As I have written recently, most of my work is now in producing videos. Here is the latest Goldie May Unrehearsed Genealogy Research #19: Confirming family in 19th-century England
James & Richard look at an ancestor in 19th-century England, analyzing existing records to confirm what's present on the FamilySearch Family Tree.
0:00 Intro
0:42 Looking at an English ancestor
1:05 Birth record in 19th century England? Christening records were more common.
2:37 Purposely following same procedure in our research
4:15 Mapping the locations
5:28 Google Maps Street View
7:50 The 1841 census image
11:57 Birth date confirmed
12:23 English church records can come from multiple levels/jurisdictions
13:18 Beware common names in England
15:55 Someone with apprentice and servants had some financial means
18:05 Possible duplicate
20:40 Open a 2nd copy of FamilySearch to compare records to sources
24:05 Which records support the birth date?
26:20 Sibling could have similar birth record on Ancestry
28:15 Conclusion: Always check locations, beware common names, use the entire record
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