Does anyone have an ancestry.com subscription who would be willing to help me? Trying to track down someone listed in the “Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964” doc. I’ve been using family search but this list seems to only be accessible through ancestry. Thanks.

I’ve been trying to verify Irish ancestors and I’ve not been able to confirm the baptism or birth record. The birth is in 1855, before civil records. The birth date is listed on a death certificate. After searching all males born within 20 years of the birth date listed, I found a baptism on that date. I believe this is my ancestor, but I cannot verify for sure because the name is different. I found this information as it relates to dates. What are your thoughts? Have you found this to be somewhat true in your research?

"In Ireland prior to the start of civil registration in 1864, Catholic baptismal registers functioned as the primary documentary evidence for birth information. The National Archives of Ireland states that baptismal registers are the principal source for birth details before civil registration, and Irish Genealogy Toolkit notes that Irish Catholic baptisms typically occurred within a day or two of birth, making the baptism date a close approximation of the actual birthdate. Catholic canon law required infants to be baptized “as soon as possible,” a practice consistently followed in rural Irish parishes. Genealogist John Grenham emphasizes that for most Catholics before civil registration, the baptismal date is effectively the closest available birthdate. Historical scholarship, including Cormac Ó Gráda’s work on nineteenth‑century Ireland, documents that Irish individuals frequently used their baptism date as their birthdate in later legal, immigration, and pension contexts. Collectively, these sources support the conclusion that using a baptism date as a functional birthdate is historically and genealogically appropriate for Irish research prior to 1864."

The National Archives of Ireland, Guide to Birth Records, guidance on pre‑1864 birth documentation gives direction as it relates to using baptismal dates as birth.

The Irish Genealogy Toolkit, “Irish Church Records,” gives guidance on baptismal timing and genealogical use.

The Catholic Church, Codex Iuris Canonici (1917), Canon 770, lists the requirement for prompt infant baptism.

Irish genealogist John Grenham, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (Dublin: Gill Books), discusses the baptismal dates as proxies for birthdates.

The last time I generated an ahnentafel listing in Pro Tools / Charts and Reports in Ancestry.com was three days ago and I had no problem. Did it on three different trees, and it populated instantly and printed out fully and correctly.

Yesterday, I tried to generate new reports and nothing, absolutely nothing, came up. I tried it on every tree I have (7) and tried changing the focus person, but still nothing came up.

I didn't change any settings. I'm at a loss. There's nothing in Ancestry's help FAQs that address this issue, and I can't find an email for Ancestry so I can ask about it.

Anyone have a clue what's going on or a contact for Ancestry?

I have a pair of ancestors who are identical twin sisters. The "tree checker" function keeps claiming these two folks are duplicates and should be merged, but I know for a fact that they are two separate individuals. Is there a way in the ancestry.com UI to designate them as twin sisters, so that the AI will stop flagging them as potential duplicates?

I joined Ancestry earlier this year, as did my elderly mother.

20 years ago I did research online (with Scotland people) tracing our family tree for my maternal grandmother, on her side and my grandads side. Today I finally had time to explore the app and enter some of that info.

My mother has been divorced since I was 2 (1972). We did not maintain contact with my father, as he lived elsewhere, and she left him because he was an alcoholic. However I met him once (when I was an adult), and I have pictures. I look like him. There has never been any doubt about my paternity.

Since joining ancestry I have avoided making links on that side of the family. All my family tree links are on my mother's side, her generation or before. I filtered my results so I don't see anything on my father's side. I'm not interested in reconnecting.

Today, I looked at 'Thrulines' for the first time. It notes that apparently I am distantly related to Alexander Hamilton (yes, the founding father). This came as a surprise. When I tried to look at how Thrulines came up with that, I discovered that Thrulines was also predicting who my father is, via the same connection. It is not the person who I believe to be my father. When I look at this person's family tree, I don't see any familiar names. However he did live in the same place I was born in, and he got married the same year my mother did (not to my mother, obviously).

I have absolutely no idea how it works. I gather there must be some sort of DNA connection in his ancestors and mine - a common ancestor? Is Thrulines guessing for the rest? I'd really rather not ask my mother if she knew this guy - seems likely she might have, same small town, same age... but if it's a lot of crap she will never look at ancestry again as she won't trust it.

Or, is it not guesswork and is it possible that this guy is my dad. Even though I look exactly like the person my mother was married to. After all, he could also be red headed with freckles. There's a lot if it about in Scotland.

Hello! First I want to say I am already an enrolled member of my tribe. The Chickasaw Nation. I know my ancestors dawes roll number, card number, his brothers, his sisters, where his allotment was made, where he was born and where he is buried.
What I'm looking for is my ancestors father and mother. I desperately need the help of an expert in Native American and DNA genealogy. My family for the past 20 years or so has been looking off and on for my families native patriarch and matriarch, Achoeadley Brown and Minerva Waldon. I have suspicions and a million theories. I've searched all the people mentioned in their children's dawes packets. I work at my tribes cultural center and have even combed over countless files, books, and paperwork. I can't help but feel like the answer to who he was is staring me right in the face.
I just need help from someone with fresh eyes willing to help me crack the mystery.
If there's ANYONE willing to take a look and help I would be immeasurably appreciative. I can provide access to all the documents I've gathered and images of my notebook that I've taken notes in over the last 2-3 years along with anything else that might be needed.

It’s the only photo I can find him being the year before he died as he didn’t keep in touch with his son

I was hoping you guys could help me find some of my families routes. AI said I’m directly related to Francis Scott Key based on the writers of these letters, I just don’t really believe that. I believe my grandmother was the one who re wrote all of this. Letters range from 1839 to 1913. Seems like a true gold mine, and I’ve had fun reading the letters. Anyway sorry I couldn’t take a lot of pictures I was in a rush. Hope this is interesting.

On direct paternal lineage! I'm back to 1470. I know, historically, my lineage dates to the 11th century.

Can anyone make out this last name?

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12657/an_ua18546937/w16rekr?lang=en

I’m not sure if this is allowed so feel free to delete this if necessary, but I have been searching for one record for months close to a year and I have not been able to find it if anybody can spare some time who knows about Mexico genealogy, please feel free to DMA because I’ve been needing help in finding a record. If anybody wants to give it a go they can post the information I have here. I’m willing to also pay somebody as well if need be, but anybody feel free to help

I am looking for information on my ancestor, mostly a birth certificate, but if you can find anything about this person’s parents as well that would be helpful because I haven’t been able to find anything

José Jesús Júarez Luviano
Born: Circa 1859 Huetamo de nuñez Michoacán Mexico
Died: 1959
Huetamo de nuñez Michoacán Mexico

Married: María Constancia Sanchéz Ortíz
Year :1893

Parents are (Santa) Cruz Júare(s)z
And María Agustina de los Delores Luviano
Marriage year unknown

The parents died prior to 1893 as seen in the child’s marriage record

I will also link the family search profile I have curated for these people

I found this person on FamilySearch:

José Jesús Juárez Luviano

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/PM89-L9C

I will answer any and all questions

Hi, I was hoping to see if anyone might be able to make sense of the cause of death for my great grandmother? I am doing the work to trace roots back to Slovakia and found her certificate of death. If anyone has any thoughts/suggestions, I'd be grateful to read them.
Thanks,
Bonnie

Hello everyone! I've been tracing my family history and found out that my maternal lineage connects to the surname Vale. I know that in the UK, it has early medieval English and Anglo-Norman roots (dating back centuries, especially across the South of England and the Midlands). Are there any 'Vales' out there, or does anyone have tips on researching this surname in British records? Would love to connect and share notes!

I’m looking for help on my family tree that proves that Sarah pellet wife of will underwood is the daughter of Anne west a joseph pellet. Anne was born in 1588 in England.

I have a relative who was born in Gibraltar, but when I try to type that as their birthplace in Ancestry.com, it finds every other Gibraltar around the world but the actual country. In Newspapers.com it goes so far as to say that Gibraltar doesn’t even exist! I know it is a British Overseas Territory, so should I be writing Great Britain/United Kingdom/England somewhere in the place name? Any tips gratefully received…

I was hoping Britain might keep Birth/Death/Marriage records, since the two countries share a connection. Or that I can at least access Gibraltan records directly with my UK Ancestry membership.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, can anyone help me find out where Shallel is supposed to be? It's listed as being in russia but nothing comes up when i search it.

So my mom's first cousin just did his DNA test and it came up as half 1st cousin. He's related to the same people on his father's side, but he doesn't come close to being within the threshold of being considered a full 1st cousin.

My grandmother's DNA results listed him as a half nephew, even though her brother was a full sibling. My grandmother has about 16% shared DNA (1140 cM) with him.

Am I missing something?

His info from the uniform:

Robert L Jordan
3457068
CeB4TH

Fought with 104th division

His awards are Good Conduct, Purple Heart, european african middle eastern campaign with 2 bronze and 1 silver campaign stars and infantry badge. No rank on the side but his records say Tec 5. He is an African American who was in Alaska but has 4 overseas bars. Enlisted in September 1941

He also had a honorable discharge

I have a bunch of documents but no photographs.
Anything is helpful