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Joe

Joe Report 21 Jun 2011 10:46

Woke up in a panic today, you know how obsessive this thing becomes, you run to your relatives shouting " Hurrah! I found our great great great great X16 grandad!" then a chilling thought hits you....what if you are wrong about the name of your great great great grandad? I realise now I have been foolish. I got his marriage certificate before I even got his sons...I didn't think I needed it because someone here kindly posted up the Ancestry.Com entry for his son's marriage, my great great grandad William Henry. It gave the names of William's parents....

but was I wrong to trust this Ancestry.com entry?

When Ancestry.com lists William Henry Morris's marriage to Charlotte Bowcock at Manchester Cathedral in April 1874, how does it know who his parents were? Is this information on a document that someone has transcribed into Ancestry.com database?

I mean, is it foolproof. If it cites Samuel and Ellen as William's parents, can I take this as watertight? Thanks.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 21 Jun 2011 10:59

The marriage cert will show the fathers name only not the mum .I would say the researcher has gone back from the marriage on census to see the mums christian name and then found the marriage for them.

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Joe

Joe Report 21 Jun 2011 11:04

Ok Shirley thank you. Can't believe I was so lax. Well, that's not true.