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why does it say born about ??? why not correct yea
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 27 Jul 2005 21:03 |
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thanks Penny no I have not tried them will do |
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♫ Penny € | Report | 27 Jul 2005 21:01 |
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Hi Not sure about the USA ancestry but the UK bit for birth deaths & marriages isn't complete & there is another site where you can look up what years are not all there. I presume there should be a similar thing for the USA! Have you tried IGI? Penny |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 27 Jul 2005 20:48 |
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Yes I found it on the census so have looked for a birth for 2 years either side I should find it but it isnt on ancestry.com she was born in the USA |
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♫ Penny € | Report | 27 Jul 2005 20:45 |
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Are you getting this info from a census? The info given on a census is age. So it depends when they were born to when the census was taken, it will either be one year or the next. EG 1881 census - Joe Bloggs age 40 therefore he was born either 1841 or 1840 depending when his birthday is. Hope this makes sense!! Penny |
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Geoff | Report | 27 Jul 2005 20:42 |
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When it says 'about' on the IGI it means they didn't know exactly when, but guessed it to be 25 or 20 years before they married. |
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Val wish I'd never started | Report | 27 Jul 2005 20:26 |
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I am trying to research a couple of people born in the USA how do you get a copy of their birth if it says born about 1872 for instance |
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