Genealogists' most hated phrase

[aghadowey]

More annoying is "Found any royalty yet?" No I dont research my family tree for glory.

I just say Kings of England, Scotland, France... High Kings of Dalriada...

All true and I didn't really go looking for them, they're just there in the family tree 

[coombs]

More annoying is "Found any royalty yet?" No I dont research my family tree for glory.

I just say Kings of England, Scotland, France... High Kings of Dalriada...

All true and I didn't really so looking for them, they're just there in the family tree 

Or I say "Well I may be related to William The Conquerer". Lol.

[jc26red]

"Assume", doesn't it just...

I don't mind if an accompanying note says, "not sure  if the next generation is correct, needs to be verified." Possible and probable are ok only if reasons why and that further investigation and verification needs to be done.

[Whipby]

"How far back have you got?" and "Have you finished it yet?" are my two most hated questions!  When I'm asked these, I know that the person isn't really interested in the topic so I stop talking because I know I'm boring them!

That and the glazed look in their eyes, it's a dead giveaway!

[LouiseA]

I hate the word "lodger" or "inmate" on a census because I'm never sure if the person I've found is "mine" and as he or she is living with random people it doesn't give me parents/spouses/siblings names! 

[coombs]

I have nowhere near finished my family tree.

[Rishile]

I have nowhere near finished my family tree.

Guilty as charged m'lud

I'm always saying that 

[BashLad]

"If I'd known someone was interested then I would not have thrown it out/ burnt it / torn it up......."


Arrrrrggghhh

Oho. My grandmother threw out a load of old pictures and things when she was elderly because she "didn't think anyone would be interested in pictures of dead people" before dad found out what she was doing and rescued what was left.

I dread to think how much got sent to the tips. 

[nika]

I wish they were still here to ask them.