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Offline Nick29

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Re: Family Trees on websites
« Reply #9 on: Monday 24 August 09 15:31 BST (UK) »
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Re: Family Trees on websites
« Reply #10 on: Monday 24 August 09 15:39 BST (UK) »
I've just had a grovelling reply back from this person on A......y saying he has amended his tree.  But when I look, there are still all the wrong census pages linked up!  Also I fail to see how my relatives fit into his family!  Gggrrrrr!  I've offered to tell him the correct info, if he tells me where we fit in.  This could run & run.  lol!

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Re: Family Trees on websites
« Reply #11 on: Monday 24 August 09 15:57 BST (UK) »
I have recently had access to Ancestry mambers trees and I came across a tree of particular interest to me.  I looked at the tree owners profile and he was 60 years old and had a B.Sc and a very distiguished CV.  He was willing to help other users on Ancestry trace their roots.

I then wrote to him to point out that his father-in-law's mother was completely incorrect.  I said I had looked up someone born in 1916 on freeBMD and noticed that the mother's maiden name was completely different to the one in his tree.  He then wrote back and agreed that I was right and his excuse was that he had not bothered getting the birth certificate. 

Obviously you do not need to have a birth certificate after 1912 to establish the mother's maiden surname so that seemed a lame excuse and as for claiming to be an expert that is willing to help others ..........

I wasn't impressed, but occasionally there are people on Ancestry that know what they are talking about but they are thin on the ground.
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Kent: Tuffee
Cheshire: Gradwell
Lancashire: Gradwell

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Re: Family Trees on websites
« Reply #12 on: Monday 24 August 09 16:11 BST (UK) »
I've only been researching my family for about six months and I have found it totally addictive.

But so far I have found about 50 ancestors. Most of these I have got birth, marriage or death certificates.  All of them I check and then double check.

I can't see the point in making things up,  I just want to find out about my family.

How can someone  have found 70,000 people?  He must have gone back to the year dot. (And I didn't think they had written records then)
Festorazzi in Kent and Italy
Pottinger in London
Mitchell in Hampshire
Rogers in Hampshire
Paddington in Hampshire
Latter in Kent
Langridge in Kent
Hook(e) in London and Devon
Kirk in Norfolk and Yorkshire

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Re: Family Trees on websites
« Reply #13 on: Monday 24 August 09 19:55 BST (UK) »
Update:-  have just had an email from the person on A......y, apologising for his mistakes and saying that he has deleted all of "my" relatives from his tree.  Success!!  Mind, he does want to get back in touch if he does find a connection.....

Torre - You've made an excellent start, sending for certs etc to prove relationships.  Good luck in your research.
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