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How to verify IGI details

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Jean

Jean Report 5 May 2008 14:02

Please can anyone tell me how to verify pre 1837 details found on IGI a I am well and truly stuck. The information was submitted by another researcher and sems to fit but I cant ffind the ancestor in any census records post 1837. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Ken

Ken Report 5 May 2008 14:11

You have to look at the original records whether that be in the church or a record office or looking at a film of the records that are held by the IGI people.

Ed

Ed Report 5 May 2008 14:12

verification can only be done by viewing the original documents.
however you can add substance to your igi entries by looking at the census years,
as you have done;
perhaps the person is deceased hence no census entry;
perhaps they left the country;
perhaps they re-married; and so on.
You could look at the sites i have posted in the last few days on this site they offer
numerous free parish records.
take a look, you may hit a jackpot.