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by meekhcs
04 Jul 2020, 18:11
Forum: General research queries
Topic: James Henry Robert 1884-?
Replies: 11
Views: 5939

Re: James Henry Robert 1884-?

How did I miss that??
I can't view the grave or headstone details on cwgc.
I don't have his date of birth but he was born july-sept Q 1884 in Tiverton.
Thanks you have given me more info to follow up
by meekhcs
04 Jul 2020, 16:43
Forum: General research queries
Topic: James Henry Robert 1884-?
Replies: 11
Views: 5939

James Henry Robert 1884-?

Would really be grateful for fresh eyes on this problem. James Henry Roberts was born to James Roberts and Eliza Burgoyne (various spellings) in Tiverton DEVON in 1884. GRO record confirms Mother's maiden name. James and Eliza married in Tiverton Baptist Chapel in 1882. James was born in Liskeard in...
by meekhcs
29 Jun 2020, 09:52
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Marriage of Thomas Cornall to Ann Elmes brickwall
Replies: 26
Views: 13880

Re: Marriage of Thomas Cornall to Ann Elmes brickwall

Hello I have checked Ancestry, FMP, Familysearch, Freereg using variations in spellings of both names. I have also checked using surnames only, with variations, in case they had additional/different christian names, and wildcards I have drawn a complete blank. My suggestions? - they never married, w...
by meekhcs
23 Jun 2020, 16:48
Forum: DNA
Topic: DNA
Replies: 15
Views: 10873

Re: DNA

Couldn't agree more. I cannot understand why people take a DNA test on Ancestry and do nothing with it. Ancestry offer no help once the test has been done except to offer "Thru Lines" DNA matching for people who have built trees. Which brings us back to the thorny issue of inaccurate trees...