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by Thunder
03 Sep 2023, 02:42
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Useless FMP Transcriptions
Replies: 7
Views: 1345

Re: Useless FMP Transcriptions

Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917 transcriptions were created by both Findmypast and Wiltshire Family History Society. The "blank" records in question could be the result of problems occurring during the transcriptions conversion process as they were uploaded to FMP. Transcriptions are c...
by Thunder
02 Sep 2023, 18:36
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Useless FMP Transcriptions
Replies: 7
Views: 1345

Re: Useless FMP Transcriptions

Terrible transcription is the kindest words to comment on the work by FMP. The original records should be at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre at Chippenham.

https://wshc.org.uk/
by Thunder
30 Aug 2023, 23:20
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Durham Home Guard records at TNA
Replies: 0
Views: 2675

Durham Home Guard records at TNA

It looks like that there are some errors in the transcription done at TNA in series WO 409 (Durham Home Guard records). an example is WO 409/27/23/55: 1940-1945: John Ambelez - born 24/08/1923 [there is no birth entry in ancestry but it may be Juan Ambelez who was registered in the October-December ...
by Thunder
30 Aug 2023, 23:04
Forum: General research queries
Topic: Fulham burial records
Replies: 3
Views: 954

Re: Fulham burial records

Most cemeteries should keep a record, have you looked on the 'Find a grave' website? at https://www.findagrave.com/

Of course not all burials have a headstone.
by Thunder
25 Aug 2023, 01:55
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Army service records
Replies: 11
Views: 1974

Re: Army service records

According to the file at TNA (WO 423/134588: [1939-1963]: Name: W Coldman' Service number: 6078225. Date of birth: 5 July 1901, GRO index says birth was registered in the July-September quarter of 1902, The file says his full name was William John Coldman, but there is no birth entry on the General ...
by Thunder
24 Aug 2023, 12:37
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Army service records
Replies: 11
Views: 1974

Re: Army service records

TNA are following MOD's policy in closing files for 115 years from the person's date of birth but if you can provide a death certificate then most of the file should be released if you put a Freedom of Information request to TNA. If family members had requested the file earlier then that corresponde...
by Thunder
23 Aug 2023, 02:58
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Army service records
Replies: 11
Views: 1974

Re: Army service records

I have been through a selection of these files at TNA and researchers might like to know that some men have as many as three files on them, names are mis-spelt and Christian names that are listed as [Unspecifiied] because it would appear that they are not on the file cover but are inside!. IN one ca...
by Thunder
19 Aug 2023, 21:45
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Repeating searches
Replies: 1
Views: 1004

Re: Repeating searches

I think it is always a good idea to go back and have another look to see if new information has come to light.
by Thunder
18 Aug 2023, 13:41
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Future of the Census
Replies: 0
Views: 2726

Future of the Census

The article in the September issue of WDYTYA? Magazine raises what the future of the Census could look like. I should say at the outset that this will only cover 'England and Wales' including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. For the last 30 years social scientists have been saying that the C...
by Thunder
14 Aug 2023, 21:53
Forum: Genealogy chat
Topic: Long Lost Family tv programme on lost identities 14.8.2023
Replies: 1
Views: 792

Long Lost Family tv programme on lost identities 14.8.2023

I think we have all heard of the terrible treatment that went on in Ireland in the homes run by nuns until quite recently (the 1970s) and they way they treated unmarried mothers, Apparently there are about 30,000 birth entries which have the false names entered even though it had been illegal to put...