Jeffries Family History

• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Family Tree
• Surnames
• Reports
• Places
• Occupations

 

• Stories
• Narratives
• Photographs
• Certs & Docs
• Census
• Links
• Acknowledge
• Amendments

• Introduction General
  • Contact
  • Copyright
  • Data Reliability
  • Data Sources
  • Dates
  • External Links Info
  • Maps & Views Info
  • Technical Stuff
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Introduction

Data Reliability

All information about ancestry, even in official documents, needs to be considered carefully and compared with other information because -

• Surnames did not begin to be standardised until the middle of the nineteenth century.  Even then, many people were illiterate and may not have been certain of the spelling.
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• Official documents may have been filled in depending on how the person completing the documents interpreted the pronunciation and their spelling may not have been very good.  Other information may also have been misheard by the official.
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• There is also plenty of scope for transcription errors, because not all officials had neat handwriting.  For example, in one census on ancestry.co.uk, the name Bagpuize had been transcribed as Bogforge, and in another our ancestor Jessie Treacher had been transcribed as Jessie Preacher.  This sort of error can make it difficult to find a record.  Also some Parish Records may only be available as transcipts of the Bishop's Transcripts, which as the name suggests are themself copies.
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• The International Genealogical Index (IGI) is not complete and LDS do not apply any checks to the data entered.
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• Not everyone would have known their date of birth or where they were born.  Some may have lied about their age.
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• Because of the Poor Laws, people were sometimes reluctant to say where they were born, because of the fear of relocation.
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• Some people may have been missed from a census or may have chosen to avoid being included.

Constructing a Family Tree is an on-going process of refinement.  The information on this website, therefore, is based on the presently known data, as I have interpreted it.  I accept that I may, of course, have made mistakes and that the data may need to be amended in the light of future information or consideration, even to the extent that some names may have to be removed from the database.  If there is any doubt about an ancestor, then I have placed a question mark after the surname in the Family Tree.  In some cases this may just be a doubt about the spelling of the name, but in some cases, the link with our ancestors may not be 100% conclusive.  The possible parentage of Henry Jeffries is detailed in the narrative section and the possible parentage of Clara Ann Scarlett is discussed in the Surnames section.  The reasons for other doubts are explained in the notes in the individual reports.