tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post7880568209530160346..comments2024-03-12T04:00:04.167-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: Why it is so important to read the marginalia!Heather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-87210657574786582462014-10-01T17:47:02.469-07:002014-10-01T17:47:02.469-07:00Your meticulous research certainly paid off! I too...Your meticulous research certainly paid off! I too have found exciting information in the margins of parish registers and other archival sources.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-3441626424747557682013-11-08T08:30:38.153-08:002013-11-08T08:30:38.153-08:00Yes, you can find Trisse Lovett in the "Tan B...Yes, you can find Trisse Lovett in the "Tan Book" of Beverly births, and also she has been indexed in the NEHGS database of the Mass. VR's at americanancestor.org The whole page is fascinating here, which is why its so important to read. Especially whole pages on census records, too, to get an idea of who were the neighbors (usually relatives), and who was the enumerator (usually a relative, too, in small towns). <br />Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-20010028569807437592013-11-08T08:28:59.757-08:002013-11-08T08:28:59.757-08:00I've found a wealth of information in these bo...I've found a wealth of information in these books since I learned of them about a year ago. I've also learned "the hard way" to check the preceding and following pages. There have been occasions where there wasn't adequate space for marginalia on the page containing my selected record or information was garnered prior to or after the recording in question.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150751049733380222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-45430368950851697612013-11-08T08:14:23.874-08:002013-11-08T08:14:23.874-08:00Well searched and found, Heather! This is why ORI...Well searched and found, Heather! This is why ORIGINAL sources need to be consulted.<br /><br />Was Trisse Lovett's birth recorded in the Beverly published VR book?Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-51552360236324074452013-11-08T06:44:56.242-08:002013-11-08T06:44:56.242-08:00Excellent sleuthing Heather! Thanks for sharing t...Excellent sleuthing Heather! Thanks for sharing this lesson.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139639019457759712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-68385989777746246902013-11-08T05:40:47.110-08:002013-11-08T05:40:47.110-08:00Great fun! For me the margin notes have been paren...Great fun! For me the margin notes have been parental consent for underage marriages which help identify kinship and narrow age ranges but which are not indexed or transcribed. Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541316737018192375noreply@blogger.com