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Elaine | Report | 25 May 2005 13:44 |
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can someone please tell me why my great,grt.grt,grt grandfather Matthew Holland according to the 1861 census was born in Retford Notts yet in the 1871 ,1881 and 1891 recording his death it says born in Westminster,Middlesex,it is the same family same person a lot of my family are from Retford & London so which one do i believe.Elaine |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 25 May 2005 13:49 |
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this could i think be that the informant simply got it wrong on the census or the death cert. Roy |
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The Bag | Report | 25 May 2005 13:58 |
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depends on who gave the information each time- jess |
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Unknown | Report | 25 May 2005 13:59 |
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Get his birth certificate and believe that. |
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Angela | Report | 25 May 2005 14:51 |
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Irritating isn't it? My great grandfather was born in three different places, and I can't find his birth in any of them!! One of my rellies (and his two brothers) all reckoned to be born somewhere in Lincolnshire which doesn't even exist. |
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Unknown | Report | 25 May 2005 16:08 |
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Angela Yes. My husband's great-grandfather was born in Southwark (on 1881 census) Islington (1891) and Bow (1901). Can't find him on 1871. He applied for a birth cert back in the 1950s and the GRO couldn't find one. His name is very helpfully Charles Carter, parents James & ELizabeth - there are 1000s of them! nell |
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