address.
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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keith has traced his family tree back to 1690 in scotland found lots of interesting stuf like his family tartan etc but no big supprises other than his great great grandad was one of 13 children ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yep we've looked into both sides quite a lot. In one generation on my mother's side was a Rabbi, on my father's a Pork Butcher!
Couldn't make that up really! |
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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago
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"Yep we've looked into both sides quite a lot. In one generation on my mother's side was a Rabbi, on my father's a Pork Butcher!
Couldn't make that up really!"
haha cracking!
I love all these stories. Great topic OP  |
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"What are your roots?
Turns out my family is of old Prussian nobility stock. I knew we were German but I wasn't expecting that!
I think this is a perfectly acceptable excuse to start putting a 'Von' in the middle of my name "
Von Tron604!!! Nice ring to it xx  |
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"French jews on Mums side
Irish catholic on dads
So if you see a ginger man with a big nose playing 'if i was a rich man' on a shillelagh, that will be me
(not that I am ever one to pander to racial stereotypes of course )"
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
There's nowhere to go on mine as I'm from indentured slave stock. After my great-grandparents there is nothing, and not much on them.
My brother-in-law works on his every once in a while. It's interesting stuff. |
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