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John Ward's Reformatory School Record

1856-1914 Reformatory School Records for West Yorkshire England

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On 6 March 1856, thirteen year old John (alias William) Ward, born in Dublin, was sentenced to two weeks in a House of Correction and five weeks to a Reformatory. He was subsequently imprisoned at Seeds Borough Gaol, and then on the 19th of March 1856 sent to the Calder Farm Reformatory. It was his first conviction. He offense was receiving stolen goods (brass weights). Accurate brass weights were vital to many shop keepers in order for them to weigh accurately items for sale. Any theft or alteration of them was considered a serious offense in those days. The records …

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Ovid Bee Bill

Genealogical Index to the Ovid Bee Newspaper – Ovid NY

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Jesse Howell Finch spent a considerable part of her lifetime in genealogical research and in acquiring all types of early records. When her husband retired (Frank Finch) they settled in the vicinity of Trumansburg New York, where she added greatly to the genealogical knowledge of the area. When she passed on, her husband made her voluminous collection of papers and records available to the Jesse Finch Committee. Among them were her collection of cemetery records of practically every farm and organized cemetery in the Seneca, Schuyler and Tompkins Counties area, as well as extracts from The Ovid Bee, a local …

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San Joaquin Obituary Index Card

San Joaquin County California Obituaries, 1850-1991

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Ancestry has published a “new” database to their collection: California, San Joaquin, County Public Library Obituary Index, covering the years 1850-1991. The images for this “new” database have been hosted at FamilySearch for some time, and can be freely found there for individuals without an Ancestry membership. There is no difference in the data at either website, and the images at Ancestry are actually hosted by FamilySearch. While the original images at FamilySearch are completely indexed there, the Ancestry database provides relevant “leafing” for users of FTM and Ancestry’s Online Family Trees. This collection consists of images of index cards …

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Naturalization Certificate

West Virginia Naturalization Records 1814-1991

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Ancestry has published a “new” database to their collection: West Virginia, Naturalization Records, covering the years 1814-1991. The images for this “new” database have been hosted at FamilySearch for some time, and can be freely found there for individuals without an Ancestry membership. There is no difference in the data at either website, and the images at Ancestry are actually hosted by FamilySearch. While the original images at FamilySearch are completely indexed there, the Ancestry database provides relevant “leafing” for users of FTM and Ancestry’s Online Family Trees. Records include the following: Declarations of intention Petitions Oaths of allegiance Certificates …

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Sample Image from South Africa Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records

South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956

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Ancestry has published a “new” database to their collection: Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records for South Africa, covering the years 1848-1956. The images for this “new” database have been hosted at FamilySearch for some time, and can be freely found there for individuals without an Ancestry membership. There is no difference in the data at either website, and the images at Ancestry are actually hosted by FamilySearch. While the original images at FamilySearch are completely indexed there, the Ancestry database provides relevant “leafing” for users of FTM and Ancestry’s Online Family Trees. The data included in this collection varies …

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