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can someone please explain what this means please

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Sandra

Sandra Report 29 Oct 2007 23:23

1 George PREST b: 14 AUG 1784 d: WFT Est. 1837-1876
+ Margaret WOOD b: WFT Est. 1779-1804 d: WFT Est. 1837-1875
2 Christiana PREST b: 11 JAN 1818 d: WFT Est. 1819-1912
2 Thomas PREST b: 21 MAY 1820 d: WFT Est. 1849-1911
+ Mary b: ABT. 1820 d: WFT Est. 1849-1914
3 Margaret PREST b: 1842 d: WFT Est. 1843-1936
3 Ann PREST b: 1843 d: WFT Est. 1844-1937
3 William PREST b: 1845 d: WFT Est. 1846-1935
2 Ana PREST b: 5 JAN 1823 d: WFT Est. 1824-1917
2 Matthew PREST b: 1824 d: WFT Est. 1825-1914
2 Mary PREST b: 18 SEP 1825 d: WFT Est. 1826-1919
2 William PREST b: 1836 d: WFT Est. 1837-1926

Sam

Sam Report 29 Oct 2007 23:26

Which bit don't you understand - the WTF?
I don't know what of means but would guess that they don't seem to have a clue when these events happened?

A date range of 1849-1914 for someones death seems a bit vague to me!

Sam x

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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 29 Oct 2007 23:29

Is this part of a tree that you have found on Ancestry?

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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 29 Oct 2007 23:52

From Google

What is “WFT” or “WFT est.”, and what does it mean?

WFT simply means "World Family Tree", the name given to the CD-ROMs sold by Broderbund that contain genealogical information. For example: "1750-1849 WFT est. " means that the exact date is not known, but it is an estimate (created by Broderbund) based on dates given that relate to this person. This could mean that a date is known for the birth of a descendant and based on the assumption that there is 20-30 years between generations; this would put the birth of the original person between those years.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 30 Oct 2007 01:28

1george prest.
+ means married.......margaret wood,
2 means daughter/son..(of george and margaret) thomas prest +(married) Mary?
3 are Thomas and Mary's offspring........
Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Sandra

Sandra Report 30 Oct 2007 05:25

Thanks very much everyone for your help, I got the info off Ancestry Family tree, but it just sounded double dutch to me,now I understand.

Thanks again, its great we can ask questions and people help.

Regards
Sandra x