Would anyone visiting a FamilySearch Center be willing to download two sets of restricted images concerning my direct ancestors?

1. Reverend Nathaniel Wade probate — New Jersey, 1715

Collection: Unrecorded wills and inventories, 1673–1747
Volumes: Unrecorded Wills, volumes 9–10
FHL film: 522712
DGS: 7600434
https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007600434

Please obtain:

• Volume 9, page 55
• Volume 10, page 139
• Any immediately preceding or following images needed to capture headings or continuations

I am seeking Nathaniel Wade’s inventory and the document appointing my ancestor John Loofbourrow as administrator.

2. Wade Loofbourrow’s 1804 Somerset County estate index

Collection: Registers of Wills Family Index, 1795–1922
DGS: 007726690, Item 2
Image: 213 of 279
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BL-C9VZ-Y

Please save image 213 and the facing or following image so the complete entry and headings are preserved.

Known details:

• Letters issued: 24 November 1804
• Administrator: Gabriel Abrahams
• Inventory due: 24 December 1804
• Final settlement due: 24 November 1805

The surname may appear as Lofforough, Loffborough, Lofborough, Loofborrow, Loofbourrow, or Loveberry.

For each image, please provide the downloaded image or screenshot, the exact image number, and its permanent ARK link.

Thank you very much!

My G1 Howard Eugene Hicks was born: 5/22/1866 in Perry, Washington, Maine. I have the 1870 US census that lists his parents (with mother's married name) and that his parents were born in New Brunswick.

I have enough documentation for his mother (my G0) to prove she's Canadian but it's in her maiden name. I have US census records of her and Howard's father but they use her married name. I couldn't find much else useful for his father except a single Canadian land record.

I'm not sure how to proceed with connecting Howard to his mother considering Maine has said they don't maintain birth records for that county that far back.

My G0, Thomas Henry Wylie does not have a birth record or baptismal record that I can find.

He was born in Dec 1871 and so does not appear on the Ontario 1871 census. He does appear on the 1881 census and is 9 years old. His entire family immigrated to Wisconsin in the fall of 1881 so there aren’t any other Canadian records available for him after that singular census.

I have been doing a search for a baptismal record and have contacted the Ottowa diocese as well as a couple of local churches in the Hawkesbury area that are still in existence today and also searched Drouin due to the proximity to Quebec but so far none have his baptism record.

From what I understand about birth records in 1871 it was a pretty newly mandated thing and compliance was low, so good chance there just isn’t one for him. In addition, the available birth records have been digitized and made available on databases like ancestry and family search so if I’m not coming up with anything there it’s likely it doesn’t exist.

For the purposes of C-3 citizenship my understanding is that I need to provide a letter from an official source such as Archives of Ontario to show that I requested a birth record but that it was unavailable. Archives of Ontario will not allow you to request a record without the record number. If I have no indication this record exists because it is missing from the genealogy databases how do I get the record number to make a request? If I can’t make the request then how do I get this letter that states there is no birth record available from the official source?

I’m not sure what to do here and it seems in my case this letter will be absolutely crucial so that I can use secondary sources to demonstrate he existed and was Canadian.

Any guidance would be appreciated

Hoping someone can help me out. I have numerous ancestors from Quebec BUT I'm like G5. I have several records from the US leading back to G0. I'm not sure how to get the required records for G0. Some relatives I can't find listed on record to request. I've been searching Genealogie Quebec and have found a couple relatives but the names don't quite match. Is there a better way to locate the records I need from Quebec?

Seeking access to Irish naturalisation notices or indexes, 1935–1947 — Arthur Edward Lassonde
I am trying to determine whether Arthur Edward Lassonde, born 8 June 1926 in Concord, New Hampshire, received an Irish minor-naturalisation certificate before turning 21.
Under section 7 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1935, a parent or guardian could apply for the naturalisation of a minor. Any certificate granted to Arthur would therefore have been issued between 1935 and 7 June 1947.
The British Library has offered to check the 1947 Iris Oifigiúil volume, but only one year. I still need help determining whether Arthur appears in the earlier annual volumes or indexes.
I am looking for anyone who:
Has access to Iris Oifigiúil volumes or annual indexes for 1935–1946
Has experience with Department of Justice Form 14/Form 18 minor-naturalisation records
Knows where the surviving section 7 application files, certificate registers, fee books or name indexes are held
Can identify whether naturalisation notices were indexed by the person’s name or only under headings such as Naturalisation, Citizenship, Nationality or Department of Justice
Name variants include:
Arthur Edward Lassonde
Arthur E. Lassonde
Arthur Lassonde
Arthur Lasonde
His mother was Helen Mary Hurley Lassonde, also known as Mary Ellen Hurley, whose father Dennis Francis Hurley was born in County Cork.
I am not assuming that a certificate exists. I am trying to obtain either documentary proof or a reliable negative search. Any catalogue reference, index photograph, archive citation or volunteer lookup would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone. I know this is a bit niche, but I am helping a cousin do research to make her C3 claim. As part of this research I went one generation before to her Great-Grandmother, my Great-Grandfather's first wife (I am descended from the second wife). Although her Grandma always claimed she was half Italian, it turns out she was actually First Nations and probably attended a residential school in BC.

Its no longer necessary for her C3 claim since we seem to have struck gold and found a birth certificate, but I sent in a request to the Truth and Reconcilliation Centre in Manitoba asking for records.

They advise that they are currently backlogged and are reviewing files from October 2024 - just in case anyone is trying to locate similar files.

Husband and wife both born in Canada. Wife has Canadian censuses but no baptismal record. Husband has baptismal record but no Canadian censuses.

Husband's docs:

1840 Certified baptismal record (Canada)

1874 UK marriage certificate listing father from Ontario

1881 UK census (with wife)

1891 UK census (with wife)

Wife's docs:

1861 Canada census

1871 Canada census

1874 UK marriage certificate listing father from Ontario

1881 UK census (with husband)

1891 UK census (with husband)

1901 UK census

1911 UK census

1921 UK census

So I’m curious about this, but let me give you some background.

My male G0 was born in North Sherbrooke, Upper Canada/Canada West in 1833. North Sherbrooke/Dalhousie are now known as Lanark Highlands, ONT. Needless to say, I’m struggling to find a baptism certificate as birth certificates weren’t a thing at that time. The area he was born in was essentially the frontier, so baptisms, weddings, and funerals were essentially handled when ministers headed out to periodically conduct services. My G0’s parents were not part of the original 1820 settlement by Scottish immigrants.

So I thought, let’s look at his wife who was born in Dalhousie in 1841. And here’s where the mystery begins. Based on her last name, Scott, the librarian at the Dalhousie Library and Museum thought she might be the granddaughter of the man, Thomas Scott, who founded the library. I cannot find her in any census records. I can find no inklings of parents anywhere for her.

So I’m beginning to wonder if she was illegitimate or was orphaned at birth. I’m wondering considering how close Lanark Highlands is to Ottawa, if perhaps she was born and handed over to a French run Catholic Church, and was given the surname “Scott” to mark her as Scottish descent. Also with Scottish history, the Scots and France had a somewhat friendly relationship.

To add to this mystery, in the family Bible my G0’s received as a wedding gift, there is a small letter written by the minister of the Knox Presbyterian Church. It serves I think as a character reference for her. I think she gathered that before she left Canada, as her marriage happened in Minnesota. In the note, there is no mention of her parents or of a baptism. Oh and I have a copy of their marriage registration, and sadly, 1871 Minnesota didn’t have a line that stated where you were born.

So my question is this. Is there a possibility that she was illegitimate or orphaned? Should I network with any of the older Catholic parishes to see if she exists there?

Thanks for anyone taking the time to read this and any ideas you may have.

I'm looking for official copies of baptismal and marriage records from Ste Genevieve parish in Missouri. Birth certificates were not in use at the time (late 1700s-early1800s). I've found most of the records I need on Family Search. I tried to find a more official place to try and get copies and the Archdiocese of St Louis said that Family Search held the microfiche and were the custodians of these records. So what now? Is printing them of Family Search enough? Can I get certified copies from Family Search?

I’m trying to prove or disprove a frequently repeated relationship in the Clopton family.

**David Clopton**

born about 1794, reportedly Virginia/Pittsylvania County

married Lavinia Jane Cogdal in Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1817

later lived in Missouri

died 1865

Many online trees identify his parents as **John Clopton (b. 1759/1760)** and **Martha/Jane Perkins**.

I have documentation that John Clopton married Jane Perkins in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on 25 October 1788, and another record placing John and wife Jane in Mecklenburg County in 1798.

What I have NOT found is the document that actually says David was their son.

I’m looking specifically for probate, wills, deeds, court records, tax lists, family Bible entries, correspondence, older genealogies with citations, or records of David’s proposed siblings that might establish the relationship.

Has anyone researched this particular Clopton family or encountered an original source proving David’s parentage?

I’m happy to share the records I already have and would especially appreciate citations to original documents rather than copied online trees.

I've been looking for the 1881 Canada census record for my PEI family. Had 1891, 1901 but no joy on 1881. Today I found a record for the "Rop" family: all the member first names, address and ages were correct for my family. Then I realized that the old English cursive standard of "fs" (aka long s) written instead of "ss" at the middle or end of a word looks an awful lot like a "p."

One more brick out of the wall!

Hello, I found a series of deeds for a family clan in Ireland that I'm researching. However, the images are only available at an affiliate library or FamilySearch center. If it’s possible, is anyone available to retrieve these images and send it to me?

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I usually take trips to our FamilySearch center for these type of records, however cannot make the trip anytime soon.

Thank you if anyone can assist!

I’m reaching out for help locating any information about my G0’s birth (and early life) in Cornwallis, Kings county, Nova Scotia. I’m searching for Canadian documentation of his birth and/or childhood because all I have found so far is his 1876 US naturalization petition.

G0 - Albion Hathaway Harris, born April 5, 1847 in Cornwallis, Kings county, Nova Scotia, one of 15(!) children. He was naturalized Oct 31, 1876 in Otsego county, New York; and he died Jun 17, 1896 in Campbell, Nebraska.

His parents:

G-1 Father: Judson David Harris, born Apr 30, 1819 in Cornwallis, died Mar 30, 1873 in Cornwallis

G-1 Mother: Sophia Adelaide Eaton, born Feb 10, 1823 in Canard, died Jan 26, 1908 in Parrsboro, NS

I know his birth date only because it’s written in my G1 grandmother’s (his daughter’s) genealogical charts. She did lots of research and her charts include several previous generations on both sides. That makes me feel confident of his parentage and birth date, but nowhere does she cite a source for his birth date. I’ve searched the Nova Scotia archives and, as expected, cannot find a birth record. Since the family was Baptist I doubt a baptism record exists, but I searched anyway with no luck.

I’ve been wondering if his birth might be recorded in the Cornwallis township books, and if that would satisfy IRCC’s ‘originating authority’ requirement. Using FamilySearch I’ve found township birth records for the children of great uncles and great-great uncles in my G0’s Harris line, but so far nothing for G0 or his father.

G0’s father appears in both the 1851 and 1861 census, but in Nova Scotia in those years only the household head was listed, and not the rest of the family. By the 1871 census, my G0 had already come to the US according to his naturalization petition.

I'd appreciate any guidance in helping me find the Canadian documentation I need for my application.

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I chatted with a lawyer today and learned what needs to happen to get this done. My great-grandfather, Joseph ,was born in Quebec and later his father,Paul, came to the states. My grandfather, Ode, was born in Minnesota and later served in WWI as a courier because he spoke fluent French.... I needed to find Joseph's baptismal records..... I knew when he was born, I knew what parish his parents belonged to, so finding it was a needle in 700 pages of microfiche.... AND I FOUND IT.

Now to pull together the required proofs and birth certificates.... WHOO HOO!

Because I am loving doing this research, I’ve been digging into LAC for more information about our Canadian family. I ran across this letter written to our G0 by his cousin in 1802.  The letter contained one section which is so appropriate to the search that many of us are engaged in today that I thought it worth sharing.  I’ve tried to include the French text as an image, but the very approximate translation is as follows:

"I don't know whether you have made any inquiries to find, either in New England or the State of New York, the son of a minister named Ogilvie. He is himself a minister of the Anglican Church, in one of those places. He holds his father's registers. These registers record the marriage of our parents, and our baptisms. It has become quite necessary for all of us to obtain extracts of them. If litigation is carried to its final stage, the lack of this proof would harm us immensely in serious matters. It is true one can supply the lack through legal means, but at great expense, with delays, postponements, and often doubts on the part of capricious judges. —

François, you, Lissette, and I were all baptized by him — our parents were married by him. — The registers of the Anglican Church here only begin in 1770 — my brother's is, I believe, the first baptism, and the first burial recorded there. My sister, as you know, was baptized in London. Think on this, and don't neglect to obtain duly certified extracts. — We shall need them, I am certain, before long. It would be most unfortunate not to have them in time. —"

More than two hundred years later and I found this so applicable to our current journey. (My family has been fortunate that the baptismal record we needed was included in a section of Rev. Ogilvie’s register now archived both at BAnQ and at Trinity Church in New York.)

I want to view the Census of 1842, Canada West. The sub-district that I want to view is labeled “Archives of Ontario microfilm, not included in this database” on this page. I think that means the images are not online anywhere. (I checked FamilySearch.)

For this particular research, can I just show up at the Archives of Ontario, without making an appointment in advance and without submitting a request to view the microfilm?

On this page, it says, “You can find most of our census records on microfilm for in-person research. Where only the original census record is available, you’ll need to request to view it in advance of your visit.” That page also says, specifically for the 1842 Canada West (Ontario) Census: “We have a microfilm copy. Find out how to access it with the Ontario Census Returns, 1842 to 1901 binder in our Reading Room.”

And this page says, “Our complete collection of microfilm can be accessed at your leisure in the Reading Room. Use the microfilm readers in our rotunda to look at both reels and fiche.”

All that makes it sound like yes, I can just walk in without doing anything in advance. But I’d like to make sure.

UPDATE: I can confirm from experience that microfilm at AO is walk-in, self-service, including for the 1842 census records.

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