Some amazingly well researched trees

[marilynesther]

Thanks Karenlee, re BIRDS.

My Helen BAIRD/BIRD was born Kirkcudbright 1824 , her Mum, Nicholas BAIRD (maiden name unknown - may be CAIRNS)  was born c 1798 in Scotland.  According to my Grannys notes on the family, the BAIRDS were of the Clan Baird of Gartsherrie.  However, I have yet to figure it out.  Being that I love puzzles, I will have a grand time trying.

Thanks for the encouragement.  Have I told anyone ...


I LOVE THIS SITE      and yes, I  AM YELLING !         M

[Clincher]

In today's online New York Times there is an article about how some people are stalking others who are thought to be 'in their tree' with a view to getting DNA samples to enable the link to be confirmed or not.
One of them thinks she is linked to Saint Luke the Evangelist......mmmmm
and is waiting for the Vatican to allow access to his remains....

[drodgers34]

"Stalking the Dead"

- Nice name for a website !

[marilynesther]

That is unreal !    Whatever it is, someone is always going to take it to the max...  boy oh boy...

I, for one, will be documenting.  And, yes, that is a good name for a web site 

Nite all - M

[KathyM]

Somtimes you just can't believe what you read!!! 

Last night on Ancestry I found a 'tree' on there of a family I am researching.  After many weeks/months of sending for certificates and confirming details....I read that it is all wrong !!!  Apparently my 'man' married four times....the last time to his third wife's daughter (his step-daughter) who was over twenty years younger than him ...I know it is feasible.......

In fact I COULD TELL THEM it was actually his nephew (with the same name who married this lady!.....
but they probably wouldn't like it!


It looks like they had picked up the marriage details from Freebmd...not checked the details.by sending for the certificate.....like the name of the father of the groom!!!, ages etc....

I know this all takes time and money....but really there are not many shortcuts!!

[MrsLizzy]

Another of my hobbies is writing and I've been thinking of making up a few family trees on my Generations software, on which I could base some stories or even a novel or two.  The only thing that worried me slightly was the admittedly remote chance of the "pretend" trees accidentally getting onto Ancestry and leading countless people up the garden path.  I'm still going to do it, but the fictional trees are going to be clearly marked as such . . .   

[karenlee]

What a great idea MrsLizzy, I wish you good luck in your endeavours and hope that we can read the end results of your labours.  Will be interested to see if anyone picks up on your "fake trees" and tries to do something with them, as some people just don't seem to read things too well these days.

Cheers
Karenlee

[Bill749]

I recently had a query from someone who had just started researching one of my family names, with a "Can you help?" at the end.

The person concerned was looking for information about Susannah, who married in 1811.  Her father, they thought, was William, born in 1760.  They were hoping to find that her grandparents were Phineas and Jane, who married in 1781. 

I was able to tell them that Phineas was born in 1759!  I won't be adding them to my family tree!!

Regards, Bill

[marilynesther]

Great idea, MrsLizzy!, go for it !  I would read it for sure..
I envy anyone who can write stories.

Re your family tree, Bill,  isn't it amazing how folks don't use math anymore. 

I was having lots of trouble with historical dates.  Wish I had paid a little more attention in my history classes..

I realized it would help me view the lives of my ancestors better if I had some sort of historical timeline taped to the wall and put little flags ID'ing my family members along the way.   Haven't done it yet, but as I am getting more involved with different countries and tree branches, I can see it will be a must do.  As it is, my pc area is starting to look like a command center   

M