Who When Where

I really enjoyed the Kevin Clifton episode. It went into an area (Canadian First Nations) that I don't remember seeing before, so made a pleasant change. Incidentally, I think I may have lost a generation or two in my memory of the episode - was it Matooskie's daughter who was the (apparently) batte...

... is it unusual to have three brothers in the same regiment? ... I suspect it's pot-luck. Regiments tended to recruit in consistent areas but my impression is that might not be the case in periods of war where they'd pick up recruits from wherever they were stationed. Plus you might have brothers...

I had wondered if that sort of thing might happen but I don't remember anyone confirming it, so thanks for that.

phsvm wrote: ↑05 May 2023, 10:05... Identical twins, medical doctors and science broadcasters Chris and Xand van Tulleken ...

I would really like those two to have their DNA done to see what happens when their results are compared! (And I imagine they could discuss any differences. Or lack therefore?)

VALLMO9 wrote: ↑16 Apr 2023, 21:52 This link briefly mentions the RE employed in maintaining and working a large part of the Post Office and railway telegraphs in Ireland: ...

So those are definitely pre-WW1 references, which fits better with William's story. Thanks for that!

Not sure how I can reconcile the 1901 (Dublin) and 1902 (Limerick) appearances with his Army papers. The Military History Sheet says that all his 12y service was at "Home" - which means the UK ( not just Ireland). The Statement of Services shows that he joined on 6 Feb 1893. According to t...

Only nominally (literally) connected but JRRT's First World War Army papers (he was a lieutenant) can be seen at Kew, but the catalogue says sternly: This record can only be seen under supervision at The National Archives Presumably they fear the temptation to filch a paper or two from the file woul...

If I recall correctly, I recently read that it's easy to get the wrong idea about the DNA differences between 2 human beans - you end up thinking that there is virtually nothing in common between you and your tenth cousin - but since so many bits of DNA do basically the same thing across all plants ...

Without plunging into reference material that I barely understood the first time round, I think that the answer that the matching process is a lot more complicated than just counting "the votes from the Norwegian Jury".... (Old TV phrase if it means nothing to you...) Each site has differe...

... Ancestry has his WW1 medal card, but a service number is not indicated. ... That will be because officers had no service number in WW1. His personal files are at TNA under WO 374/37165 - this is only available at Kew. Officers personal files from WW1 can be very interesting. They are not the of...