Yes! If you have only found one possible person who could be a specific ancestor remember there may be others hiding in some cupboard somewhere ... Ros ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Lamberg" <linpete@lamberg25.fsnet.co.uk> To: <ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 7:01 PM Subject: [B.C.] RE: A FEW THINS I HAVE FOUND 'WHILST IT'S QUIET' > Hi all, just to pass the time, I thought I would list some things worth remembering when searching in the BC. > > 1) Just because a BMD is registered in Dudley, does not mean your Ancestor is from Dudley. > 2) Never presume an Ancestor has only been married once. > 3) Never presume a Visitor is not related. > 4) Never presume a Marriage Witness is related. > 5) Never believe someone is not your Ancestor just because the name is not what you think it should be. > 6) Remember most of our Ancestors could not read or write, or knew exactly how old they were. > > Can anyone add anything else? > > All best wishes from Linda. > > > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== > The Assistant List Admins are Jean Morgan and Jan Ross > (Couldn't do it without those two great ladies) >

Never presume they're a daughter son mother father etc on a cenus. They could be an in law or uncle aunt niece or nephew. Never presume they're your great great grandma or granddad, they could be a cousin with the same name and almost same year of birth. Gaye If you have only found one possible person who could be a specific ancestor remember there may be others hiding in some cupboard somewhere ... > Hi all, just to pass the time, I thought I would list some things worth remembering when searching in the BC. > > Can anyone add anything else? >

You can't even take the names on the marriage certificate as gospel! I sent for the marriage certificate of my gg grandmother Hannah Shilton to Joseph Humphries/Humphreys in 1850. Her name was listed as Harriet Shelton. On every census from 1841 - 1901 her name was Hannah. I then sent for her younger sister Elizabeth's birth certificate to confirm her father's name was Samuel Shilton & not Shelton. Regards Maureen ---Original Message----- From: kidson [mailto:kidson@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: 20 February 2006 22:33 To: ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [B.C.] RE: A FEW THINS I HAVE FOUND 'WHILST IT'S QUIET' Never presume they're a daughter son mother father etc on a cenus. They could be an in law or uncle aunt niece or nephew. Never presume they're your great great grandma or granddad, they could be a cousin with the same name and almost same year of birth. Gaye If you have only found one possible person who could be a specific ancestor remember there may be others hiding in some cupboard somewhere ... > Hi all, just to pass the time, I thought I would list some things worth remembering when searching in the BC. > > Can anyone add anything else? > ==== ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Mailing List ==== The B.C. List Admin is Dave Ogden :- d.ogden@blueyonder.co.uk

The only major fair held in the BC is on 9th April at Dunstall Racecourse. Wolverhampton, 10 - 5. Free car parking and a cafe onsite, even a bar if you fancy a pint. The organiser is thinking of dropping this fair from the circuit because over ther last 2 years attendance by the public has dropped so use it or loose it. There's still a full compliment of stall holders and F.H.S.'s attending. Stalls will be there selling, Books, Postcards, Maps, CD's, Census, Microfiche, Charts, Storage Items, to name but a few, F.H.S's and the Records Office will also be there for help & look ups etc. including the S.O.G. not only will their bookstall be there but also the S.O.G computer help team manned by famous names like John Hanson and Jean Bunting. They will help you with any look ups you care to name as they have full online access to all known databases. Just about everything you can think of to do with Family History will be represented. We have some half price entry tickets available, they will get you in for £1 instead of £2. A maximum of 5 per person please. Send a stamped S.A.E. with a note to say how many you want to us at. Genealogy Printers Genealogy House 15 Linley Drive Bushbury Wolverhampton WV10 8JJ. Best Wishes Carol & Ron O'Neill www.genealogyprinters.com

The only major fair held in the BC is on 9th April at Dunstall Racecourse. Wolverhampton, 10 - 5. Free car parking and a cafe onsite, even a bar if you fancy a pint. The organiser is thinking of dropping this fair from the circuit because over ther last 2 years attendance by the public has dropped so use it or loose it. There's still a full compliment of stall holders and F.H.S.'s attending. geez Cal, its ram packed! thats not a small attendance!! and dow drink the tea an coffee its too expensive tek a flask, actually ar tek a flask stop yower husband drinkin me tea! LOL I will be there LOL scarey huh????? Mellie How Come My Coat Of Arms Has Buckles At The Back?

Carol O'Neill wrote: > The only major fair held in the BC is on 9th April at Dunstall > Racecourse. Wolverhampton, 10 - 5. > > Free car parking and a cafe onsite, even a bar if you fancy a pint. > Fancy a pint? FANCY A PINT? You hold the only major Family History fair in the BC, and there's only ONE bar??? Crikey, Dave O. and Cassy will take care of that! What will the rest of us do, drink TEA? Cheers [or perhaps I'd better say Tarar!] <XLVBG> Phil Mellie, would you care to add a few words? <snigger> -- Phil & Anne Irons, Sydney, Nova Scotia Remember: Professionals built the Titanic; an Amateur built the Ark!