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The Common Room / Re: non-member trees in Ancestry
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 11:15 BST (UK)  »
Thanks very much. We have a work-round now and he has been able to edit his tree. I expect Ancestry are letting people think they must re-subscribe.

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The Common Room / Re: non-member trees in Ancestry
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 10:55 BST (UK)  »
Now found a fuller tree by searching a known person's name. But why is this? I'm a member so I can't compare my own situation.

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The Common Room / non-member trees in Ancestry
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 10:41 BST (UK)  »
Just helping a gentleman who has an Ancestry tree but whose membership has lapsed. When we click on "Trees" we just get a basic 3-person tree, although some details are available for other people he has entered. Are one's own trees no longer available to non-members? Chris

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The Common Room / Re: Liverpool: Beatles connections?
« on: Wednesday 11 June 25 16:01 BST (UK)  »
  A friend is distantly related to Paul McCartney, though she has never tried to make contact. Has actually been proven via her unusual surname and detail found in a tree compiled by Michael McCartney for inclusion in a book (can't recall which).

The Lennons are supposed to be from Scotland (probably from Ireland first) and the Starkeys from the  North of Scotland and Orkneys. Harrisons are everywhere of course.
 

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The Common Room / Re: Why do some people...?
« on: Tuesday 25 March 25 18:57 GMT (UK)  »
There's also the option to add a middle name at Confirmation, at least Anglican ones. I was offered (but declined) this in the 60s. I don't know if this was common in earlier times.

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The Common Room / Re: 1921 Census
« on: Saturday 04 January 25 18:19 GMT (UK)  »
1921 - Available in subscriptions from 7th January, according to a post I saw on Facebook

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The Common Room / Re: Found Anyone Famous
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 18:42 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Wexflyer on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:31 GMT (UK)
Quote from: chris_49 on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:30 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Wexflyer on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:16 GMT (UK)
The famous patriots, Skin the Goat and Fr. Murphy.

I thought Father Murphy of Old Kilcormack was a celibate priest? James Fitzharris did have children thiough.

OK . But that's the Fr John Murphy I meant.


It says in your family tree... which to me means more than direct ancestor.
And I mean the other Fr. Murphy, who led the final charge at the battle of Arklow.

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The Common Room / Re: Found Anyone Famous
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 18:30 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Wexflyer on Wednesday 27 November 24 18:16 GMT (UK)
The famous patriots, Skin the Goat and Fr. Murphy.

I thought Father Murphy of Old Kilcormack was a celibate priest? James Fitzharris did have children thiough.

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The Common Room / Re: Found Anyone Famous
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 18:22 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: chris_49 on Friday 02 October 20 18:23 BST (UK)
I keep seeing this thread and thought I'd mention that I'm a fifth cousin of actress Charlotte Rampling. She may protest, but she is descended almost entirely in the female line from John Skelcey of Cubbington, brother of my ancestor Thomas Skelcey from whom my mother is descended in the paternal line.

I hesitated about mentioning this, but her short autobiography provides details that confirm her immediate ancestors.

Now proved by DNA actually. I'm proved related to John Skelcey descendants, and although there's no match yet for Charlotte, she is descended from him entirely in the female line.


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