Key to Fields in Sources in Guy Meakin & Elisabeth Ann Jenkins Family Tree December 2019

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KEY TO FIELDS IN SOURCES

“number” is the User ID not the Person ID

Optional fields are shown in <>

 

BIRTH CERTIFICATES

<Registration Sub-District> Registration District, Place of Birth <Date of Birth>, Name and surname of father (number), Name, surname and maiden name of mother  (number), Occupation of father, Informant, Date of registration.

 

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

<Groom’s age>, Groom’s residence, Groom’s father’s name (number), Groom’s father’s occupation, <Bride’s age>, Bride’s residence, Bride’s father’s name (number), Bride’s father’s occupation, <Witness (number)>, <Witness (number)>, <Witness>, <Witness>.

 

MARRIAGE REGISTER

Some marriages are shown with a Source which is an entry in a parish Marriage Register. Although the composition of these sources is not consistent, they normally show the names of witnesses, but may also show the ages of the groom and bride, the residence of the groom (the bride is assumed to reside in the parish) and the groom’s occupation.

 

DEATH CERTIFICATES

<Registration Sub-District> Registration District, Place of death, Age at death, Occupation <(number of husband)>, Cause of death, Informant <(number)>, Date of registration.