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Why a document counts more than a copied tree
How sure we are of a relationship depends on what kind of sources stand behind it, not on how many there are. A birth, marriage or death record counts the most, an official record such as a census counts a lot, and someone's family tree counts little. All family trees together count as one piece of evidence, because five copies of one tree are still one tree. A relationship is shown as confirmed only when two independent documents support it; family trees alone never confirm it. In the evidence panel each source carries a badge with its kind: Vital record, Official record or Someone's family tree.
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