tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post7530232864834718761..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Brought Up Short When Transcribing Martha (Reay) Doyle's and Thomas Richardson's Marriage RecordNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-87813310345919510242021-04-08T16:10:15.213-04:002021-04-08T16:10:15.213-04:00Oh, me, too, Wendy. I have a certificate like you ...Oh, me, too, Wendy. I have a certificate like you describe. I was really confused because I was new to family history. I finally figured out what happened. <br />Teresa, above, suggested it might have been a registrar's error. I know marriage records would likely be more accurate than death records but I was thinking that Martha's baptismal record would be more accurate for her parents' names since they would have been the ones initiating the baptism. My additional searches for Martha with a father named William have come up empty so far. Thanks for leaving a comment.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-29094162723371136562021-04-08T16:00:47.561-04:002021-04-08T16:00:47.561-04:00I'm glad to learn that you've had a simila...I'm glad to learn that you've had a similar experience with an incorrect name. I hadn't thought about the registrar made a mistake but it seems very possible in my case. I've searched other possibilities for Martha's father but have come up with nothing. I'll make a note about the differences in her father's name and keep an eye out. Thanks for leaving a comment, Teresa.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-21787013945779693462021-04-08T15:06:47.869-04:002021-04-08T15:06:47.869-04:00So true, Ellie. When we begin have have a little ...So true, Ellie. When we begin have have a little information. Later, after more research, we can see how the newer research relates to the earlier.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-79551108183720661702021-04-03T08:01:25.019-04:002021-04-03T08:01:25.019-04:00Those name mix-ups make me crazy. I have one death...Those name mix-ups make me crazy. I have one death certificate for a woman whose son was the informant. In the boxes asking for the names of father and mother, he gave HIS father and mother rather than his mother's parents. So it looks like she was her own mother. In another, the informant gave the correct father of the deceased but the name for the mother was actually the grandmother. It is indeed important to compare information with other documents. Marriage records are typically more reliable because the person gave their own information.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-52918246297840092522021-04-02T16:33:38.976-04:002021-04-02T16:33:38.976-04:00It could also have been the mistake of the registr...It could also have been the mistake of the registrar. I have one example in my family tree where my third-great-uncle's marriage register has the incorrect name for his father. There is absolutely no doubt it's the correct record. My 4th cousin (his direct descendant) agrees with me - we hypothesize that the registrar took down the name incorrectly as opposed to William giving the wrong name when asked. Can easily happen. Just another possibility.<br /><br />NOT that I think you shouldn't take the other steps as outlined...reasonably exhaustive research requires it.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638901687647283925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-3548054210980759222021-03-29T18:40:45.348-04:002021-03-29T18:40:45.348-04:00I agree 100 percent. As research continues it'...I agree 100 percent. As research continues it's likely new information will shed light on seemingly unimportant details in a record. I can't tell you how many times I've gone back and found pertinent information in a record I missed the first go round.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.com