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IGI referencing for STRANGE AND BEAKE FAMILY

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Debra

Debra Report 28 Feb 2009 11:22

hello everyone,

please can someone adviise me - whilst researching my Strange family on IGI and Family Search, it would appear someone has already done lots of my family research already.

For example - my ancestors from the 1700's are listed as:

Father: Anthony STRANGE
(AFN:1XZW-6HS)

Mother: Susanna BEAKE
(AFN:1XZW-6J1)

Can someone please advise me how trustworthy I should treat these reference numbers?
How can I double-check the validity of the reference numbers, or perhaps even look at the orignal transcripts of my ancestors?
Would you suggest I still hire a genealogist to search through parish records to verify the data?
thanks everyone, as always
Debra x