Yes Maureen. I agree 100% --- especially in Ireland, with Irish naming patterns where first cousins all of a similar age may have the same christian name and be living on the same townland at the same time; and have a parent or uncle/aunt or grandparent with the same name. Only for my wife's maiden aunt in London being alive at the time, and sure of her facts, we should have followed a similar incorrect line for that aunt's mother -- we found an English birth registration under her maiden names in the year of her birth & bought the certificate. When it arrived the aunt said "NO! my mother was not born there; she was born in Chelsea". We were sure that she was wrong, but went back to St. Catherine's House & searched the Indexes for the entire year; and about 4 months later found the correct birth at Chelsea! What a good lesson it was to learn at an early stage in our researches. So now, I want AT LEAST TWO corroborating items of proof before accepting that I might be on the right track. Cheers: ray hawkins in sydney australia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 8:37 AM Subject: Beware of assumptions > I have learned the hard way not to assume that I am on the right track. I was > absolutely convinced that I had my grandfathers line, especially as I had a > birth certificate. It was only a few days ago when I eventually after three > months received his marriage certificate from Dublin that I realised my > mistake. There were two Beggans with the same christian name born in the > same year. I had merrily gone along putting together all his siblings, their > offspring and the supposed great grandparents and their offspring. > > I suppose the only good thing is that I now have a huge collection of Beggans > and I am sure they will all come together somewhere back in the 17th Century. > > > Maureen > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > >