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Susan

Susan Report 22 Jul 2017 14:16

Hi, just a quick question, does Genes Reunited have American people on it or does it just cover Great Britain.
Regards Sue

Researching:
Robertson, Kennedy, Fletcher, Kelly, Ritchie, McConnell

Iris

Iris Report 22 Jul 2017 14:26

susan ,
I think the members are worldwide , if that is what you are asking .iris

Researching:
brown. brooman , mackellow all in sussex ,kent or surrey

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 22 Jul 2017 14:38

A few years ago in their dog days BrightSolid planned a Us version of Gru complete with USA census. They even released a free beta. All things American are now a distant memory save that you can join free from the US and pay for access to the England and Wales census.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Susan

Susan Report 22 Jul 2017 15:54

Thanks for the help.
I have a pic of a relative who I believe is my gr gr gr grandmother, it was taken in Philadelphia.
I have a copy of 1880 us census showing her living with her daughter.
I'm sure I must have family members over there

Researching:
Robertson, Kennedy, Fletcher, Kelly, Ritchie, McConnell

Inky1

Inky1 Report 22 Jul 2017 15:57

Findmypast.com (related company) has plenty of data for North America. eg
Census:-
"Complete records from the United States, 1790-1940"
Newspaper records:-
"Millions of pages of historical US & World Newspapers"
"Our US & World newspaper collections provide access to nearly 120 million pages from newspapers published in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Panama, and the Virgin Islands. Titles include a variety of local papers, as well as national publications, including the New York Times and the Washington Post.
Global historical newspapers from China, Denmark, France, Germany, Jamaica, and South Africa are also searchable within the collection.
To see a full list of newspaper titles included, select "By Publication" from the filters on the left. Additional newspapers will be added to the collection over time. "

Ancestry also has a lot of data from over there. Though I don't think it has the newspapers.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Jul 2017 16:09

you need worldwide subs on Ancestry to access those records too

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Susan

Susan Report 22 Jul 2017 20:55

Thanks Shirley, will give it a go.
I found some info on family search, but still struggling
Thanks again

Researching:
Robertson, Kennedy, Fletcher, Kelly, Ritchie, McConnell

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 22 Jul 2017 21:15

Members on here have American connections, so it might be worth searchng member trees .........

just go to Search at the top right, click on Search All Member Trees

Then enter your ancestor's name.

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.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 23 Jul 2017 10:10

Many of us have WW Ancestry subs. Although it's more satisfying to find records for yourself, we're more than willing to look on your behalf.

Please bear in mind that BM&D records in the US, where they exist during this period, are held by the State and many have not been released

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Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message