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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Witnesses
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:30:55 -0500
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karen wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am also very interested to learn more about this, particularly with
>multiple witness roles.
>

i think you should read up on Roles. from the examples given below they
would work much better for you

>
>Since I am in the middle of entering death certificate information, I have a
>specific example where the two witnesses have different roles, as follows.
>
>[W] was present at the death of his father [P1] <and [P2]> <[D]> <[L]>
>

If the above W refers to a relative or Spouse I doubt that a death
certificate would mention who was in attendance at the death besides the
person who.

I am a witness for the Death of my mother, father and maternal
grandmother. I was not present at my mother's and father's deaths but I
want their deaths to show in my Details; I usually make the spouse a
witness to the death even if the husband drowned at sea so his death
shows in her view.

>
>and
>
>[W] was the registrar who signed his father's death certificate [P1] <and
>[P2]> <[D]> <[L]>
>

Unless the registrar is in your data set, why make him a witness? You
can mention who the registrar was in the Tag Memo if you feel his name
should be recorded.

I used to make the minister who performed a baptism or marriage a
witness. later I realized that in most cases that was his only mention
in my data set. I have moved even a minister who is in my data set and
baptized many people form a Tag Witness to the Tag Memo. if I ever want
to find what people he baptized or married ( and I have had no reason to
do so), I can easily search for his name in the Tag memos

bob gillis

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