searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
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Just submitted the first of three articles looking at the funny gaffes, bloopers and mix-ups that sometimes disrupted births, marriages and deaths in the nineteenth century! http://www.discoveryourancestors.co.uk 'Marriage Mishaps' coming soon, November 2025 For Social History and Women's History Books https://www.naomisymes.com/
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 →
My latest article on why our ancestors named their children the way they did, will be out in July 2025's edition of the online Discover Your Ancestors periodical !By subscriptionhttps://discoveryourancestors.co.uk/ War Memorial to children killed by German bombs which fell on Upper North Street School, Poplar, London, 1917. This shows the typical simple names for... Continue Reading →
searchmyancestry - Ruth A. Symes 