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- 01 Jan 2024, 19:39
- Forum: Genealogy chat
- Topic: Release of files in January 2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2562
Release of files in January 2024
Although TNA have said on their 'Discovery' catalogue that thousands of files have been 'released' including many Second World War Army service records researchers should take that with a pinch of salt. Some will have been held back (some definitely should, as they are about victims of recent crimes...
- 18 Dec 2023, 20:09
- Forum: Genealogy chat
- Topic: Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3247
Planned destruction of wills by Ministry of Justice
Researchers should be aware of this proposal. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/easier-access-to-historic-wills-under-new-government-plans https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/18/millions-of-wills-could-be-destroyed-deleting-history/ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/18/ministry-of-j...
- 17 Dec 2023, 02:43
- Forum: General research queries
- Topic: Cloumarsh, Ireland
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1510
Re: Cloumarsh, Ireland
Ancestry have a number of records (on Fold 3 transcriptions, i have no access to the records) which suggests it was in Galway, or Tipperary or Queens County. There seems to be no records on the National Records of Ireland website. So it appears to be in Ireland but it may have an Irish Gaelic name.
- 24 Nov 2023, 02:30
- Forum: General research queries
- Topic: Errors in trees on subscription sites
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2377
Re: Errors in trees on subscription sites
Have you approached MyHeritage about this. Many years ago Scots Origins (predecessor to Scotland's People) said one on my ancestors (born 1833) was the mother of the youngest child (born 1871) in the family because there was a 38-year age gap whereas actually the father had 5 or 6 wives, one at a ti...
- 23 Nov 2023, 01:54
- Forum: Genealogy chat
- Topic: JFK
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1381
Re: JFK
That's interesting, When I was working at TNA on the morning of 9/11 the office and staff just carried on as usual, I thought it was pretty shocking. No respect shown by the PRO/TNA management.
- 22 Nov 2023, 20:26
- Forum: Genealogy chat
- Topic: JFK
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1381
JFK
Today is a sad and historic day with the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States. I can still remember hearing the news on the special BBC news flash in 1963 (I was 7 years old) at the time. Also when I read of the assassination of his brother...
- 21 Nov 2023, 21:13
- Forum: Genealogy chat
- Topic: Our personal data
- Replies: 1
- Views: 835
Our personal data
Following revelations that personal data at the British Library has it has been said been hacked and a ransom demanded just how safe are our own personal data details in such institutions?.
- 08 Nov 2023, 02:04
- Forum: Military
- Topic: WW1 service record questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1754
Re: WW1 service record questions
Oh that "London" is so annoying... You have my sympathy - they're all explicitly "London, England" so what else would you imagine "London" to be from that context? :? A number of places in Canada are named after British places, Aberdeen being one and also Halifax (Nova...
- 30 Sep 2023, 19:53
- Forum: Military
- Topic: Merchant seamen/RNVR records WW2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1250
Re: Merchant seamen/RNVR records WW2
TNA have a T.124 pouch for him in BT 390/65/61 but alas it says the pouch is empty, in my view it is always worth checking the pouch to see if there is other information on the pouch. The place of birth is actually different in TNA's catalogue in that it says Wooston ,rather than Woolston..
- 29 Sep 2023, 23:35
- Forum: Military
- Topic: Merchant seamen/RNVR records WW2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1250
Re: Merchant seamen/RNVR records WW2
According to TNA there are some records in series BT 390.