Ancestry Terminology

[vita]

Does the description 'portrait' on Ancestry guarantee it is actually that & not a

document? I think Merry dealt with a similar query from me a while ago but I

can't remember the answer!

[kiterunner]

Where exactly does it say "portrait", Vita?

[Jill]

When you upload a picture to Ancestry you get the option of

Portrait/Family Photo
Site/building/Place
Headstone
Document/Certificate
Other

so it depends whether the person who uploaded the picture selected the right category. I've seen many wrongly categorized pictures/documents.

[vita]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

Where exactly does it say "portrait", Vita?

Next to 2xg grandfather's name on Ancestry after Googling him - far right of

page.

It also says 'portrait' for 3rd wife Lucy - think they must be recent as I've

never seen them before.

Other things relating to him & wives 1 & 2 say 'document' but these say

'portrait.'

[vita]

Sorry Kite - probably should have added it under 'Private Members Photos - category

'Portrait.'

[kiterunner]

Jill's post #3 explains it.

[Merry]

This is what came up when I searched on Ancestry


Photo Info.............................................. ........................Attached To

Ye Old Dusty Miller Mirfield, Dewsbury, Yorkshire (Portrait) ..William Henry Headland (born 1863)

Lucy Warren (Portrait) .................................................. ...Henry William Headland (born 1808)

Henry William Headland (Portrait) ....................................Henry William Headland (born 1808)

The Hughes butcher shop Kensington (Portrait) Death: March 2010 Location: Kensington
.................................................. ................................William Hughes (born 1831)

The Hughes butcher shop Kensington (Portrait) Death: March 2010 Location: Kensington
.................................................. ...................................Henry Hughes (born 1839)

The Hughes butcher shop Kensington (Portrait) Death: March 2010 Location: Kensington
.................................................. ...................................William Peppiatt Hughes (born 1857)

The Hughes butcher shop Kensington (Portrait) Death: March 2010 Location: Kensington
.................................................. ...................................William Headland Hughes (born 1885)

All are attached to a private tree, so the images cannot be viewed.

[vita]

Thanks all - would have been worth taking a temp membership to get a look at Henry

William (if allowed) but not if there's a possibility of wrong category.

[Merry]

Have you googled William Peppiatt Hughes?

[vita]

Originally Posted by Merry

Have you googled William Peppiatt Hughes?

I have now Merry - another Headland/Hughes pairing!