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From: "Kathryn Bassett" <>
Subject: RE: Just curious how do you handle...? was Re: [TMG] Renumber for Reference No.?
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 10:28:38 -0700
In-Reply-To: <c.1a6a9026.28c26b02@cs.com>

[mailto:] wrote:
> Amy, I am curious, how do you handle your number. For instance: I am
> descended from Richard Carleton. Lets say for argument, that my number
> is:C1264A322 Well, my husband is also descended from Richard Carleton, and
> lets say that his number is C23732763. Now my son is C1264A3221 under my
> line, and C237327631 under my husband's line. And that is only one of his
> ancestors. How do you handle your number under every line? It would seem to
> me that each of my children could have an infinite number of Reference
> numbers based on the number of ancestors I find for them. Unless you are
> doing a single surname study and are lucky enough to only be descended from
> that person one way, you aren't going to be able to do this for long.

FWIW - I use numbers that start with my ahnentafel number. My Adam Ash is #96 on
my pedigree chart so his decendants start with 96. Though I use (12) for the
12th child, you could also use a C. So, 96.7C53 is the third child of the 5th
child of the 12th child of the 7th child of #96 on my pedigree. (I would have
that as 96.7(12)53, by the way). If the person is descended through two lines,
then for the first instance of coming from two lines I make a note of both
numbers, but use the "first" (lowest) number from then on.

For the record, I use 96.7C53wb [actually I use 96.7(12)53wb], 96.7C53wc for the
second and third wives (or ha, hb for husbands). I only go one generation back
for the spouse parents, so 96.7C53waf (father) and 96.7C53wam (mother).

I have a whole "talk" I give on this, and if you are interested, then send me a
reminder in about a week and I'll try to find time to put it up as a link on my
web page.

--
Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA)
"Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap"

http://bassett.net

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