Evidence-first Genealogy / Research reader
Which Ari Fable appears in the Larkhaven workshop register?
Keep the source, the claim, and your current conclusion together.
Line audit
Direct-Line Audit
> TL;DR: The recent line is accepted as a working line; middle links remain lightly checked and need stronger documentary support.
Research Question
Which Ari Fable appears in the Larkhaven workshop register?
The older Ari fits the register age and named mother. The later index conflates two people; inspect the facing page before treating the identification as settled.
Line Anchor
The rows retain the research-batch order so the working line reads in the sequence selected by the researcher.
| Order | Person key | Canonical person ID | Confidence | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ari-1830 | 5505f48c-58a0-494d-bcb2-a59a971afdea | accepted_working | Invented workshop register | Identity is provisional; exact matching never merges people by name alone. |
Person dossier
Person Dossier: Which Ari Fable appears in the Larkhaven workshop register?
> TL;DR: Current identity: The older Ari fits the register age and named mother. The later index conflates two people; inspect the facing page before treating the identification as settled. Next decisive evidence: Compare age, mother and workshop number to distinguish the two invented people.
Timeline
The chronology retains the batch order, including deliberate research sequencing that may differ from date order.
| Date | Place | Event | Source keys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | Larkhaven (invented) | Older Ari reportedly born; year only. | register |
| April to May 1847 | Larkhaven (invented) | Workshop admits an apprentice named Ari Fable, aged seventeen. | register |
| 1892 | Not recorded | Later index assigns the entry to a same-named person born in 1846. | index |
Associates
Associates preserve named witnesses, neighbors, and other connections that may distinguish identities.
| Name | Relationship | Source keys | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fen Dapple (invented) | workshop registrar | register | Signature links the register pages, not a claimed relative. |
Cited Sources
These documentary sources are linked to the current question. File metadata identifies immutable local evidence when available.
- register (source 3): MOCK: workshop register, spring 1847. MOCK: workshop register, spring 1847 (wholly invented teaching document), C:24.
- File: mock-sources/workshop.txt (workshop.txt, SHA-256 11087fc66ffc74b6fdae20fcb8705093bdcee5e7c5d3ae4757c7e3f22eb52c82, rights public_domain, OCR not_applicable, transcription complete)
- index (source 4): MOCK: later alphabetical index. MOCK: later alphabetical index (wholly invented teaching document), C:24.
- File: mock-sources/index.txt (index.txt, SHA-256 d1bbed8ea5e68676638bd3303cfcfb0e6fea68c106fcf92ea39311c74785c866, rights public_domain, OCR not_applicable, transcription complete)
- story (source 5): MOCK: community recollection. MOCK: community recollection (wholly invented teaching document), C:24.
- File: data/private/mock-recollection.txt (mock-recollection.txt, SHA-256 ec260b90fa42e99a53f9ac90205ff46a482073a922aa876203c61e6d282164c0, rights restricted, OCR not_applicable, transcription complete)
Negative Searches
Negative searches remain in the dossier so future work does not repeat a completed search.
- school-index: No relevant result. Invented index checked completely; no matching entry. This does not prove the person was absent. Repository: Fictional Larkhaven Workshop Library; collection: Invented workshop admissions; target: School index for workshop number; locator: C:24 and facing page.
Hypotheses
Hypothesis Matrix
> TL;DR: Current leading hypothesis: The 1847 apprentice is Ari born in 1830. (rank 1, key older-ari). Strongest conflict: An infant cannot be the seventeen-year-old described in this fictional entry. [register, high]
Ranked Hypotheses
Hypotheses are ordered by rank and then key. Evidence remains separated into support, conflict, and context.
| Rank | Key | Status | Hypothesis | Supporting evidence | Conflicting evidence | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | older-ari | active | The 1847 apprentice is Ari born in 1830. | Stated age and mother align in the invented text. [register, high] | The later index assigns the entry to the other Ari. [index, low] | None recorded |
| 2 | younger-ari | rejected | The 1847 apprentice is Ari born in 1846. | None recorded | An infant cannot be the seventeen-year-old described in this fictional entry. [register, high] | None recorded |
Next actions
Action Queue
> TL;DR: 1 task requires your attention.
Exact User Actions
Only unresolved tasks requiring the researcher appear here. Each row gives the precise action, target, locator, destination, and expected value.
| Required action | Search key | Status | Repository and collection | Target | Locator | URL | Save to | Expected research value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sign_in | restricted-volume | blocked | Fictional Larkhaven Workshop Library: Invented workshop admissions | Restricted duplicate volume | C:24 and facing page | Not recorded | data/private/restricted-volume.txt | Compare age, mother and workshop number to distinguish the two invented people. |
Full research state
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"title": "Which Ari Fable appears in the Larkhaven workshop register?",
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