Sophie 🌳🏰

Hello- how is everyone in the #Genealogy world? I’ve been missing GenChat/ Ancestry Hour- unfortunately these days I am usually asleep/ getting read for bed by 8 as I start work early 😴
I think I’ve *finally* managed to make some headway with my German ancestors in the last few days! ☺️

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Ireland bids to woo heritage hunters with US and UK launch events for release of 1926 census records Public launches are being planned in Ireland, the UK and the US by the Government for the historic release of census records from 100 years ago next year.

A nice article about the plans for the 1926 census release next year. #GenHour www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

Another archive joining BlueSky- for those in the #Genealogy world who are interested and have Berkshire ancestors like me. (Although technically now Oxfordshire).
I fondly remember my work experience here back in 2018 😊

Hope you feel better soon!

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a good day 😊

Thank you- we are finally home 😀

Happy hunting everyone!

After sitting in A and E for over ten hours (for a relative, not myself) this is exactly what I need to hear!

Loaded my first record 😀

That sounds fascinating!
My other half had ancestors on the Mayflower too.
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Can’t find a birth certificate? A strategy for illegitimacy | Family History Gifts Can't find a birth certificate? You're probably searching for the wrong name. Here is a strategy to find certificates including ones for illegitimate children.

One strategy (there are others!) for tackling illegitimacy or the lack of a birth certificate in England/Wales - #GenHour #Genealogy : www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk/cant-find-a-...

Hello everyone at #GenHour- a brief stop in from me today!
I have been confined to my house a lot due to flooding this week (I was luckily not affected.)
In better news, I came across possibly one of the best newspaper articles so far in my research concerning my illegitimate 4x ggrandfather!

I’ve found the predictions have become better since the big update!
However, it still thinks I am my Nan’s niece and not her granddaughter and the page glitches every now and then.

Gosh, 1764! You are very lucky to have a photo of someone born that far back. I think my oldest photograph is for someone born in 1825.

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Sounds great! Good luck!

For my Nan’s DNA test (as she is closer in relation), we do have matches to Vidler/Vitler descendants. At a quick glance on Ancestry, there is only one who still looks like they bare the Vidler surname.

Wow, that’s fascinating!

Was 1804 when he was born, as I think that would be a bit before the advent of photography ?

Thank you very much!
Yes, it starts off as Vitler in the 1700s, and then gradually throughout the 1800s slowly turns to Vidler on *most* of the descendants.

Thank you! I hope you’re doing well too ☺️
Any updates on your family research?

Thank you! I would love to hear more about him- does the wheel(?) in the background hint to his occupation.
Also, that’s amazing to have a photo of a 5x gg! When was this taken?

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Thank you!☺️
Yes, first time in a while I have had to de-ice my car… a task I do not enjoy!

Thank you- and yes- I’m always looking for matches with a tree, or at least some information/ an unusual name/ something on their profile

However, there are other William Vitlers in the Sussex area who could have been the likely father.
Also, although her was named “William Vitler”, suggesting this could be the father’s name, he could have been a Vitler with a different forename!

I think there is possibly a link. The link, if correct, would be through the William who married in 1731 to Mary Jeffrey.
There is a lot of speculation online that their son William (b.1733) is the father of the illegitimate “William Vitler or Prior” b. 1755, who I am descended from.

Wow- I think you’re the first person I’ve seen with ancestors from Lebanon- how fascinating!

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Thank you! ☺️

Thank you for the tip- I might try and focus on the 3x ggps that I do know- might take a while!

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It’s the time of year, isn’t it? I’m still fighting with the programming on my heaters to work too 😂 hope you feel better soon as well!

Thank you! And yes, if I didn’t have energy to either read or look at research, that’s when you know I’m very unwell!

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I’ve got to generation 5 on my Nan’s and this is where we have another 4 brick walls 🤣
My own family history has been the most complicated I’ve researched- everyone else’s is a breeze! My ancestors just liked lying…
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I’ve managed to get some records from www.nyc.gov, but I think this is just for New York City. Maybe someone can help on #GenHour who is more clued up with US research than me!