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My maternal grandfather Sidney Herbert Amyes was born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, in 1857 and died in Chistchurch in 1935. Is he possibly a younger brother of Robert Henry? His father was Edmund...

Yes it does, fortunately I'm not bound by any family agreement, I just make it a rule not to write about people who were living less than 30 years ago unless of course their biographies have...

What a mean spirited cousin!! Here are a few records for you to start and if you would like more info on any, please just mail. Robert L Taylor Age: 71 Date of Birth: 1858 Date of Death: 21...

I too have Steel relatives that I am finding elusive. Where in Ireland did yours come from? Mine were from Co Antrim. I have photos of graves that may be relevant. Abbysmum

Thank for that. Have been searching the familysearch.org for sometime now. There are quite a few records i have found, then i hit a brick wall so finding the family has come at a great time for all...

Hi, I'm Teody Ng from Samal Island, Davao,son of Ng Ung aka Samiok Ng from Canton China. When I was young, I could hear him mention the name Ng Fong. Unfortunately, I was not able to get more info...

Oh also, I found that Dugald McGowan came over in 1856 on the "Red Clipper". I wondered if he may have been a convict. Do you know of any way that I may find this out. Its just that family rumour...

Hi Gerry, Wow you are fast. I have some of this information, but not all and it has taken me forever to get it. I am very thankful for this. I too have been unable to find any trace of Dugald,...

Hi Cora I am also researching the Hillman tree and my line consists of my father Lloyd Simon Williams son of Albert Williams and Jennie Hillman. Jennie's parents were George Hillman and Mary...

About 10 months ago my Aunt found my dear grandmothers name in the ships list, (after years of looking) for arrival into Australia in 1912. We were, and still are gobsmacked, as all she ever knew...

How do you connect to the Bosworths? Can you trace them from England? I have been unable to discover where we came from there. phil Bosworth Honolulu, Hawaii

'no comment'? pretty awesome research I think

My great-grandfather, Seaborn McCager Calhoun, listed Alabama as his place of birth on the 1920 census. He was then living in Floris Township, Beaver County, Oklahoma. Other information shows he...

My father, Leo Francis Calhoun, was inducted into the Army in 1941, and listed his home address as Talihina, OK. My grandfather, James Taylor Calhoun, listed his state of birth as Arkansas, I think...

Excellent journal linda,Jan

Looking for information on my great great grandmother Rhoda MILLER. She was Rhoda Crow married Peter MILLER in 1850's. Pete died in the civil war in 1862. I found Rhoda on the 1880 cencus living...

ADOPTION LAW in AMERICA When a child is adopted, the child?s birth certificate will be changed to reflect that information. The nature of the changes and how they are made may depend on the state...

Hello Rosalee, I am an adoptee, Was put up for adoption by my maternal grandmother, from what I understand. Regarding the birth certificate situation, I was born in Georgia there it is a...

The only thing I know for certain is that there is ALWAYS an original birth certificate and can be applied for. For any legal adoption to take place the original certificate must be available....

I've also found a couple of surprises on another site also operated by the National Library of Australia at: http://trove.nla.gov.au. As well as early 20th century newspapers, that include such...