Does anyone have any theories for why a couple may have married in 1889 AFTER having four children, the earliest in 1883. One has a very rare surname and this result is the only one that matches? When looking on GRO her surname is registered for each child - before and after the marriage. Plus on one of their birth certificates -before the marriage - she's listed with her married name, despite not being married? This is in Manchester, England and they were very poor hawkers. submitted by /u/Chumomishto [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I recently did a my heritage health dna check because I was curious and it was offered. Most things came back good but it said that I had a higher risk of late onset alzheimers because of an inherited APOE4 e4 gene this surprised me and frightened me because no one in my family has ever had alzheimers most lived to a good age and had other health issues yes but not that. It also said I was prone to gaining weight. But gotta say that's a definite no since during lockdown when I was doing little more than eating junk food and the little I did put on I lost quickly once I started my normal life ..read more

I’m researching my grandmothers family and it seems a lot of lies have been told so save face (illegitimate children). This man shares the same name as the man that was apparently my great great great grandfather. Turns out he isn’t. My great great grandfather (his son) was adopted by his partner. She was known to take in children whose parents can’t look after them and would give them the surname, Staple. What’s interesting to me is a lot of matches from this side of the family are Puerto Rican. Could it just be a coincidence that this man was in Puerto Rico? Who was he? Why was he there? I ..read more

An interesting little snippet I found in my hometowns baptism records - apparently in 1750 my 7th great-grandmother, Maria Theresia Iburg, was godmother to the illegitimate child of a "persona advena" (immigrant?) from the next town over (Gandersheim, Germany). The mothers name is not recorded (usually even their baptism records for illegitimate children at least have the mothers name - I've only found one other entry so far where that's not the case). Makes me wonder if the mother gave up the child, had it taken away from her, or possibly died. Also wondering if Maria Theresia ended up raisi ..read more

While researching my family tree I have found a rather interesting discovery regarding my 2nd great grandma. She was born in 1878. The strange thing that I discovered is (my 3rd great grandparents) her parents. Her dad was born in 1847 and her mother born in 1862! Meaning her mom was 16 and her dad 31 at the time she was born! It is confirmed too because I have thrulines and dna matches proving that these are in fact her parents. But to tell you the truth this does not surprise me at all considering this took place in the deep south around North Carolina and Georgia. submitted by /u/Shot_Sir ..read more

I'm a film & video professional who got into genealogy during the Covid lockdowns and I started making little video essays about the family history research I'd been doing (links below). I've been invited to present a how-to webinar type-thing this coming Saturday to the Rock Island County Illinois Genealogical Society over zoom and it's free and open to anyone who requests an invite. So I thought I'd share the info here in case anyone wants to join. It will be from 10AM to noon central time (11-1 eastern) on Saturday. This is the link to register for the zoom meeting. Below are links to ..read more

Hi everyone, I am doing genealogy in Emden in Ostfriesland in northern Germany. I am looking for an ancestor born at the end of 1790 (97-99). With the Frisian name system, I'm finding it hard to get a clear idea of his parents' names, although I do have a few solutions. The religion is Lutheran. I don't know if I've come to the right place, but I've had a look at Archion, which has Lutheran registers for Emden. I haven't found anyone with the names I'm looking for in the years I need... Are all the Lutheran registers on Archion? I've already contacted several places without success and I can ..read more

Not sure where to look next. I have German ancestors for whom I cannot find any record of marriage. Looking for ideas of where to look next. ggg grandmother (b. 1820) had 2 illegitimate children in 1840s Baden. Father unknown. I have church records for ggg grandmother at this parish back to at least her parents marriage. 1854 - ggg grandmother immigrates via Le Havre to NYC with her oldest child and ggg grandfather. However they don’t use the same surname during travel. They are listed together but use her maiden name for her and the child on the ship manifest. After arrival they all use his ..read more

I have recently connected to an entire branch of my dad's family... his grandfather's sibling who emigrated back to Scotland has a couple hundred descendants still in that area. It's been a thrilling find sending greetings back and forth, and I was just invited to their reunion that they hold every five years. Very kind invite, but I can't go, as I'm in the US, and the timing won't work (I said I'd be there virtually, and we will zoom at some point). They were so nice, and mailed me an official invite as a keepsake, with a note attached explaining the significance of the "family crest" on the ..read more

Hi all, simple question I hope. If I have a second cousin first removed match on Ancestry and I deem them to be one generation above and I'm searching for my missing parent, is it as straightforward that one of their second cousins would be this parent ? They have a vast tree with many 2nd cousins listed. submitted by /u/Londonlens89 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more