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*Maybe they didn’t get married at all! | *Maybe they didn’t get married at all! | ||
{{Tip|When you have planned to search a particular range of dates don’t stop at the first possible candidate. ''Search the whole range so you know ALL possible candidates.''}} | {{Tip|When you have planned to search a particular range of dates don’t stop at the first possible candidate. ''Search the whole range so you know ALL possible candidates.''}} | ||
==== Places ==== | ==== Places ==== | ||
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When estimating places look closely at: | When estimating places look closely at: | ||
*Husband’s occupation and how mobile it was. Was it a city or rural one? How did the economy in the area at the time affect movement for this family? | *Husband’s occupation and how mobile it was. Was it a city or rural one? How did the economy in the area at the time affect movement for this family? <br> | ||
*The topography—were there physical obstacles to movement such as mountains or rivers without bridges or ferries? | *The topography—were there physical obstacles to movement such as mountains or rivers without bridges or ferries? | ||
*Where was the closest market town? Coaching route? Railway station? Diocesan office? Were any of these in a neighbouring county? | *Where was the closest market town? Coaching route? Railway station? Diocesan office? Were any of these in a neighbouring county? | ||
*Where were the wife’s parents living? Marriages usually took place in the wife’s parish. First-time mothers often went back to their mother for the first confinement and the child may be christened there too. | *Where were the wife’s parents living? Marriages usually took place in the wife’s parish. First-time mothers often went back to their mother for the first confinement and the child may be christened there too. | ||
*Political boundaries and jurisdictional names, and changes in them, during your ancestor’s life span. | *Political boundaries and jurisdictional names, and changes in them, during your ancestor’s life span. | ||
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For possible names one has to consider the cultural milieu with knowledge gained from background reading: | For possible names one has to consider the cultural milieu with knowledge gained from background reading: | ||
*Are there set naming patterns for children? | *Are there set naming patterns for children? <br> | ||
*Do wives retain their maiden names throughout life? | |||
*Have you made plans to look for the firstborn children under the wife’s maiden name before the marriage date? | *Do wives retain their maiden names throughout life? <br> | ||
*Before you begin draw up an alphabetical list of possible spellings that you will record. If you find another whilst researching then note what date you started recording it also. | |||
*Have you made plans to look for the firstborn children under the wife’s maiden name before the marriage date? <br> | |||
*Before you begin, draw up an alphabetical list of possible spellings that you will record. If you find another whilst researching then note what date you started recording it also. | |||
=== Testing the Hypothesis === | === Testing the Hypothesis === | ||
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The following chart shows part of my pedigree with the known facts organized in standard fashion. | The following chart shows part of my pedigree with the known facts organized in standard fashion. | ||
'''Pedigree Analysis: Step 1-Organizing Known Facts''' [[Image:Pedigree Analysis.jpg|center|Pedigree Analysis.jpg]] | '''Pedigree Analysis: Step 1-Organizing Known Facts''' [[Image:Pedigree Analysis.jpg|center|Pedigree Analysis.jpg]] | ||
==== 2. Estimating Dates and Places ==== | ==== 2. Estimating Dates and Places ==== | ||
Here we make some hypotheses by using the known facts and some estimates to provide a framework of dates and places with which to start searching for more information. We recognize that one or more may be incorrect, but we say to ourselves—if these assumptions are true then these are the most likely dates and places. The following chart shows our estimations and the 2nd chart adds these to the pedigree. | Here we make some hypotheses by using the known facts and some estimates to provide a framework of dates and places with which to start searching for more information. We recognize that one or more may be incorrect, but we say to ourselves—if these assumptions are true then these are the most likely dates and places. The following chart shows our estimations and the 2nd chart adds these to the pedigree. <br> | ||
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'''Pedigree Analysis: Step 2-Making Estimations''' | '''Pedigree Analysis: Step 2-Making Estimations''' | ||
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<br> '''Pedigree Analysis: Step 3- Estimates Added''' [[Image:Pedgree Analysis with Estimates Added.jpg]] | <br> '''Pedigree Analysis: Step 3- Estimates Added''' [[Image:Pedgree Analysis with Estimates Added.jpg]] | ||
<br> | <br>Now we have some concrete ideas of when and where to start our searches. | ||
Now we have some concrete ideas of when and where to start our searches. | |||
==== 3. Planning the Next Research Step ==== | ==== 3. Planning the Next Research Step ==== | ||
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*Can you conveniently access these indexes and the original sources? Or will you need to get someone else to look at them for you? Is it cheaper to do the research yourself by visiting the archives, on film at your FSC, or by using a record agent at a distant archive. Consider travel expenses and cost of time, films, library fees, and record agent fees. | *Can you conveniently access these indexes and the original sources? Or will you need to get someone else to look at them for you? Is it cheaper to do the research yourself by visiting the archives, on film at your FSC, or by using a record agent at a distant archive. Consider travel expenses and cost of time, films, library fees, and record agent fees. | ||
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