Citation Issues

I was looking at Page 626 in Evidence Explained and have a question. I am just mentioning this specific Reference Note, but it may  apply to others.

Here is the Name in my Database

I have a couple of items that I'm having problems coming up with the proper citation.  The information was forwarded to me by email after having been obtained from the civil registration office in Italy by a third party who did the translation for us. I've studied the communication and have used Google translate to make sure that I'm not missing anything.

Today, I was going back through some back ground research about German immigration in the 19th century. Several years ago I found a wonderful article by Gary T. Horlacher, Using Hamburg Passenger Lists. The article was on the Progenealogist.com website. At one time there were many articles on this website however they are no longer available.  I did some digging and found the original article on the Internet Archives Wayback Machine. I want to cite this article for back ground information on how an immigrate came to America.

 I was pleased to see that my trusty copy of Evidence Explained includes an example of how to cite  Griffith's Valuation (11.63). 

The Source List Entry example is:

Griffith, Richard. General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland...Union of Ballycastle...County of Antrim. Dublin:  Alex. Thom and Sons, for her Majestry's Stationery Office, 1861.  Digital images available at "Griffith's Valuation," The Origins Nework.  http://www.originsnetwork.com:  2009

How do I distingish between a birth register I saw in person and a photocopy that was sent from an archive? 

I was provided with a photocopy of the register and a note in pen on top that said, "Volume CE, p. 349 21 Janaury 1873".  I crafted the citation below.  Do I need to distingish between going to the archive myself and having them sent me a photocopy? 

Newark, New Jersey, Return of Births, volume CE, p. 349, 21 Jan 1873 entry for male child of William W. and Sarah Hawkins; New Jersey State Archives, Trenton.

Shannon

Ancestry references FHL film, but doesn't cite film number:

Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Do I go to FamilySearch and find the film number, or say something like "No film number given?" I am looking at the images on Ancestry.

Sue

I would like to preface my question by explaining I’m continuing the daunting task of cleaning up my family tree.  Normally, I would put an answer to a forum question in my research notes then go off to find the documentation.  But in this case, because of the author, I feel the need to give credit where it is due.  And yes, I have gone on and found documentation backing this information up. 

So, how do I write the First (Full) Reference note?

Following “Core elements to cite 2.33” I have the following:

I wanted to ask a couple of very basic questions about the high-level structure of genealogical citations. I need to make sure I "cover my bases" before discussing certain topics in more depth within FHISO (see below). I hope, too, that others benefit from the answers I'll receive  ;-)

1) Can you direct me to a succinct but accurate definition of a "layered citation"? I'm especially interested in whether they also apply to source-of-source issues as well as derivative editions.

When citing census pages for England & Wales -- whether on Ancestry or findmypast -- I tend to use 'database' to indicate the nature of source being consulted. I used to specify 'digital image' but was informed that this is incorrect.