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I'm forming the opinion that you can't confirm some ancestors conclusively unless you already have certain information to hand, and if you have that information, you don't need Ancestry sites. Not sure if you're referring to my comment about a family brick wall Bert. If so, we know very little about a family member as he died in his 40's when his Daughter was 5 years old so she had no memories of him and her Mother never spoke of her late Husband. There are no photos and no other helpful information to trace this Man further exists. We do know that he was living in New Brighton in 1921 and where thanks to his marriage certificate so the 1921 census should tell us where he was born which is the brickwall.
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No Lisa i was referring to mine and generalising a little bit, I would find out more on my dads side, if i was researching a brick wall.
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This is no place for children.
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Fair enough 
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I'm forming the opinion that you can't confirm some ancestors conclusively unless you already have certain information to hand, and if you have that information, you don't need Ancestry sites. I found out my dad's dad had 2 elder brothers no-one knew about. Give me something to go on and I will look it up for you Bert. PM me if you want me to.
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It is frustrating until you find a lead.Let the Captain see if he comes up with something and it will get you underway.
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God help us,
Come yourself,
Don't send Jesus,
This is no place for children.
Bertieone.
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I would find out more on my dads side, if i was researching a brick wall. Oh yes I know that brick wall too... Grandfather of mine, born Isle of Man, all the elders in the family say he had 2 older brothers...Well I can find nothing whatsoever relating to him having to brothers....so I've been banging my head on that brick wall for around 10 years now!!!
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Maisie, if you'd like a second pair of eyes, pm me the details and i'll have a look for you
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brick walls don't you just love them!
i have a few ireland,isle of man found lots of info on the family history got back to 1790 using ancestry
know searching old parish records
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Another 10 years before the 1921 one comes out. I've built quite a family tree from the census issues up to now. The lead from one gives me the hint for another, all I have to do now is collate it all. Thanks to Ancestry found my Nan's brother was killed in India during WWI, or should I say died in India. There are all kinds of relatives still around on the Wirral who we have lost touch with over the years. Depends also whether you go up the paternal path or the maternal path, they lead to places totally unsuspected. It's dead interesting and fills a lot of time in that's for sure. Good hunting.
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Thats the sad thing about. there are some people , ni my past whom I'd loved to have met, sadly "time" is a barrier
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ah nomad, you noticed it. good man.
Birkenhead........ God's own Room 101.
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On my Mothers side i found it easy getting right back, on saying that I've got loads of Birth, Marriage and Death certificates to help, i even found out my great grandmother was Welsh, spit, spit, spit, spit, I would rather have a Nazi war criminal show up.  Thankfully i have had lots of offers off here with help on my Dads side, With thanks to Captain America, he's having a look for me, I thought i would let him throw himself off the Mersey suspension Bridge first, thanks to everyone else who has offered help.
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On my Mothers side i found it easy getting right back, on saying that I've got loads of Birth, Marriage and Death certificates to help, i even found out my great grandmother was Welsh, spit, spit, spit, spit, I would rather have a Nazi war criminal show up. Thankfully i have had lots of offers off here with help on my Dads side, With thanks to Captain America, he's having a look for me, I thought i would let him throw himself off the Mersey suspension Bridge first, thanks to everyone else who has offered help. That made me chuckle ! My Welsh side means i've been researching Davies,Davis, Jones and Owens. Great fun 
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