There is much to write about on window count in genealogy; why do we know about it, and what did it mean for our ancestor. Scotland's Census 1861 was the first to ask household heads to report “number of rooms, with one or more windows”.1 The answer was captured in the far right column of … Continue reading Census & BMD: Rooms, With One or More Windows
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Writing Genealogy: Use the Kitchen Sink
So you have some data – maybe a lot – where your research has turned out to belong to an unrelated person or event. Delete it? Perish the thought! Time is money, or at least, usable tidbit. If you just want a family tree, a list of names, dates and occupations, this is not for … Continue reading Writing Genealogy: Use the Kitchen Sink
