Baldock/Fagg/Small Family History

Thanks to the eagle-eyes of one of my contacts, David Measday, an error was found in the parentage of William HEWETT (b. ~1841), husband of Susan KINGSLAND. I had misinterpreted the relationships given to me from a detailed source, and had linked William directly to his grandfather, making his father his brother(?!), thus skipping a generation.

I have now corrected the tree and updated the version here. The new tree will hopefully be rolled out to other online presences such as Genes Reunited this weekend.

Thanks for spotting my faux-pas, David!

I have added a sidebar entry for “This Day In History” (supplied by Widgetbox). It may help put my (and your) family timeline into perspective …

Just a little fun really!

Whilst searching RootsWeb today (another valuable resource), I came across a page which suggested I had made another mistake on an ancestor’s surname.

I had my gt(x3)-grandmother as Ann MEASBY, but the new source suggested it was MEASDY (or MEASDAY). I rechecked her marriage certificate (which I have), and sure enough, I had misread the (poor) handwriting for the father’s (sur)name. Double-checking the witnesses confirmed them as Sarah MEASDY and Charles MEASDY, not the former MEASBY.

Never assume you’re wrong, but never believe only you could be right … I was fortunate enough to have the certificate to double-check and confirm the new source information.

I will update the tree accordingly soon.