[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] KRUGER - HUFF (Gulewo)

[John Marsch]

       To add to Jerry's comments, it has been my experience that our
ancestors were pretty cavalier about the accuracy of dates even with their
own age and  wedding anniversaries.
        I base this observation primarily from Polish records I am presently
preparing for the SGGEE Research Database where the recorded age of an
individual can vary up 6 or 8 years from one event to another.  Probably the
most accurate and dependable date, as Jerry points out,  is a birth date on
the original record, assuming it has been recorded within a span of a few
days of the actual event.

John Marsch

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    >At 07:47 PM 18/12/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>>I am somewhat puzzled over a birthdate I show for Augustyne Kruger born in
>>Bycz - November 15, 1861.
>>The information I received from the SGGEE ged shows a birth date of
December
>>9, 1861.  Would this be a baptism date?
>
>As Rose suggested, you need to look at the original record.  And perhaps
>you need to question the source for both dates.  For example, parts of the
>SGGEE ged are from extractions while other parts are from data submitted by
>other members.  Similarly, did the Nov 15 date come from a record or from
>family practice.
>
>The rule of thumb is, the closer you get to the original date with a
>written record, the more accurate it is likely to be.  So a birth date on
>an infant baptism record is likely to be more accurate than one on a
>wedding record.  A birth date recorded in a diary the day after a birth is
>likely to be more accurate than the civil registration record created a
>couple of weeks later.  And so on.
>
>The difference in dates is too great in this case but another factor might
>be the Gregorian calender vs. Julian.
>
>
>
>
>
>Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
>jkfrank at shaw.ca
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