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Re: de Villiers Numbering System

2010-03-19T15:58:50Z

I don't think Pama did anything to the numberring system.
De Villiers used it in a book on Genealogies of old Cape families that he
published, which he had collected from atrchival records.
Pama then revised and republished the book, using the same numbering. That
edition was well known, and is referred to as "De Villiers-Pama"

RSL: New O Surnames, February 2010 Update

2010-03-19T14:57:14Z

February 2010 Update to RootsWeb Surname List
New and Modified Surnames starting with O
- To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has
over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names).
how to submit surnames, etc., visit [link]

Re: WEB SITE IS DANGEROUS

2010-03-19T13:12:31Z

Great. Let's everyone click on that link you posted. I hope you're
letting the rest of the world in on your warning and not just alt.gen. It
just wouldn't be fair otherwise.

Re: de Villiers Numbering System

2010-03-19T11:11:09Z

I would be interested in learning what Pama's "refinements" to the
numbering system were. I did a brief search on the internet last night
and could not locate anything.

Re: WEB SITE IS DANGEROUS

2010-03-19T10:09:56Z

Reported by whom?
Found by whom?

Re: de Villiers Numbering System

2010-03-19T09:14:24Z

A lot of people have adapted the de Villiers system to suit their own aims.
It depends on the purpose of your database. If you're only interested in the
descendants of someone, then it would make sense to retain the females and
their children in the numbering system, with the husbands getting the same

WEB SITE IS DANGEROUS

2010-03-19T07:57:40Z

This site - [link] - is being reported as dangerous
because a TROJAN HORSE has been found there.
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Re: de Villiers Numbering System

2010-03-19T03:45:50Z

Un;ess you were interested in the father's family, and the father's family was
actually included in the genealogy, that advice makes sense.
Because of de Villiers's publications, some South Africans whose ancestors
appeared in it had the mistaken notion that they have a "genealogical number"
that is "theirs". But the "genealogical number" depends on which ancestor you

Re: de Villiers Numbering System

2010-03-19T01:09:40Z

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:49:42 +0200, Steve Hayes <hayes...@telkomsa.net>
wrote:
I'm writing a software routine to number the descendants of a
progenitor. Someone told me I should stop once I hit a female. But no
definition of the numbering system I could find mentions that except...
[link]

Re: de Villiers Numbering System

2010-03-19T00:49:42Z

It's up to you.
The system was used by Christopher de Villiers in his published genealogies,
and if a female married, then her line would be continued under her husband's
surname in the book to avoid duplication and extra expense, but there's no
need for you to follow that if you're doing it for the purpose of showing all

de Villiers Numbering System

2010-03-19T00:12:56Z

I understand haw the de Villiers Numbering System works...
[link]
My question is:
Does the numbering system, by definition, stop when it encounters a
female? In other words, when I encounter a female descendant, do her
children get numbered? Or do I stop numbering right there?

Re: Difference between Ancestry and Ancestry Library version

2010-03-18T06:17:06Z

I look upon such things as not necessarily being incorrect but rather
the way some people would spell or write it.
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Re: Lincoln Palmer, b: Mar 1862, Lucas Co., Ohio

2010-03-18T04:26:50Z

I've e-mailed you the particulars. Lincoln and his siblings were born in
Ohio as were his wife and all his children. Thank you for your kindness.

Re: Lincoln Palmer, b: Mar 1862, Lucas Co., Ohio

2010-03-18T03:34:38Z

Hello Phyllis,
Did he have children? If so where did they live?
How old is he, aka what is the estimated DOB?
I need to confirm he was in born Ohio, correct?
Mike in Hilliard

Lincoln Palmer, b: Mar 1862, Lucas Co., Ohio

2010-03-18T00:52:43Z

I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to see if they can find
Lincoln Palmer in the 1920 and1930 censuses. From birth until 1910 (at
least I think it is him in 1910) I found him in Lucas Co., Ohio(various
townships in and around Toledo), but cannot find him in 1920 or 1930.
I checked with FamilySearch Labs to see if I could find a death certificate