I guess this is an impossible question, so will understand if no-one replies:D
But I have been puzzling over this for days (actually, years!)
I am as certain as I could be of the identity of one of my grandparents - so far as the other three are concerned, I feel about 55% sure of the identity of one, and about 20% sure of the identity of the other 2.
I just don't know how sure I should be to start going back further with any degree of confidence.
Also, I presume that the further back you go, the more you just rely on what is on certificates as being the truth, because there is less likelihood that you will be aware of family rumours, skeletons in cupboards etc which make you sceptical of the truth of what is in certificates.
Hope this makes sense.
But I have been puzzling over this for days (actually, years!)
I am as certain as I could be of the identity of one of my grandparents - so far as the other three are concerned, I feel about 55% sure of the identity of one, and about 20% sure of the identity of the other 2.
I just don't know how sure I should be to start going back further with any degree of confidence.
Also, I presume that the further back you go, the more you just rely on what is on certificates as being the truth, because there is less likelihood that you will be aware of family rumours, skeletons in cupboards etc which make you sceptical of the truth of what is in certificates.
Hope this makes sense.
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