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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
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The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	27 May 2008 19:04
	Barbara Thank you!! it was very satisfying to crack the mystery!! Thank you for what you did as well. sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 22 Send Message	Tracy	Report	30 May 2008 00:21
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 22 Send Message	Sylvia and Barbara Thank you so much for all your help in solving my mystery!! Barbara, however did you manage to find my Fullers when they were on the census under a completely different name ? Genius. Sylvia, fancy you knowing Bracknell, it's a small world isn't it.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	30 May 2008 04:38
	Hi Tracy Tracy It is indeed! We will be in the UK next month, and will bestaying with those ex-Bracknell residents down in sunny Zummerset! BTW, re how Barbara found the Gullers ....... I'm guessing that what she used was Sophia, b. 1890 +/- 2 years, place or county of birth, father's forename and mother's forename, and then just searched the list of names that resulted. At least that is the way I would ahve done it!! sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 383 Send Message	brubra	Report	30 May 2008 15:00
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 383 Send Message	Hi girls Yes that is exactly what I did Sylvia! Sophia was the least common name. Glad to have been of help. I do like a mystery! Barbara
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	31 May 2008 00:00
	Barbara I thought it might be!! It's the kind of trick that I usually try!!! sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Joyce	Report	26 Aug 2008 16:05
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Hi Tracey I have just picked up your various messages on Genes Reunited Trying to find. I am also looking for the Fullers since John Henry's mother was my Great Grandmother(Selina nee Dowse). I have become stuck and cannot get backwards from John Fuller(John Henrys father) He was born in Oxford and according to his marriage certificate his fathers name was Benjamin occupation gardener. I have fou nd a Benjamin (also a gardener) with a son John in the 1841 census but it gives Johns age as 11 when he would have been 17. It sounds as though we have common ancestors and I wonder whether you can shed any light on my mystery. Kind regards Joyce
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	26 Aug 2008 20:13
	Joyce Just a tip ages on the 1841 are not accurate for adults, they are rounded to closest 5. So don't take the age of anyone except children as true. Also, our ancestors often didn't know how old they were! Did you actually check the image of the 1841 Census ................. it could simply be that the transcriber misread the 7 as a 1 sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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