Genealogy Adventures

Month: December 2011

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Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 4

20/12/2011
Brian Sheffey
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Recognising family groups As mentioned previously ( Post: What’s in a maiden name), marriage records are…

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Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 3

16/12/2011
Brian Sheffey
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A question solved – many other questions raised. Finding my great-great-great Grandfather George Henry Roane’s lost…

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Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 2

14/12/2011
Brian Sheffey
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Scanning the Census Records: The Roanes of Essex County, VA (1870) So picking up where I…

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Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 1

13/12/2011
Brian Sheffey
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Regardless of your race, if your ancestors arrived in the US and settled in a rural…