http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/v-is-for-vital-statistics/ Adventures in genealogy Wed, 08 May 2013 20:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/v-is-for-vital-statistics/#comment-4085 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:02:21 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2773#comment-4085 Details of scars helped me trace a relative who was often in prison. There were two people of the same name (and their father had the same name too) and it was the “vital stats” that helped to identify my relative.

]]> http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/v-is-for-vital-statistics/#comment-4056 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:07:48 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2773#comment-4056 I enjoy reading the WW2 draft records for a suggestion of looks for those I have no photo for. I can sympathize with your great-great grandmother. I think I might look a bit pale and worried if I’d just taken a ship to a new country.

]]> http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/v-is-for-vital-statistics/#comment-4042 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:10:18 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2773#comment-4042 [...] history across the seas, Family History Alphabet: V is for Various What’s Past is Prologue, V is for Vital Statistics ← Next post Previous post [...]

]]> http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/v-is-for-vital-statistics/#comment-4041 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:08:27 +0000 http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/?p=2773#comment-4041 There are some Australian records that include ‘vital statistics’ such as those you’ve listed for your family. They really do make for fascinating reading.

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