Our post on the essential essence of citation was necessarily short. There’s one short way that it can be improved:
- when using your own memory as a source–include your name.
Someone else later reading your material of your file may not know who is meant when you say “personal memory.” Include your name, “personal memory of compiler Susan (Longunusualgermanname) Smith.”
And never refer to people as just Aunt Brenda or Uncle Horace. Use complete names.
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The 1911 census of the UK gave the number of children born to married women, and the number still alive. I have added the appropriate people to the tree for completeness, especially those born between 1901 and 1911 in case I find gravestones, death certificates, baptisms or other information that might tell me more about the main family in that period .
Thanks Michael and EA – good hints.
I also put whether I found online, personal records, state stats, or courthouse and if I have a copy.
Time consuming, but it sure saves duplication.
I like this method of yours. Putting names to the deceased in the notes woukd help make sure you have the complete family. One of our families had a deceased chikd in the 1911 GB census and that promoted me to search for this child. I was able to find her by using the GRO’s new search feature usinv the mothers maiden name.
Thank u, I will certainly do that, now that I know. I know I have wanted to know which person was actually being meantoned in document especially when we have multiple same name game. I get so confused.
Goid advise, thank you. I am guilty of this.