Family wrong details

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I have a question someone said my geat grandmother Elizabeth Miller Alderdice was illiterate but on census it said everyone in the house could read also James  was never found by millitary police when he went AWL in 1917 he had what I think was  shell shock admitted to hospiital 3 times. this person said he was in England family wee not told I sent him a message but received no answer
in WikiTree Help by Elizabeth Alderdice G2G6 Mach 2 (26.9k points)

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Someone has posted quite a few sources to your ancestor’s profile, so at the very least you should evaluate them all.  At the time of her marriage, Elizabeth could not sign her name,so was clearly illiterate.  Perhaps she learned later, or the census taker may have just made an assumption.  If you have sources like census records for this family, you should add them to the profile(s). “Ancestry.com” is not a source by itself, you need to copy the iformation and link to the actual records.  You may find some of the same records on FailySearch or other free sites.
by Kathie Forbes G2G6 Pilot (844k points)
familysearch.org is definitely the go-to for free sources. I have two paid subscriptions elsewhere but use Familysearch daily.

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