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Gena Dodd Nee W...
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Hi just a cautionary note to say that I was looking for parents of Richard Anderson bap 25 Dec 1825 in Cathedral Manchester.  According to IGi his parents were Robert and Ann.  I have had this info down for a year but l came across Richard in the 1841census under the name of Henderson and he was living with Robert and Alice and brother John.  Checked on igi but it still said Robert and Ann. So checked on Family Search and they had 2 Richards down bap on 25 Dec 1825 at Cathedral Manchester. Parents 1 Robert and Ann parents 2 Robert and Alice. Seemed strange as l had Robert and Alice as his grandparents, and Robert and Hannah (Ann) as his parents. 

I asked the Cathedral Manchester to find out which was his parents.  They came back with 'There were 197 baptisms on 25 Dec 1825 and only one for Richard Anderson. It shows the parents as Robert and Alice.'

So please be careful if doing bloodlines and check as l got it completly wrong.

MarkCDodd
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You have to check the source on the IGI record. If it is just a submission by an LDS member then it is no more authoratative than any other persons tree. If the source is a transcription from a Parish Register then it is more likely to be correct.