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does anyone have access to these records, looking to see if my great aunt went there

she was born 1890 in kent

this is what ancestry.com shows me but i only have .co.uk acess


1920 United States Federal Census
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Name: Rose S Turk
Birth: abt 1890 - location
Residence: 1920 - city, Danville (Independent City), Virginia

You can trick the Ancestrys where you don't subscribe, sometimes.

In this case, it won't tell you where Rose was born if you don't know.

But if you search for Rose S Turk born in England, it will say "England" if you're right.

I tried it. It doesn't. ;)

Mind you -- I tried birthplace Virginia too, and she also wasn't born there.

If she were married, you could trick it into telling you her husband's name by searching for a Turk in Danville, Virginia, with wife Rose. She seems to be without spouse or parent, though.

It works also for finding kids -- search for surname Turk in Danville with mother Rose. No results there, either.

If you just search for Turk in Danville (county), Virginia, you can see the handful of other Turks there who might be related to her. Most born in Virginia, some not. None born in England, apparently.

Now of course the best solution is if someone with access to US Ancestry tells you the actual answer! So I'll nudge your thread up here. But sometimes it's possible to figure stuff out with tricks like that.

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Rose S Turk
Home in 1920: Danville Ward 4, Danville (Independent City), Virginia
Age: 30 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: New Jersey
Relation to Head of House: Sister-in-law
Father's Birth Place: Russia
Mother's Birth Place: Russia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 977
Household Members:
Name Age
Philip Turk Turk 31
Ray W Turk 30
Thelma Turk 6
Herbert Turk 9/12
Morris Turk 33
Rose S Turk 30
Teddy Turk 6
Sidney Turk 4 9/12
Percy Turk 4 12/12
Mary Richardson 15

I knew you'd show up and ride to the rescue!

And I knew all those Turks were related one way or another. ;)

Hi Kathryn. :) Too bad she wasn't born in England, eh?