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Hypotheses please! I am trying to connect some dots that might lead to why some chunks of DNA turn up among people whose genes SEEM to originate only from England, Scotland and Canada. There is one exception: There are some descendants of my 3rd Cousin X 1 removed, surname Cadby, who was in a...

I have a Mary Ann Jukes who married a William Hugill (bootmaker) in England, had a few children, then went to Canada and had a few more children. Problems: 1) Cannot find a birth record for Mary Ann, said to have been born around 1802 in either Yorkshire or Birmingham (according to Canadian...

Hi all, I'm interested in finding out history and records for the 85th Regiment of Foot (Buck's Volunteer) for the years 1835-1850 or so. My 5th Great Grandfather listed his profession on the birth record of his eldest child as a private in the 85th regiment. He was living in Tynemouth...

Several friends and I, some of us cousins, are puzzled by the career of a particular James Joseph McDonald born in Prince Edward Island in 1863/64. His parents were Neil Joe McDonald (b. abt. 1838) and Mary Ann (b. abt. 1842). Neil Joe's father seems to be an Alexander McDonald born about 1800...

Hi all, this is my first entry on any threads so forgive me if I'm a little rough in my writing. I have been working on my Vickery family history and I hit a massive brick wall which I cannot seem to break down. The eldest record I found was an 1861 census of Canada listing my 5th great...