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Linen

Linen Report 12 Feb 2005 21:03

How sure should one be before adding names to the tree. I can't afford to buy every cert but I have several folk that I am 90% sure of. Would you add or wait to be 100%?

Geoff

Geoff Report 12 Feb 2005 21:16

There are no rules, no prizes. If you feel uneasy about something then you don't do it. If you're happy to do it then carry on.

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Feb 2005 21:20

Vivienne I only add things I am absolutely sure of, in years to come who knows who might go barking up the wrong tree (sorry about pun). If I am doubtful, I would put a query. But I always get certs where I want to make absolutely certain. I suppose if you have very unusual names you can be fairly sure, but I have only today come back from doing some research on my Smoothy relatives, to find two totally unrelated (as far as I can tell) families with this surname living in the same village as my ancestors. It's dangerously easy to jump to conclusions. If I didn't KNOW that my lot were originally from another area, I might assume they were all connected. nell

The Bag

The Bag Report 12 Feb 2005 21:21

Pencil is good! erase it if its wrong jess

Linen

Linen Report 12 Feb 2005 23:22

Thanks everyone,I guess I'll hold back a bit longer. Nell, the main name is Barker from Kensington/westminster so definitely not unusual. Vivienne

Unknown

Unknown Report 13 Feb 2005 00:32

I wouldn't recommend anyone paying more than £7 for a cert - this is what it costs if ordered from the GRO - online address is: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ They only want more if you can't give the full GRO reference. It's also £7 from local register offices if you know the district, but they usually want an sae as well. nell