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Figure 3 - Examples of Source Citations

Original Sources

1. Toronto Star, Obituary (Canada, Toronto:  Toronto Star, 1921), October 1921.  Hand-written original for insertion in newspaper in possession of Susan Young, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Census

1. Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. (http://www.census.gov.uk, 2002), RG13/803, E.D. 1, fol. 13, p17, Ospringe, Kent, England.  Repository:  The Public Record Office, Kew, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.  Date of event:  31 Mar 1901.
   "Household Schedule #110, Water Lane East, Village of Ospringe:
   Ann Bodeker, head, married, 45, charwoman, worker, born at Preston;
   Frederick Bodeker, son, 14, house boy domestic, a worker, born at Faversham;
   Ada Bodeker, daughter, 11, born at Faversham;
   Minnie Bodeker, daughter, 8, born at Faversham.
   
   
2. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. RG12/713, E.D. 8, fol. 139, p9, Household Schedule #55, 33 Westgate Road, Faversham, Kent, England. (U.S.A., Salt Lake City:  Genealogical Society of Utah), Family History Library microfiche #6095823.  Repository:  Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 84150.  Photographic reproduction of event taken from microfilm and in possession of Susan Young, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Civil Registration Certificates

1. Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, Certified copy of an entry of Birth (England, Kew:  Office of National Statistics, not published), Certificate #BXBA721329 issued 24 January 1995.  Date of event:  20 Apr 1855.  Certificate in possession op. cit..
   
   
2. Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, Certified copy of an entry of Death (England, Kew:  Office of National Statistics, not published), Certificate #DXZ945164 issued 11 February 2002.  Date of event:  3 Oct 1921.  Certificate in possession of ibid..
   
   
3. Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage (England, Kew:  Office of National Statistics, not published), Certificate #MX707989, issued 18 November 1993.  Date of event:  29 Jul 1876.  Certificate in possession of ibid..

Church Registers

1. Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Parish Register (U.S.A., Salt Lake City:  Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886148-1886149, Entry #428, date of record: 1876, Faversham, Kent, date of event: 29 Jul 1876.  Repository:  Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 84150.  Photographic reproduction of event taken from microfilm and in possession of ibid..
   
   
2. United Church of Canada, Certificate of Marriage, Ontario (Not published), Marriage Licence No. R65641, dated 26 April 1954, registered 1 May 1954.  Repository:  First United Church, Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario.  Marriage of Alexander Turner Young and Lillian Loreen Hill.  Original in possession of Susan Young, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Court Records

1. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, England, Land Tax Assessments for the town of Faversham, 1739-1831, Kent Archives Office no.: Q/RPL/136-7; FA/RTL 1-22, East Faversham, 1831.  (Not published.)  Repository:  Kent Archives Office, Maidstone, Kent, England.
   
   
2. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, England, Land Tax Assessments for the town of Faversham, 1739-1831 (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Family History Library microfilm #1469957, East Faversham, 1831.  Repository:  Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA.

Probate Records and Wills

1. Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Will, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City:  Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0188981, 1702-1706, Vol. 80, folio 103, 2 Jun 1703.  Repository:  Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 84150.  Photographic reproduction of event taken from microfilm and in possession of ibid..
   
   
2. Her Majesty's Stationers Office, London, England, Calendar of Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice, (London, England: Her Majesty's Stationers Office), Vol. N, 21 Oct 1865.  Repository:  London Probate Registry, Probate Registry Family Division, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, 7th Floor, Holborn, London, England WC1V 6NP.

Military Records

1. Government of Canada, Attestation Papers (Ottawa, Canada:  National Archives of Canada, 2001), Service #916308, 198th Battalion Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, 13 Mar 1916.  Repository:  National Archives of Canada, 385 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
   Comment:  Birth date given by Fred was 23 October 1888, which conflicts with other sources that also provide his date of birth.
   
   
2. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Death Certificate, (Ottawa, Canada:  Canadian Expeditionary Force, not published), Certificate issued 17 October 1919, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Militia Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Original certificate in possession of ibid
   "This is to certify that the records at Militia Headquarters show that on the 28th day of August 1918, #916308, Private Frederick Brown, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles was killed in action".
   
   
3. Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Memorial (http://www.cwgc.org.uk), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.  Memorial to Private F. Brown retrieved 28 August 2006 from http://yard.ccta.gov.uk/cwgc/register.nsf/wwwcreateservicecertificate?openagent&250016.

Miscellaneous Print Sources

1. Serial, multiple authors. "Atkin, James Richard, Baron Atkin (1867-1944)", The Dictionary of National Biography, (Great Britain), 1959 REF 920.041 Dic. (London: Oxford University Press, 1912-).  Repository:  Centennial Library, 63 Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, stacks Adult Reference Department.
   
   
2. Serial, multiple authors. "Onions, Oliver", Who was Who, (Great Britain), 1920-1972 REF 920.02 Who, (London: A. & C. Black, ISSN: 00839345)  Repository:  Centennial Library, 63 Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, stacks Adult Reference Department.
   
   
3. Packe, Christopher, M.D. (1727). A Reply to Dr. Gray's three answers to a written paper, entitled Mr. Worger's Case. (Canterbury, England: J. Abree, St. Margaret's, 1727). Retrieved March 1, 2011 from http://books.google.ca/books?id=2aIOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=worger+gray&source=bl&ots=qqr0gU9UKb&sig=UH-7161Oxt-6oZsBBYKz8sF3TwU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O4FOT8zbG8OeiQLh9ImyCw&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=worger%20gray&f=false
   
   
4. [insert author's name]. (1997, September 25). "[insert title of article]". St. Catharines Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada), p 1.

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