Tag: Referencing
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Family History Tools
I have been researching my family tree for a number of years now and I love filling in all the people, not just my direct ancestors. I was very lucky to be able to study for a Diploma of Family History online which has really helped. It is run by the University of Tasmania I…
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Colin Campbell a trilogy
The story so far … I have been looking for source documents to link these two families. Colin CAMPBELL (1) Colin CAMPBELL1 of Grove Street married Margaret MIDDLEMISS in Glasgow on 29 December 1916, he cited his father’s name as Peter CAMPBELL (deceased) and his mother’s name and maiden surname as Elizabeth DUNCAN. Colin CAMPBELL…
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The Saga of Colin Campbell
What happens if there is an error in an original source document? When Colin Campbell and Margaret Middlemiss married1, Colin’s father was listed as Peter Campbell and his mother was listed as Elizabeth Campbell M.S. Duncan. A descendant of his2 gave his mother’s maiden name as Anderson which raises two questions: First, I checked ScotlandsPeople for…
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Which Colin Campbell is which?
I love it when people contact me through one of my family tree sites and connect their family tree to mine. This happened a couple of weeks ago through FamilySearch. Jean appears to be my second cousin; her grandmother and my grandmother could be sisters. I say appears and could because I am yet to…