Does your ancestor’s estate inventory give an idea of his occupation? Many of us researching ancestors before the 1850 census don’t have a record that spells out an ancestor’s job. However, the record of your ancestor’s personal estate might give an idea as to his occupation. Keep in mind that there are some items that most households in 1830 had, so be careful drawing conclusions and compare your ancestor’s inventory to a few others just to see what items distinguish one from another. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
For a long time, I never really used the International Genealogical Index (IGI) on the FamilySearch site very much. Most of my ancestors were German, Irish, or Early American and I just never found anything that I didn’t already know and filtering through all the erroneous entries diverted me from more productive pursuits, in my opinion. However, when I started working on my wife’s English immigrants I’ve had to change my tune. The IGI includes significant extractions from English parish records and they have helped me refine my searches. Keep in mind that the IGI is a secondary source and that in the cases where I was working they usually didn’t extract deaths, mainly births and marriages. And one should not assume they have every parish. And they […]
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