Re: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance Errors

2013-10-23 Thread Brian/Support
I have entered a Mantis Issue on this anomaly. I also noticed that children's deaths are not included in the timeline, even if they died during the lifetime of the parent so I included that in the report. Chronology Tab does use the Bapt/chr date in lieu of birth dates to sort children but doesn't

Re: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance Errors

2013-10-20 Thread Mike Fry
On 2013/10/20 05:02, Ron Ferguson wrote: Shirley, I am sure that you meant 1837! But that aside, one thing to be careful about is multiple baptisms - especially in rural areas. It was quite common for parents to sort of save kids up, if only on cost grounds, and then have a batch baptism.

[LegacyUG] Research Guidance Errors

2013-10-19 Thread Mike Fry
Hi All, Anyone noticed one of the many inconsistencies that appear on the Research Guidance for and Individual? In England Wales, prior to 1837, it is uncommon to have a birth date for a person. Baptism or Christening dates, yes. Birth dates, no. When constructing the time-line for an

Re: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance Errors

2013-10-19 Thread Shirley Richardson
Thanks for that tip Mike, I learnt something - re the pre 1937 dates. Shirley NZ - Original Message - From: Mike Fry To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 11:13 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance Errors Hi All, Anyone noticed one

Re: [LegacyUG] Research Guidance Errors

2013-10-19 Thread Ron Ferguson
Shirley, I am sure that you meant 1837! But that aside, one thing to be careful about is multiple baptisms - especially in rural areas. It was quite common for parents to sort of save kids up, if only on cost grounds, and then have a batch baptism. So, do not assume twins.when there is only a