This
site started as a bulletin board in 1998 and took its present form in 2001. In
most cases ten year old answers look very old-fashioned as at that time most
information came from paper sources. The first answer on this web site related to
LOVETT, Hemel Hempstead, 19th century. and I have just had a comment about it from Roy which has highlighted the fact that
much of the information which is currently online was not available in 2001. It
seems appropriate to add a gentle warning on such "Old Answers" pages and make
sure that each page has an active button link (top right) to direct people back
to more recent material.
As a
result I have decided to add the following warning message to all the earliest posts.
PLEASE NOTE: When this question was asked the amount of information available online was very restricted and the only census available (on a CD) was the 1881 census. The answer given below should be carefully checked using the additional information now readily available online.
This
has already been added to the first 40 answers (referring to answers written
between 1998 and May 2001) and a "button block" has been added to the top
right-hand corner to make the page compatible with the current standard layout.
Later pages will be similarly updated as and when time allows.
Any comments about this policy would be welcome.
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