searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
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Couples sometimes gave incorrect ages on their marriage certificates and on censuses to make the age difference between them appear more acceptable. We like to think of our ancestors as fine upstanding members of the community and it can sometimes come as a shock to discover that they told an untruth when registering important events... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes [This article was first published in Family Tree Magazine UK, 2010] Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Author's own collection Neighbours were not a mere backdrop to your ancestors’ lives. They were the people who contributed to its overall flavour and occasionally, they may even... Continue Reading →
by Ruth A Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Unearthing Family Tree Mysteries: Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: 9781473862944: Books The intriguing characters in these real family history mysteries include an agricultural labourer who left secrets behind in Somerset when he migrated to Manchester, a working-class woman who bafflingly... Continue Reading →
searchmyancestry - Ruth A. Symes 