Thread: New Years Resolutions 1852

petal · 01-01-2007, 11:09 AM

1852 New Year Resolutions To Solve Genealogical Mysteries

It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry Hydenwel sits at his desk by
candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New
Year's resolutions.

1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at
least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the
appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year.

2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names
that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row.

3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list
the same age or birth year twice on any document.

4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church --
either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child
will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant minister
who keeps no records.

5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once
every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking
silly questions.

6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no
vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few
years.

7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in
record keeping or in participating in military service.

8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which
has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink.

9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another
Mary.

10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer

I added these--from a friend in Oklahoma:

11. I resolve to not clutter up the good farm pasture's with headstones,
that will just get broken or fade with time anyway.
>
> 12. I resolve to protect my family and friends privacy, by giving false
> names and places for events.
>
> 13. I resolve to never give the correct accountts of miss deeds in the
> family, so when Uncle Lem shot that guy and was tried
>
> for murder, my kids will be told he stole a cow.
>
> 14. I resolve to never trim the family cemetery of brush and tangle weed,
>
> to keep out any one doing that silly Genealogical work.
>
> 15. I resolve to always alternate my kids and wifes first and middle names

nanna · 02-01-2007, 12:23 AM

Very good Mary, pmsl, no wonder we genealogist's have trouble finding our Ancestor's.

lozzie · 02-01-2007, 01:21 AM

PMSL ROFLMAO

How True!?!?!??!

Loz

petal · 11-01-2007, 12:42 PM

Just had these through on e mail...........to add to the first lot

16 I resolve to come from Ireland (where there are no records or if there
are they can only be examined by visiting the exact village, pleading with
the local clergy (who is hostile to anyone not of his belief which of course
you are) and/or handing over a fee equal to or exceeding your yearly income
for one hour's research which may not find anything.)
17. I resolve that not only shall I NOT die in my country of birth but that
nor shall my children (yea verily) unto the sixth generation.
18. I resolve that I shall call my children by odd names which the
ennumerator shall spell incorrectly.
19. I resolve that I shall be absent on the night of the census.
20. I resolve that if unable to be absent on census night I shall endevour
to be ennumerated twice.
21. I resolve that when I die my children/wife are instructed to give the
wrong details for my death certificate.
22. I resolve that I and most of my family shall die suddenly just before
death certification is brought in, in a parish where easy access to the
records ceases the previous year.

Flood · 11-01-2007, 06:58 PM

Like the new lot. pmsl!! But didn't you already do the first lot?

petal · 11-01-2007, 08:30 PM

Mate who gave me it forgot to give me the last lot till today............lol

01-01-2007, 11:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	New Years Resolutions 1852 1852 New Year Resolutions To Solve Genealogical Mysteries It is New Year's Eve 1852 and Henry Hydenwel sits at his desk by candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New Year's resolutions. 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list the same age or birth year twice on any document. 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will not be baptized at all or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who keeps no records. 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking silly questions. 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in record keeping or in participating in military service. 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another Mary. 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer I added these--from a friend in Oklahoma: 11. I resolve to not clutter up the good farm pasture's with headstones, that will just get broken or fade with time anyway. > > 12. I resolve to protect my family and friends privacy, by giving false > names and places for events. > > 13. I resolve to never give the correct accountts of miss deeds in the > family, so when Uncle Lem shot that guy and was tried > > for murder, my kids will be told he stole a cow. > > 14. I resolve to never trim the family cemetery of brush and tangle weed, > > to keep out any one doing that silly Genealogical work. > > 15. I resolve to always alternate my kids and wifes first and middle names
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

02-01-2007, 12:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
nanna Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside.U.K Posts: 11,524 Total Awards: 3	Re: New Years Resolutions 1852 Very good Mary, pmsl, no wonder we genealogist's have trouble finding our Ancestor's.
	Nanna Ancestry Aid Moderator The UK's No 1 For Genealogy & Family History. Researching Crowe,Radcliffe,Sayle,Quarrie,Comaish,Lee (Isle-of-Man,Liverpool & Birkenhead) Swift (Liverpool & Lancashire) Peters (Anglesey,Liverpool & Widnes) McCabe,Williams (Liverpool) Thomas (Anglesey)

02-01-2007, 01:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
lozzie AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: At Home Posts: 2,270 Total Awards: 3	Re: New Years Resolutions 1852 PMSL ROFLMAO How True!?!?!??! Loz
	Loz *AKA Billie No Mates* *Researching: Me ancestors!!!!!*

11-01-2007, 12:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	Re: New Years Resolutions 1852 Just had these through on e mail...........to add to the first lot 16 I resolve to come from Ireland (where there are no records or if there are they can only be examined by visiting the exact village, pleading with the local clergy (who is hostile to anyone not of his belief which of course you are) and/or handing over a fee equal to or exceeding your yearly income for one hour's research which may not find anything.) 17. I resolve that not only shall I NOT die in my country of birth but that nor shall my children (yea verily) unto the sixth generation. 18. I resolve that I shall call my children by odd names which the ennumerator shall spell incorrectly. 19. I resolve that I shall be absent on the night of the census. 20. I resolve that if unable to be absent on census night I shall endevour to be ennumerated twice. 21. I resolve that when I die my children/wife are instructed to give the wrong details for my death certificate. 22. I resolve that I and most of my family shall die suddenly just before death certification is brought in, in a parish where easy access to the records ceases the previous year.
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

11-01-2007, 06:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 5,022 Total Awards: 4	Re: New Years Resolutions 1852 Like the new lot. pmsl!! But didn't you already do the first lot?

11-01-2007, 08:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	Re: New Years Resolutions 1852 Mate who gave me it forgot to give me the last lot till today............lol
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...