That’s a great jumping off point for when you think you have found an answer! Can you disprove your own theory? #genealogy #exhaustiveresearch

Begin at the beginning (BMD records), then to census records; assimilate, verify, validate, compare, follow every lead, research every detail, hint, clue and squiggle. Where does that take you? Land, wills, military, courts, immigration, newspapers, neighbours? #genealogy #exhaustiveresearch

My second top tip is to record all the negative evidence in order to eliminate other possibilities. If that Jane Smith married Fred and your Jane Smith married George (and census records are concurrent), she is not your Jane Smith. #genealogy #exhaustiveresearch

My own top tip for #genealogy #exhaustiveresearch is to fully research any siblings and spouses you can confidently (or not) confirm. The more records, the more clues. The more clues, the greater chance of confirmation NOT confirmation bias.

I also found this. It took a bit of research with leaving a surname blank and entering as much as I could in all other fields to find one family. (Transcribed as Morton for Norton)

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