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164 pages from 1776: my family's noble legend, and the poor sailors behind it

In 1919 a cousin in New York wrote my great-grandmother a long letter about her Spanish ancestors. Her great-grandfather, Don Juan López Calleja Menéndez San Pedro, was born "in…

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Your ancestor was baptised on 2 February 1730/31 — what does the slash mean?

If you have ever met a date like 12 March 1745/6 in a parish register or a will, you have met the calendar change that quietly trips up British and colonial American research.…

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164 pages from 1776: my family's noble legend, and the poor sailors behind it

Your ancestor was baptised on 2 February 1730/31 — what does the slash mean?

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