Friday Quick Tip

This Friday's quick and handy little genealogy tip is to do with organisation. Because first names run in families (e.g. if your ancestor was William Davies it's likely he had a son named William Davies, a grandson named William Davies, a great-grandson named William Davies, a nephew named William Davies, etc.) it's best to find ways to tell them apart when you're researching/writing about/talking about them. One of the simplest ways to do this is simply by putting their birth year after their name, e.g. William Davies (b. abt. 1835,) in an attempt to avoid confusion.