tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post2494930336426109394..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: Never Assume! Always Confirm!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-6196690358893499522015-06-08T13:04:31.741+10:002015-06-08T13:04:31.741+10:00When I started out, I was naive and copied a lot o...When I started out, I was naive and copied a lot of (incorrect) information so am not going back to confirm and check details. It has been an interesting project :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-90058958704134908082015-04-25T01:50:32.979+10:002015-04-25T01:50:32.979+10:00And additional records are being added constantly ...And additional records are being added constantly so there is more information to be found!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-7038816477140890062015-04-24T12:15:56.969+10:002015-04-24T12:15:56.969+10:00Thanks for sharing Sharon, this is a good leson fo...Thanks for sharing Sharon, this is a good leson for all of us!! Revisiting and analysing certainly makes for a better researcher.Alona Testerhttp://www.lonetester.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-61237752469433718302015-04-21T21:22:53.096+10:002015-04-21T21:22:53.096+10:00I hope I can find out more when I get over to Scot...I hope I can find out more when I get over to Scotland. I know that Donald Scott senior was in Leith from 1789 (as the eldest son was born there) but before that I am unsure. I will enjoy trying to find out more :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-10638191492829453992015-04-21T03:52:06.328+10:002015-04-21T03:52:06.328+10:00Thank you, Sharon, for sharing your experience - I...Thank you, Sharon, for sharing your experience - I am sure so many of us have made worng assumptions in the course of our research. I went for years thinking my husband's ancestors came from Kirkbean in south west Scotland and we even hada short break there to follow the "ancestral trail". It was only when I came to write the family narrative, I stopped and thought I have absolutely no evidence that the Samuel Donaldson born in Kirkbean in 1729 was the same Samuel Donaldson who married in Leith in 1759. - one of the problems of research in the 18th century when it was not compulsory to register BMD. Still we enjoyed our holiday there, and it did make a good story for my blog on following false trails. <br /><br />Scott is one of the most popular surnames in my part of the country - the Scottish Borders and it is a challenge to ensure you are following the "right" line. I do like the photograph fo the large Scott family. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-16753522754891498522015-04-20T20:44:07.475+10:002015-04-20T20:44:07.475+10:00Thank you Pauleen. I am pretty persistent so hopef...Thank you Pauleen. I am pretty persistent so hopefully I will find him :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-85288367767976156282015-04-20T20:42:58.542+10:002015-04-20T20:42:58.542+10:00Well Done! Hopefully we can find him soon :)Well Done! Hopefully we can find him soon :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-6458611201849559202015-04-20T20:41:11.940+10:002015-04-20T20:41:11.940+10:00As more and more information becomes available, I ...As more and more information becomes available, I am regularly going back and checking things and finding additional things. Your comments have reminded me that I really should delete my public tree, which has not been updated or checked for years (my private tree is the one that I work on now).Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-53748401153538099392015-04-20T20:33:13.566+10:002015-04-20T20:33:13.566+10:00I hope so Kerryn :)I hope so Kerryn :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-1962801656458772012015-04-20T17:01:25.077+10:002015-04-20T17:01:25.077+10:00Well done for posting this Sharon...we all make mi...Well done for posting this Sharon...we all make mistakes...but not all admit them or go to correct them. good luck finding the right fellow.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-75884785046326376792015-04-19T12:35:36.207+10:002015-04-19T12:35:36.207+10:00Hi Sharon. I had ruled out the Donald Scott from ...Hi Sharon. I had ruled out the Donald Scott from the Sappho as I saw the original of the list and noticed he was with a family. Still looking for our ancestor. I hope we can find him one day!deb voigtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-45109742910011145012015-04-19T11:45:40.100+10:002015-04-19T11:45:40.100+10:00The real issue is those who have copied from onlin...The real issue is those who have copied from online trees will not bother going back to recheck. I have corrected my errors on my website but I know others have copied to Ancestry and now the wrong info is in many trees. GRRR.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-7217186052823778052015-04-19T11:45:23.269+10:002015-04-19T11:45:23.269+10:00The real issue is those who have copied from onlin...The real issue is those who have copied from online trees will not bother going back to recheck. I have corrected my errors on my website but I know others have copied to Ancestry and now the wrong info is in many trees. GRRR.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-84551973384497505762015-04-19T10:09:38.598+10:002015-04-19T10:09:38.598+10:00Thanks for sharing this story Sharon, a lesson to...Thanks for sharing this story Sharon, a lesson to us all to never assume. It is a credit to you and your research that you revisit these records. Well done and withmore and more records becoming available I'm sure you'll solve the mystery of Donald/Daniel before long.Kerryn Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349603206224885854noreply@blogger.com