My advice would be, listen to elder family members but confirm information. My father in law gave me quite abit about the Baillies but had muddled his females marrying his grandfather to his great grandmother. Never Ever Assume always seek proof. Check original sources of transcripts and keep a note of sources. Keep a note of sources checked even if nothing found so you know not to go there again. If you can't go back try going sideways from siblings then back.  If looking at other peoples family trees on a certain web site do check the info before adding it to your tree.  I see a distant cousin of mine has claimed a William form Northumberland as our ancestor born back in late 1700's We both have William in Gr Carlton 1851 census stating he is from Little Carlton where his bapt is in the parish reg to Matthew and Elizabeth. Why he insists William is from Northumberland escapes me but I see others have taken his tree and added it to theirs. Some time ago I was offered for a price info from a researcher in Devon re my relative. I didn't bite but some one else did and was sent up the wrong tree.  She was told the husband of the mariners wife on 1851 census (whose husband was not at home census night) was lodging as a carpenter in the same parish.  I already had found this mariner at national archives, his seamans record, description and voyages and eventual death at sea. Happy hunting Pam  ________________________________

On 01/02/2012 20:24, PAMELA BAILLIE wrote: > > > My advice would be, listen to elder family members but confirm information. My father in law gave me quite abit about the Baillies but had muddled his females marrying his grandfather to his great grandmother. Never Ever Assume always seek proof. Check original sources of transcripts and keep a note of sources. Keep a note of sources checked even if nothing found so you know not to go there again. If you can't go back try going sideways from siblings then back. If looking at other peoples family trees on a certain web site do check the info before adding it to your tree. I see a distant cousin of mine has claimed a William form Northumberland as our ancestor born back in late 1700's We both have William in Gr Carlton 1851 census stating he is from Little Carlton where his bapt is in the parish reg to Matthew and Elizabeth. Why he insists William is from Northumberland escapes me but I see others have taken his tree and added it to theirs. > Some time ago I was offered for a price info from a researcher in Devon re my relative. I didn't bite but some one else did and was sent up the wrong tree. She was told the husband of the mariners wife on 1851 census (whose husband was not at home census night) was lodging as a carpenter in the same parish. I already had found this mariner at national archives, his seamans record, description and voyages and eventual death at sea. > Happy hunting > Pam Similarly, I started with only a recollection from my mother that her father Albert Woolley, a carpenter by trade, was from was from Bourne or just possibly Spalding - but certainly one of the two. By chance, there was only one person born in Bourne at around the right time who seemed to fit the bill - the right name and from a family of wheelwrights. That fit nicely with his trade. For a while I assumed that he must be the man. It turned out that he wasn't - my Albert was born 1890 in Hertfordshire (while his father was working away), though his family were from the Horncastle area. No Bourne or Spalding connection at all as far as I know, though I've seen the confusion perpetuated by careless researchers - one Genes Reunited tree even has me down as born in Lincolnshire, purely by assumption. I wasn't. Indeed, I think Lincolnshire was, by chance, the last county in England that I ever actually got round to visiting. I've made up for lost time since! I was also told that my grandparents eventually moved to somewhere near Louth. That turned out to be Hagworthingham. Given how little I started with, it's amazing how far *proper* research and a bit of luck has managed to take me since. Phil Crouch

I agree with you, Pam. I, like most people, have left it too late to ask older family members and, of course, I had little interest in family history when young. My mother told me that my grandfather SHARP's sister had died "when young" of consumption but since starting family history my second cousin in Lincolnshire asked me if I knew who Martha ROSLING was. I had never heard the name but apparently his grandfather, my grandfather's brother, had talked about her. It was not until I saw the 1891 census that I found the SHARP family had living with them "Martha ROSLING, daughter, widow" and the right age. More research showed that her husband had been the person who died when young and Martha herself lived into her late seventies. I will never know how the mistake was made but it pays to check these things. Regards Jan Marchant Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "PAMELA BAILLIE" <pamela.baillie1@btopenworld.com> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] Admin note: February theme > > > My advice would be, listen to elder family members but confirm > information. My father in law gave me quite abit about the Baillies but > had muddled his females marrying his grandfather to his great grandmother. > Never Ever Assume always seek proof. Check original sources of transcripts > and keep a note of sources. Keep a note of sources checked even if nothing > found so you know not to go there again. If you can't go back try going > sideways from siblings then back. If looking at other peoples family trees > on a certain web site do check the info before adding it to your tree. I > see a distant cousin of mine has claimed a William form Northumberland as > our ancestor born back in late 1700's We both have William in Gr Carlton > 1851 census stating he is from Little Carlton where his bapt is in the > parish reg to Matthew and Elizabeth. Why he insists William is from > Northumberland escapes me but I see others have taken his tree and added > it to theirs. > Some time ago I was offered for a price info from a researcher in Devon re > my relative. I didn't bite but some one else did and was sent up the wrong > tree. She was told the husband of the mariners wife on 1851 census (whose > husband was not at home census night) was lodging as a carpenter in the > same parish. I already had found this mariner at national archives, his > seamans record, description and voyages and eventual death at sea. > Happy hunting > Pam > > ________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4780 - Release Date: 02/01/12 >