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Surnames/tags: Euroaristo Pre-1500 Pre-1700



This page is for people to consult with regard to sources that are considered reliable, as well as those that are not deemed reliable, in dealing with profiles encompassing European royalty, nobility and aristocracy.
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Reliable Sources
- Search page for Magna Carta Ancestry Google Books: by Douglas Richardson, 4 volumes, 2011. free online database
- Royal-Titled-Noble-Commoner website, which includes many descendants of the Magna Carta Sureties; only use this source when it specifically cites Douglas Richardson's books (and be sure that Richardson's books support the information shown). free online database
- Richardson, Royal Ancestry (2013) Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), volume, page [range)], and subject, [i.e., 1: 14–15, Humphrey Tyrrell].
- Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, (2011), Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume I, page 86-87, Thomas de Clare].
- Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, (2011) Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 3 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume, page [range)], and subject, [i.e., 1: 14–15, Humphrey Tyrrell].
- Sources listed on the Pre-1500 page here: Space:Pre-1500_Resource_Page
- Sources listed on Joe Cochoit's medieval genealogy page here: https://sites.google.com/site/cochoit/medieval-genealogy-resources
Unreliable Sources
- Geneanet trees: Geneanet trees are user-contributed trees, many of them unsourced. A tree with precise dates and places will usually be a good guide of where to look for primary records. Some Geneanet trees have sources. Look for the source and check it for yourself; do not use the Geneanet tree as source.
- Other user-contributed trees: FamilySearch, Ancestry, Geni, MyHeritage, Rootsweb, etc. See Geneanet trees.
- Find A Grave memorials: Most pre-1700 memorials come without an actual burial place and burial details, and are in fact reconstructed from trees. These cannot be used as sources. Some memorials, for instance those for royals interred at Saint-Denis, are reliable, but there are usually other good sources available for these people.
- Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage: This source is rife with errors and is not deemed reliable.
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I think it is true that user contributed trees anywhere on the internet often give leads, but reliable sources are sources we can trust without too much re-checking.
Ancestry.com is listed as a unreliable Source, but I have found this to be false. Ancestry is a starting point, and can take you to the correct source by copying & paste the Ancestry info, and then search where the info came from on google or any search engine. 9 x out of 10 you will find what you need to be considered a source to use.Good luck everyone