When locating records and putting them in your files, make certain that just because the “name’s the same,” that you actually have the same person. Make certain age, location, implied social status and other information “match.” Sometimes records that you think are on the same person, are actually referring to two separate people with the same or similar names.
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This is a BIGGIE to check and double check. I get excited when I find a name I’m looking for only to learn upon close examination that the individual is just a different person with the *exact* same name.
Great tip (as always).