As an alternative to notes I have a Master Source called "Inference based on Other Data" (call it anything you want) and within that source I give the methods and data by which I arrive at an entry (dates & places usually). So for an estimated birth year I might quote any record which mentions an age and if they are inconsistent then give an estimated range of birth dates.
David On 06/01/2014 07:18, Robert57P_gmail wrote: > My thought would be: > > abt = you have some pretty solid evidence, but not exact (or if the > evidence said "about") > > est = YOU made an educated guess, or you KNOW someone else made an > educated guess. For example if you had the birth date of 1st and 3rd > child, and you had no date on 2nd child but you stuck in a date so 2nd > child would show up in correct order. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY PUT A NOTE > about this for that child, stating that it was a guess and not based > upon any solid evidence. But I'm not sure if putting in things like > this is wise 'cause someone else might not see your notes and may take > the guess as solid evidence for their file . . . > > Bob > > On 01/06/2014 02:08, Kathy Thompson wrote: >> Where I have specific dates with specific ages I use about >> aged X in Y - born About Z >> >> >> Where I have an event occuring at a date and that event can only >> happen after a certain age - marriage, voting, etc - then I use Before >> on an electoral roll in 1921 - born before 1900 (notes: based on min >> legal age of 21 to vote in X location at that time) >> marrying in 1867 - declared as "of full age" - born before 1846 >> (notes: based on "of full age" being the age of 21.) >> >> >> When I have a child of a couple being born/baptised at a known time, I >> use other clues to establish marriage >> Baptism - does the register indicate base born or natural or >> illegitimacy in anoy other way? Yes? then I note that no marriage had >> occured at that time, otherwise I leave it blank as unless you have >> confirmed ages for the parents at that time and therefore know that >> marriage it likely to be within the last year. >> If I had a child next year, and an assumption was made that I married >> the year before the child was born, they'd be wrong. I got married 18 >> years ago. >> (Yes, Legacy would throw up "First child born too long after marriage" >> warning signs) >> >> >> As for whether to use About or Estimated - I prefer About/Abt simply >> because Est can also mean Established. >> >> >> >> On 6 January 2014 16:52, Valerie B Garton <vbgar...@gmail.com >> <mailto:vbgar...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I have now confused myself: >> >> Age 21 in 1911 census born abt/est 1890 >> >> Died age 47 in 1865 born abt/est 1818 >> >> Child born 1867 with no marriage for parents - marriage est/abt 1866 - >> source: marriage date assuming this is the first born child >> Parents of above >> child F born est/abt 1841 M born est/abt 1854 - source: birth >> dates assuming >> parents aged 26 and 22 at time of possible first born child >> >> Any more suggestions please ? >> >> Cheers from Valerie in sunny Sydney >> >> >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! >> Antivirus protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook >> (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog >> (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) >> and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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