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When looking at a tree I can only see 3 levels, how do I expand it - used to know but cannot remember ..read more

My 7th great grandfather William Cooke 1626-1677 East Sutton Kent. When looking at hints on ancestry some people have William Cook as the 2nd Baronet of Broome Hall. so I started searching thiking the nearest one to Kent isone in Surrey that once belonged to Oliver Reed but that was built too late to have any connection. I have found a reference in St Marys Church Cranford Norfolk to a William Cooke 2nd baronet of Broome hallimage.pngI have tried googling to see if I can find any more information but not finding anything that woould give me any clues that he was connected to my tree ..read more

I have been researching for the last few months an incident that occurred during WW2 close to my home in Nantwich in Cheshire which has culminated in an extensive piece of research into how the six men sadly died trying to defuse a bomb. I have attached the story here if anybody is interested in hearing their story. Thanks https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024...d-at-nantwich ..read more

Just back from a vacation to Yorkshire where we visited ancient family sites and renewed our interest in researching the Wilson line in the 16 and 1700s. They lived in Leeds and York and the surrounding area. Should I renew Ancestry or go to FindMyPast for very ancient records in the Yorkshire area. We had fun in the archives of York University. Very helpful fellow there. We found two wills from 1688 and 1710. Very confusing relationships. How could Richard have a brother Richard. We eventually decided that he was referring to his son's father-in-law. Thanks for your opinions ..read more

I am 80 years old and have suffered amnesia as far back as I can remember. I have always been a Greek Mythology fanatic. I am trying to draw up a family tree starting with Chaos and Gaea, the very beginning as far a Hesiod is concerned. The tree involves many unions between brother-sister, mother-son, father-daughter, gods-humans, etc. FTM2017 fails me as it will not accept these unusual pairings. I don't want the name Zeus to appear twenty times while referring to the same entity. Can anyone recommend a FTM software that would solve my problem? A quick read-through Zeus on Wikipedia alone wil ..read more

Hi all, I have been tracking the Moore family in Bulwell Nottingham. Everything was going ok until I found Thomas Moore b.1843 [son of Thomas Moore b.1818] I have Thomas jr in census 1861: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discovery...d=422584826327 He marries Mary Ada Savidge in 1864 @ Bulwell. and 1871: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discovery...w/4887588:7619 I cannot find the family in 1881. Thomas jr dies in 1882 and his son Samuel Thomas [sometimes Thomas Samuel] b.1869 dies in 1883. Their mother Mary Ada [Savidge] Moore b. 1836 dies in 1889 and their daughter Mary Ada Moore b. 1867 dies in ..read more

I have details of a Robert Wallace Gibb who served in the RAF during 2nd WW from Forces War Records on Ancestry. How do I confirm that this person is the one I’m looking for? The records do not give date of birth or where from. Service number1785099, Active Reference AIR 78 60 2 ..read more

The newest version 10 of Legacy Family Tree released earlier this week, is now totally FREE & includes all the options previously only available in the Deluxe version as well as new enhancements ..read more