Depending on the social position of the family and the actual surviving records, you can find information in poor law records such as overseers accounts, poor rates, bastardy bonds, settlement certificates, removal orders; also land tax assessments, manorial records ( particularly leases), surveys of estates, and others. Look beyond the registers of baptisms, marriages and burials for any scraps of information pertaining to the family of interest. If the marriage was by licence, seek marriage licence bonds and allegations. Some of these sources need care to get the best from them, but any are worth pursuing. Persis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim" <kimquilts@shaw.ca> To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] How Do I Prove I've Got The Correct Person? >I am quite interested in this topic also. I realize the limitations of the > IGI. > The challenge does come when one researches back beyond the time of the > census, which is of course another tool. Not all that info is exact > either. > I am currently relying mostly on parish records in the 1700's to the early > 1800's, with the occasional will. > What other sources are available to get the three pieces of information? > Thanks so very much, > Kim > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Persis Wiltshire" <persisndavid@talktalk.net> > To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:22 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] How Do I Prove I've Got The Correct Person? > > >> No. Definitely not. The IGI is not complete; too many possibilities ( >> and >> right connections) are omitted to rely on only this source. You must >> check >> the parish registers of the relevant parish and others round about. And >> check for other materials of the parish which could give clarifying >> detail. >> There were three Lawrence DALEs born between 1769 and 1780, They are >> cousins of varying degrees. Not all of them appear on the IGI and many >> people have put the wrong one into their tree and then posted it on the >> internet. You need to seek three pieces of information that corroborate >> your assumption; you might not find them, but you should look. >> >> Persis >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Andy Leach" <andyjleach@hotmail.com> >> To: <eng-east-yorks-l@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:03 PM >> Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] How Do I Prove I've Got The Correct Person? >> >> >>> >>> It's easy when the person is listed in the census, as you can >>> cross-check >>> them against age, place of birth, other members of the family, etc. >>> However, when you go back to pre-census times, how do you make certain >>> that you've found the correct person? I can find entries in IGI which >>> match the name, age and place of birth - is this sufficient to assume >>> I've >>> found the correct person? I'm reluctant to jump to this conclusion for >>> fear of it just being a coincidence. Thanks. >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> All new Live Search at Live.com >>> >>> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000006ukm/direct/01/ >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1513 - Release Date: 6/22/2008 >> 7:52 AM >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1515 - Release Date: 6/23/2008 7:16 PM

This is great information. Thanks so much. I'll show my ignorance by asking where to find these records. It sounds like you have way more experience than I do. Thanks for sharing. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Persis Wiltshire" <persisndavid@talktalk.net> To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] How Do I Prove I've Got The Correct Person? > Depending on the social position of the family and the actual surviving > records, you can find information in poor law records such as overseers > accounts, poor rates, bastardy bonds, settlement certificates, removal > orders; also land tax assessments, manorial records ( particularly > leases), > surveys of estates, and others. Look beyond the registers of baptisms, > marriages and burials for any scraps of information pertaining to the > family > of interest. If the marriage was by licence, seek marriage licence bonds > and > allegations. Some of these sources need care to get the best from them, > but > any are worth pursuing. > Persis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim" <kimquilts@shaw.ca> > To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:51 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] How Do I Prove I've Got The Correct Person? > > >>I am quite interested in this topic also. I realize the limitations of the >> IGI. >> The challenge does come when one researches back beyond the time of the >> census, which is of course another tool. Not all that info is exact >> either. >> I am currently relying mostly on parish records in the 1700's to the >> early >> 1800's, with the occasional will. >> What other sources are available to get the three pieces of information? >> Thanks so very much, >> Kim >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Persis Wiltshire" <persisndavid@talktalk.net> >> To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:22 AM >> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] How Do I Prove I've Got The Correct Person? >> >> >>> No. Definitely not. The IGI is not complete; too many possibilities ( >>> and >>> right connections) are omitted to rely on only this source. You must >>> check >>> the parish registers of the relevant parish and others round about. And >>> check for other materials of the parish which could give clarifying >>> detail. >>> There were three Lawrence DALEs born between 1769 and 1780, They are >>> cousins of varying degrees. Not all of them appear on the IGI and many >>> people have put the wrong one into their tree and then posted it on the >>> internet. You need to seek three pieces of information that corroborate >>> your assumption; you might not find them, but you should look. >>> >>> Persis >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Andy Leach" <andyjleach@hotmail.com> >>> To: <eng-east-yorks-l@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:03 PM >>> Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] How Do I Prove I've Got The Correct Person? >>> >>> >>>> >>>> It's easy when the person is listed in the census, as you can >>>> cross-check >>>> them against age, place of birth, other members of the family, etc. >>>> However, when you go back to pre-census times, how do you make certain >>>> that you've found the correct person? I can find entries in IGI which >>>> match the name, age and place of birth - is this sufficient to assume >>>> I've >>>> found the correct person? I'm reluctant to jump to this conclusion for >>>> fear of it just being a coincidence. Thanks. >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> All new Live Search at Live.com >>>> >>>> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000006ukm/direct/01/ >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG. >>> Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1513 - Release Date: >>> 6/22/2008 >>> 7:52 AM >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1515 - Release Date: 6/23/2008 > 7:16 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message