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From: Lenore Frost <>
Subject: Re: A Birth in 3 places!!!?? SPEARPOINT
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 17:15:05 +1000


Hi Jenny,

I had the self-same problem. The answer was simple. The births from the
Victorian and NSW indexes were correct, and the information supplied to the IGI
was incorrect. Some goose had indexed a family from DeBrett's peerage, taken
the names from the book (which did not specify birthplace) and ASSUMED the
births took place in the family seat in England. Disregard the IGI is my
advice.

Best wishes

Lenore Frost
Essendon, Vic

Johnson wrote:

> Gee I hope someone can give me some ideas on this one?
>
> I have a few ancestors who were born out here in South Australia (according
> to the CD's!!) and now I have also found their births on the IGI as being in
> London.
>
> One example is:
> Surname: SPEARPOINT
> Given Names: Elizabeth
> Day: 30
> Month: 04
> Year: 1880
> Father: Ingram SPEARPOINT
> Mother: Caroline COGAN
> Birth Place/Residence: Brompton Park
> (all from the SA CD's)
>
> then: (from the IGI):
> Elizabeth SPEARPOINT, b.1879, London, London, England. Father: Ingram
> SPEARPOINT, Mother: Caroline Isabella COGAN.
> The same is listed again as being born 1882! With the same parents (that I
> can maybe understand if one died).
>
> This has also happened with more than her in the family, also with some of
> her brothers and sisters!
>
> HELP!! Any suggestions gratefully received.
>
> Waiting patiently for ideas,
> Jenny.

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