General Chat

I'm lucky with the Great Budworth parish records because they are really comprehensive and the family were there for a couple of centuries. It's just a shame that they all seemed to choose the same Christian names so it's a pain sorting first cousins out. Warrington too is pretty good and I have found a lot of definite rellies there.

London is going to be the big pain because the main surname is common. I have had to rely on Street addresses to weed possible links out, this has helped but I still have possibles parked until later.

As for my Welsh (Jones) don't ask!...lol

Probably Jac lol

My own findings, Kay - other people are a bit useless in my experience:) I think you're right - this one I was thinking of isn't a very common name but I keep looking at this baptism every now and again and it never feels right.

My real pain in the backside is with burials for one family at the moment. Driving me mad so it is.

I just rely on a feeling in me water!

You know I have duplicity and forgery in my tree, but nowadays I just rely on a gut feeling! does that mean that I am as devious as my fore-fathers? I guess it does.

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Uggers do you mean a match with other people or from your own findings?

Unless there is documented proof then they go on a maybe possible file till such times any more flesh can go on the bones..
common names can throw spanners in the works,

Jill, I suppose I just have to *feel* it's right :)

Teresa, if you have a baptism at the right time in the right place with the right names you're there really pre 1837 although a bit more evidence is always welcome - but there is a lot more to parish records than just baptisms, marriages and burials - you get marriage bonds and poor law stuff, settlement orders and so on - all helps.

3 pieces.

However, pre 1837 it's a bit more difficult ...

(not much help am I?)

Jill

I suppose it depends on how far back you've got. Pre 1837 will leave you with not much more than parish records and wills. But not everybody left a will, or indeed had anything to leave in a will as such, so wouldn't it be very likely that parish records, baptisms, marriages and burials are all you would have, and have all the records survived?

I mean, would you seriously dismiss someone because ALL you can find on them is a faded church record of their baptism to show they ever existed? Even though you may have several points of evidence on their parents, siblings and/or children.

Hello Meercat. I've got a baptism that looks right but don't feel right :s

Kay:) What??

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When I know their dad had a brown dog.:}}}}}}

Depends on the era you mean also on use of common names.

do you feel you need before you add someone to your tree? Someone very wise once said to me they feel confident if they have three matching points.