I have spent a wonderful couple of days kicking down one of my most persistent brick walls.
All my 2 x greatgrandfather’s mother and brothers disappeared en masse from Wiltshire after 1861. For months I scoured deaths, ship passenger lists, without finding a sign of them, but I assumed they must have emigrated.
They did - to Wales.
It didn’t cross my mind to check the Welsh censuses, and if I hadn’t opened a Welsh census by mistake, I still wouldn’t have found them. :o:o
So if there is anyone else out there who is as stupid as me – don’t give up hope.
Those missing ancestors might be right under your nose!!!!
All my 2 x greatgrandfather’s mother and brothers disappeared en masse from Wiltshire after 1861. For months I scoured deaths, ship passenger lists, without finding a sign of them, but I assumed they must have emigrated.
They did - to Wales.
It didn’t cross my mind to check the Welsh censuses, and if I hadn’t opened a Welsh census by mistake, I still wouldn’t have found them. :o:o
So if there is anyone else out there who is as stupid as me – don’t give up hope.
Those missing ancestors might be right under your nose!!!!
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