Category: County Mayo, Family Brick Walls
Categories: County Mayo, Maintenance Categories | Ireland, Family Brick Walls
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This category is for profiles of people in County Mayo who represent a 'dead-end' in the genealogy research for the family/ancestors.
If you are able to find any additional sources that may help to further the research for this family tree, please update the profile and then remove the [[Category:County Mayo, Family Brick Walls]] tag from the profile.
Brick Wall Strategies for Dead-End Family Trees
- Review What You Already Have - Organizing your files and reviewing your facts may uncover just the clue you're looking for.
- Go Back to the Original Source - Many of us are guilty when transcribing information or recording notes of only including the facts we deem important at the time.
- Broaden Your Search - When you can't find a birth record for your ancestor that lists his/her parents, maybe you can locate one for a sibling.
- Question and Verify - Many brick walls are built from incorrect data.
- Check Name Variations - Get creative with name spellings and variations and cover all the possibilities.
- Learn Your Boundaries - Town, county, state, and country boundaries have changed over time.
- Ask for Help - Fresh eyes can often see beyond brick walls.
- Please, post all the information you have for this ancestor in the Biography section and set the privacy setting to "Open".
See also:
- Brick Walls Solved - Family brick walls solved on WikiTree
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