Shaun Wallace

Hi Shaun. Thanks for the note regarding Paul Snook's editing on profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jaubert-4. I have had issues with Paul before as he seems to have little regard for other people's work and looking at the changes he made to the profile, I agree with your points. I have therefore restored the profile to the point prior to his destructive editing.

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Shaun, Miskien wil jy weer kyk na Maria Catharina Magdalena (Muller) Durand (1849-1888)

Ek kan nie genoeg dankie se nie

Jy is 'n ster !!

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Hi Shaun,

I heard you're an SA roots researcher too...so nice to meet you!

Give me a shout anytime if there's anything that I can help with

Hi Shaun,

I noticed that you are using unsourced family tree links to create Pre-1700 profiles. It’s very important to read and understand Pre-1700 Profiles, please review this page. These profiles for deep ancestors are shared by many and collaborating on them works best if we all follow the guidelines on that page.

Laura

PS: Please check your suggestions. The project banner on your profile is only for profiles managed by a project.

Hi Shaun,

Thanks for taking responsibility for Orphaned Profiles. This is a courtesy email to share the After Adopting Orphans FAQ which explains the special attention adopted profiles will sometimes need from their profile managers. One quick way to find the profiles you adopted is by searching your Contributions List for the word "adopted" and "manager." You can find a quick link to your Contributions List in the My WikiTree dropdown menu.

If you will be working with any profiles needing GEDCOM cleanup, the AGC tool can help with formatting so that you can concentrate on the research. You can read more about it in the WikiTree AGC FAQ.

Let me know if you have any questions on how to find and record sources; find or merge duplicates; clean up GEDCOM or merged biographies; or interpret the Suggestions report. I'm here to help!

Debi

Hi Shaun, I corrected your baptism transcription on Strydom-623 into Strijdom (the y spelling was not usual for Dutch in those days [even still today] - if you look at the Witness by the same surname the spelling becomes clear). Adapted the maintenance category accordingly.

Hi Shaun, I'd like to make you co-manager of Inko-1. Could you ask to be on the trusted list please? (Under 'Collaboration').

A warm welcome Shaun

We look forward to work with you on your South African family

Do ask if you need any help

Regards Ronel

Hello Shaun,

Thanks for taking the Pre-1700 Quiz!

Because pre-1700 ancestors are shared by many descendants, working with members of the projects which coordinate them is essential. You can learn more about joining the community in How To #3 and in the Project FAQ.

Use the Pre-1700 Projects list to find one which best fits your research focus. Review the project pages for special guidelines and to learn how to collaborate with the project members.

Let me know if you have trouble finding projects which fit your focus. Click my name, then ask in the comment section of my page.

Remember to cite reliable sources in pre-1700 profiles you manage, or edit. (See: Pre-1700 Reliable Sources).

Ginny ~ Pre-1700 Greeter

Hi again Shaun, thanks for correcting my typos on the profile of Du_Plessis-355. I integrated the bio of the daugther Du_Plessis-969 in collatory fashion and added the maintenance category [ [Category:Cape_of_Good_Hope_Project_Needs_Document_Image] ] so that an image can be uploaded and compared to the transcription. All profiles between 1652 and the end of 1806 in this project eventually get project profile protection. I saw that here on the profile of Putter-104 you had removed information of another contribuant. Please be careful in doing any such deletion. Though you did explain and though the contribuant did not provide enough validation for putting it there, it not done to merely remove the data of others. Also in the case of baptisms - we do not know if it is meant here Stellenbosch the town (then) or the repository (now). Edit: Bio integrated. I see now that the removal was of your own data. Which can also be problematic. Because in the bigger scheme of things (sources and comparing them) you see now that your baptism date agrees with that of another source. Anyhow, I will have a quick look if I can find the baptism. Edit: I found a transcript of the baptism here: https://www.eggsa.org/cgi-bin/dosearchBaptisms.pl (searched on surname only and then scrolled through + 40 results).

I [re-]integrated the profile of Du_Plessis-355 according to the protocols of our Cape of Good Hope and South African Roots projects, where collation has the preference above narration and where the contributions of other members are not divorced from the sources, so that 'reading' the validity of data becomes less of an effort. Using your source (I added you WikiTree-name {url}), I uploaded the baptism image to the profile, and also provided a full transcription of the record. The transcription proves that the currrent spelling of the LNAB is correct. The profile is ready to be project profile protected now.

On editing profiles you can use the 'C' directly above the window for editing (in open editing mode) in the ribbon to the far right. Replace the <ref> at the front of the citation with <ref name=SHAUN> and then replace subsequent whole references pertaining to the same facts and source completely with <ref name=SHAUN/> - and always [in this project] sign with your WikiTree name and the date.

Hi Shaun, though you've been a member now for a few months already, here is a belated warm South African welcome to WikiTree!

As you have seen by now many of the South African genealogical lines and profiles of the eigtheenth and seventeenth periods (and earlier) have already been made. Many have also been validated with primary sources. Some have not, and many still need sources, and many of the bio's need ordening. Thanks for adding sources to the profile of Du_Plessis-355, the bio of which I haven't finished integrating yet since 29 March of last year (!). I will edit it now to show how we do it as a project.

Here is some general information: Duplicates, which are problematic because they cause a lot of unnecessary work for all inlvolved, should be avoided at all cost. When you create profiles, the system won't show duplicates already existing when the LNAB's (LastNameAtBaptism/Birth) are spelled in different ways. You need to search manually first, sort by date, and then find the already existing profiles. A few handy links to get you started:

1. Getting Started
2. Adding to WikiTree.
3. Pre-1700 Quiz (self-certifying in order to understand better how to do pre-1700 genealogical work on WikiTree)
4. What are duplicates? Why should and how can they be avoided?
5. G2G Help - for any questions you may have ....

Perhaps you would like to join the South African Roots Project ? Besides links to sources, there are help pages that might also be useful.

South Africa as such and the provinces did not exist until the 20th century - please ‘’hide’’ the automatic place names suggestions for pre-1900 South African profiles!

(In Afrikaans) - in Suid-Afrika, Nederland en elders word die tussenvoegsel in vanne met klein letters gespel, tensy dit anders op die primêre rekords gespel word, byvoorbeeld van der Merwe, van der Walt, van den Berg, du Preez, de Villiers ens. Die vanne wat aangemaak word met tussenvoegsels in hoofletters (dit gebeur automaties in WikiTree) , kan jy regmaak deur dit in “edit” mode te verander in 'n van met klein tussenvoegsels (met as rede aangee dat dit die konvensie is vir Afrikaanse vanne), en dan weer te “save”.

Hi Shaun

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Thanks for signing the Honor Code, Shaun. I hope you discover as much about your family as I have about mine over the last several years.

One of our mentors created a tutorial for the GEDCOMpare process that I found very helpful. I hope that you will too.

If you have any questions about how WikiTree works, let us know by using the "reply" link under our comments or by clicking our names to visit our profiles. From there you can leave a comment or send a private message.

Thanks for upgrading, Shaun, you are all set to collaborate with our members now. I hope you discover as much about your family as I have about mine over the last several years.

Check out the How-to pages for some quick tips on working with both the Wiki pages and our other members. There is some great information in those pages.

If you have questions about how WikiTree works, let me know. You can use the "reply" link under this comment or click my name, then ask in the comment section of my page.

Debi ~ WikiTree Greeter

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