Some amazingly well researched trees

[allycat]

Hi Veron, I too have my tree on http://www.GenesReunited.com.au and as there doesn't seem to be the facility to 'cut living people out', what I do is just type in the year of birth of living people, and for their name I put e.g. "LIVING Smith".

I also caution everyone who contacts me when they let me see their tree - not to have full dates of birth on the living or when the living were married.  It would be all to easy for one unscrupulous person to use data on the living to another's disadvantage.  And I'm 100% positive that all these people with the groaningly huge family trees in cyberspace haven't asked permission of their living relatives which the sites highly recommend.

At least in comparison to rootsweb where anybody can view your tree, on GenesReunited you can with the click of a button, reduce the sharing of your tree so it's not all bad.

Allycat.

[kerryb]

What a thread, really gave me a laugh!!

I have to admit when I started I found that a couple of strands on my family tree were well researched and I have used them.  However since then I am working my way through those strands and researching, double checking, correcting and adding to them.

I treated them as my foundation with which I am working.  I have been able to correct a couple of wrong bits and add some other bits to this extensive research.  On one name, I was able to add two strands together, for which one of the originators was very grateful. 

Anyway I am rambling again but basically what I am saying is that it's ok using research already done but everything should be checked and verified by yourself and I don't mind when people do that with my tree either!

Kerry 

[CarolBurns]

Carol,

Funny that you brought up my old post.  I have been in a nit of a rut with my tree. Just no new leads and seem to be spinning my wheels in place.  Nice to read and refresh myself on what I am doing with my tree.

It's amazing how the "old" posts can make you start thinking in another direction or make you start relooking in the direction you thought was going nowhere

Carol

[skb]

There is one particular website (I'm sure you know the one I mean) which allows you to add to family trees already on there. I discovered my ancestor's ancestors allegedly originated in England, then over several generations moved to Germany then to US then back to Lincolnshire, where they worked as Ag Labs.

Seems a bit unlikely to me

[wheeldon]

I agree with most of the comments on here.  However, I don't think people should be knocked for researching on the net, if they do it properly.  By this I mean using everything as a guide and through this ordering the relevant certs and using the census.  Unfortunately, this can only be done after 1837 but not everyone has the ability to visit the parish records. 

[kerryb]

Not when they are hundreds of miles away or in a different country!!!

Or me, I just don't want to visit London, I hate it, I'm a country chick!!!

Kerry

[tulstig]

Reading some of the comments on this thread I felt quite uncomfortable. Roostchat for me is a place to come to for help and some of the judgemental comments seem a tad unkind. (Did I hear someone say "If the cap fits" ? - or was that just my consciounce?)

Living in Spain a trip to the parish registers / record offices just isn't viable most of the time, however I do try to back up what I find on the net by cross referencing as much as possible and with certificates (which is a bit expensive) where I can. However there comes a point where no amount of checking can prove 100% that I have the right relative.

When people are kind enough to share their findings I am always grateful,and check as much as I can.

In many cases the information to break brick walls has come through other kind rootschatters, especially before I had found my feet in checking out stuff for myself. There has to be a level of trust otherwise sites like this simply wouldn't exist.

Whilst there may be some people who just want to find a royal family in their line, give the others a chance. We all do what we can,and is the OH us real genealogists' attitude any better? 

There are charletans in every walk of life, as well as those that are working their way through things.

Guess I'll get off my soapbox now,and hope I've not upset anyone nor been blackballed by anyone for disagreeing,

Cheers,

Mark

[wheeldon]

Mark, I do agree with you.  I think the net is a fantastic resource and I believe that you can make well reserached tree by using the net as long as you study the census material and buy the certs.  There are a masses of reasons why a person can't visit the parish records and even if you do visit and study them, you can still go down the completely wrong track.

[kerryb]

And when Ancestry put all the parish registers online (ha ha) it will be even easier!!!!!!

Kerry (living in a dream world again!)