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You should ask the following questions about each name list you evaluate:  '''What does or doesn't the record tell you?'''  
You should ask the following questions about each name list you evaluate:  '''What does or doesn't the record tell you?'''  


:*age (exact or estimated)  
{{Block indent|*age (exact or estimated) }}
:*allegiance  
{{Block indent|*allegiance }}
:*apprenticeship  
{{Block indent|*apprenticeship }}
:*associates  
{{Block indent|*associates }}
:*deceased  
{{Block indent|*deceased }}
:*economic status  
{{Block indent|*economic status }}
:*education  
{{Block indent|*education }}
:*eligibility to vote  
{{Block indent|*eligibility to vote }}
:*heirship  
{{Block indent|*heirship }}
:*legitimacy  
{{Block indent|*legitimacy }}
:*marital status  
{{Block indent|*marital status }}
:*migration  
{{Block indent|*migration }}
:*military service  
{{Block indent|*military service }}
:*municipal duties  
{{Block indent|*municipal duties }}
:*name  
{{Block indent|*name }}
:*nationality  
{{Block indent|*nationality }}
:*nobility/title  
{{Block indent|*nobility/title }}
:*occupation  
{{Block indent|*occupation }}
:*political allegiance  
{{Block indent|*political allegiance }}
:*prisoner  
{{Block indent|*prisoner }}
:*relationship  
{{Block indent|*relationship }}
:*religion  
{{Block indent|*religion }}
:*residence
{{Block indent|*residence}}


'''Where does the trail lead?'''  
'''Where does the trail lead?'''  


:*Are there other records created before or after that are directly related?  
{{Block indent|*Are there other records created before or after that are directly related? }}
:*Has the entire set of records been searched?  
{{Block indent|*Has the entire set of records been searched? }}
:*If using a transcript or abstract, has the original been searched?
{{Block indent|*If using a transcript or abstract, has the original been searched?}}


== [[Image:GraphicFile001.png]] Evaluating the Name Lists  ==
== [[Image:GraphicFile001.png]] Evaluating the Name Lists  ==
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'''Background of the name list:'''  
'''Background of the name list:'''  


:*Can you define the cohort?  
{{Block indent|*Can you define the cohort? }}
:*Why was the record created?  
{{Block indent|*Why was the record created? }}
:*What are its limitations?  
{{Block indent|*What are its limitations? }}
:*What are its strengths?  
{{Block indent|*What are its strengths? }}
:*Can discrepancies be adequately explained?  
{{Block indent|*Can discrepancies be adequately explained? }}
:*Has the transcript of the record been kept in its original context?  
{{Block indent|*Has the transcript of the record been kept in its original context? }}
:*Does the context of the record reveal the total value of real estate, or only a portion of the taxes paid in individual counties?  
{{Block indent|*Does the context of the record reveal the total value of real estate, or only a portion of the taxes paid in individual counties? }}
:*How are they taxed?  
{{Block indent|*How are they taxed? }}
:*Do these individuals have the right to vote?
{{Block indent|*Do these individuals have the right to vote?}}


Even if you do have multiple name lists, the dates of the lists may not be close enough to assure linkages in successive generations. However, you may still be able to derive significant information from the data. Examine the following name list for the 1665 Hearth Money Roll for Leck parish, County Donegal and ask yourself the questions listed above.  
Even if you do have multiple name lists, the dates of the lists may not be close enough to assure linkages in successive generations. However, you may still be able to derive significant information from the data. Examine the following name list for the 1665 Hearth Money Roll for Leck parish, County Donegal and ask yourself the questions listed above.  
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<br>Teg M’Gillbreed, William M’Makein, Owen O’Harley, Pattrick Campble, Andrew Hannay, Fergill O’Freele, Cahal Bane M’Davet, Connor M’Davet, Edmund Oige O’Mulluog, Cormick O’Mulloug, Donnell O’Mulloug, Andrew Wilson, Roory M’Award, Robert Allen, John Hood, Pattrick Moore, Connor O’Meghan, Cormick O’Gallagher, John M’Cane, Henry Ester, Torlogh M’Kenny, Phelomy M’Laughlin, Art O’Dougherty, Remund O’Dougherty, John Homes, Robert Whyte, Hugh Harper, Thomas Stephens, John Frizell.  
<br>Teg M’Gillbreed, William M’Makein, Owen O’Harley, Pattrick Campble, Andrew Hannay, Fergill O’Freele, Cahal Bane M’Davet, Connor M’Davet, Edmund Oige O’Mulluog, Cormick O’Mulloug, Donnell O’Mulloug, Andrew Wilson, Roory M’Award, Robert Allen, John Hood, Pattrick Moore, Connor O’Meghan, Cormick O’Gallagher, John M’Cane, Henry Ester, Torlogh M’Kenny, Phelomy M’Laughlin, Art O’Dougherty, Remund O’Dougherty, John Homes, Robert Whyte, Hugh Harper, Thomas Stephens, John Frizell.  


:::::::::::£10 10 s[hillings] for 105 hearths
{{Block indent|£10 10 s[hillings] for 105 hearths|5}}


== [[Image:GraphicFile001.png]] Exercise - Protestant Householders 1766 - Leck Parish  ==
== [[Image:GraphicFile001.png]] Exercise - Protestant Householders 1766 - Leck Parish  ==
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