British Isles, Crossing the Pond

Why can surname distribution information help with when researching an ancestor with a common surname?
You may learn that the name is not common everywhere at all times
You may save yourself a lot of work by changing your objective and search another name
It may be a short simple name with hardly any variant spellings
How far did most people walk to reach a port of departure?
5 to 7 miles
About 20 miles
Less than 50 miles
Which of these resources is a good place to start learning about movement of people within Britain?
FamilySearch website
Topographical Dictionaries by Lewis
The Great Migration website
What is the name of the resource that helps researchers sort out geographical relationships between parishes, counties, and manors?
National Monuments Record
Manorial Documents Register
Place Name Survey
Before you begin a search you set your search parameters. These are names, dates and places, but each of these has elements you must consider. Which of the words listed here is NOT a search parameter element?
Variants
Jurisdictions
Decades
What is the essential characteristic of a thorough search in church registers (or any other class of records)?
You record everything you search
You look at more than one database
You relate what you search to what survives
Which of these research skills is essential to 17th c work and one you should practice?
Reading old handwriting
Planning research steps
Keeping a log of work done
In what year did the use of Latin in official documents cease?
540
1660
1732
The lesson recommends you develop the ability to prepare abstracts. What are they?
The careful writing out of the contents of a document
The transcription of important passages of a document
The summarizing of important details of a document
What was a Toleration Act?
Legislation in Ireland that eased restrictions on the native Irish
Legislation in England and Wales that removed requirement for holders of important positions to be Church of England
Legislation in England and Wales that permitted the existence of non-conforming congregations
Which of the following tax records is best to search, in terms of the numbers of records that survive and their geographic spread?
Poll tax
Window tax
Hearth tax
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