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From: "Steve Coath" <>
Subject: RE: [Lon] sourcing and one names studies
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:51:49 -0000
In-Reply-To: <20030318.104821.-461041.2.lpagnani@juno.com>


Hi Linda

Try http://www.one-name.org/ which is the site of the Guild of One-Name
Studies.

Basically in order to register as a One-name researcher you have to agree to
answer every request for help sent to you (provided the asker includes a
sae).
You also need to be carrying out a worldwide search not just one area or
country.

before you start therefore you need the following:

BMD records 1837 to date
Phone books and electoral registers
Geographical locations
Census records 1841 to 1901
loads of free time

As you can see, it would take a committed person to research a very common
name such as Smith.
Subsequently it seems as if most one name studies are researching uncommon
names.

Regards

Steve Coath
researching COATH One-Name Study


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Subject: Re: [Lon] sourcing and one names studies


The talk of One-Name Studies has awakened an old curiosity. I have
recently checked Rootsweb's list of One-Name Studies and there seems not
to be one for CLARKSON. I thought this a little strange since I've been
led to believe this is a not uncommon surname. What exactly is required
to launch a One-Name Study? I presume it must be registered somewhere,
but what exactly is the regimen after that? I believe some of you out
there (Josi I know for sure) are carrying on such studies and in addition
to the above information, I would be interested to know if it has proved
greatly helpful in finding information on your own family's history.
Linda
in Michigan where the snow has finally begun to melt.


On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:17:18 +1000 "Pat Stedman" <>
writes:
>
> >when receiving data from a One-Name Study owner,
> should one expect it to be >sourced?
>snip


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