GenealCymruA bit #Genealogy disappointed. I have a book that says Rev. Moses Davis of Tarling, Essex, who died in 1765 was "a cousin of my wife." The author's wife is my 8x great grandma's sister. I was working on it today for a presentation & I realised that it only says that in the 1885 copy. The original copy from 1776 doesn't say that (at least not in that section). Turns out that the 1885 copy was edited by Rev. B. Davies, who "made many additions." Sigh. Now I'm unsure what's true. :(
Laloofah@GenealCymru If it were me (having run into similar issues), I’d incorporate your conundrum into your presentation. Since it’s a common challenge when dealing with such old records (or a lack thereof) and old family genealogies, that is a typically challenging part of research. So it may offer your audience a good lesson/example of the challenge, and maybe there will be audience members who will have advice to share.
@Laloofah It doesn't really fit the scope of the presentation in this case, but that's really great advice.