Genealogy & Family History Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, October 30, 2014

Genealogy & Family History newsletter

Top new questions this week: Narrowing down a search of electoral rolls Find My Past has recently released a collection of Somerset Electoral Registers. The date range for the collection is 1832-1914. I am just beginning my research in Somerset. I have one family of ... somerset property-records voter-lists   asked by Jan Murphy 1 vote answered by Jan Murphy 1 vote What are the office codes on the 1911 Census? This is a snippet I posted in a related question Children born overseas to British Subjects — what is their citizenship status? I've seen other codes on the 1911 Census forms in red and green ink. ... england 20th-century census-records   asked by Jan Murphy 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: What were the UK reserved occupations during World War 2? Did they change during the course of the war? Men in certain essential occupations were exempt from military service in World War 2. Which occupations were reserved? Is there an accesible list or reference book I could refer to? Did the list ... military-records world-war-2 united-kingdom   asked by Sue Adams 11 votes answered by ColeValleyGirl 8 votes What can be gained by paying for a subscription website such as Ancestry.com? I see many free sources of information available, either online, through libraries or in person eg freeBDM, micro fiche etc. My research interests are in Queensland, Australia for the past 130 years ... ancestry.com website subscription   asked by Troy 22 votes answered by ColeValleyGirl 14 votes Finding records about Germans from Russia (Bessarabia) Many of my German ancestors seem to have come from a place called Plotzk, Bessarabia. They ended up in South Dakota, many in Parkinston, Hutchinson County, SD. Here are some examples of a few of ... germany poland russia bessarabia south-dakota   asked by Canadian Girl Scout 6 votes answered by Canadian Girl Scout 8 votes How can I find out which Freemasons' lodge my grandfather belonged to? I know my grandfather was a Freemason, but I don't know which order/lodge he was associated with. Short of contacting every lodge in the state, how can I find out? Are there records of this sort of ... united-states 20th-century freemason   asked by WendiKidd 7 votes answered by Jan Murphy 5 votes How do I find if my father was in the Royal Navy or Merchant Navy in World War 2? How do I find my fathers records in World War 2? I know he was in the arctic convoys but that is about all. military-records uk navy world-war-2   asked by Susan 5 votes answered by Jeni 4 votes Can you answer these? Where can I find information about relatives from Danzig? My grandmother came from Danzig to Australia when she was 16 and has very little knowledge of her families names or locations. Where is the first place I can start searching, she knows her father ... australia poland russia   asked by Jason Pascoe 2 votes Did uncle of Grace Martin Wills (or perhaps of Matthew Nettell) own the Gosforth? Quite a detailed story of the arrival of my 2nd great grandparents Matthew Nettell and Grace Martin Wills in South Australia came down to me via my late mother. The story, as I recall it, says: ... ship south-australia cornwall family-legend   asked by PolyGeo 1 vote

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