Reference source
Archive, primary source, scholarly edition or official body.
Wording: Established or documented
Method
Distinguishing facts, indications and traditions
Each level describes the nature of the available documentation and supports a careful reading of the source.
Strongly supported source
Heritage institution, university or recognised catalogue.
Wording: Strongly supported
Source requiring corroboration
Genealogical database or commercial or collaborative index.
Wording: Indicated or recorded
Research lead
Private family tree, family tradition or lead to be documented.
Wording: Lead for further research
Rules of interpretation
- Base every family relationship on corroborating documents.
- Study Leverington and Levering as two distinct names, then document any possible connections between them.
- Present heraldry, religion, nationality and social circumstances only where a specific source establishes them.
- Describe the documents to be sought in order to advance each line of enquiry.
- Use the institution’s catalogue entry or archive reference to guide the research wherever possible.