someone's pinched my Gt Grandma

[wendoree]

Infuriating,I also have contacted a researcher on Ancestry who also included my Grandfather in their tree-no relation whatsoever with them,I have pointed this out to them and asked if they had the documents to back this up,no answer.I then put my Grandpfathers birth cert' marriage and death cert' on line-just in case some one else copies their work(In respect for my Grandfather).I have had no response other than them saying not the same person-they still have him on Ancestry on their Tree after 2yrs.After contacting Ancestry they are unable to do anything about this.
I will not now put anymore info' on line.
So I would not ever bother contacting people again who do not do their research properly,because they don't want to know-just take anything that fits it seems.
Grumble over.
Wendoree

[BumbleB]

I don't bother trying to contact the tree owners - but I DO add a comment to the particular person stating that the information on the tree is incorrect, and adding what I know to be correct.  Not that it probably does much good, but it makes me feel a bit better 

But what really makes me mad, and it's my own fault, I guess.  I gave some information to someone, who added it to their tree but also had him re-christened into the Mormon church.  Whatever our own current religious beliefs, I think we should respect the beliefs of our ancestors, after all they had their own reasons for following any particular religion, and who are we change them. 

[Sharon01]

I think most people have had the same thing happen to them, that is why I made my tree private.

Sharon

[Nick29]

Of course, it could be possible that the original poster has found a complete co-incidence.  I've found marriages between people of the same names as my g.g. grandparents, but having children with the same names is a bit of a longer shot, but not entirely out of the question if they have chosen names which were popular at the time. 

Anyway, this sort of thing is annoying, but there isn't much you can do about it, other than to point out the errors to them.

[Beard grandchild]

I changed my Ancestry tree to Private simply because I was fed up with seeing that people had downloaded photos and information from it but never bothered to contact me.

I'm quite happy to share any of my finding with people who return the favour but why should I let others 'take' my things without so much as saying 'Hello- I think we are related'!

[busybod]

I agree wholeheartedly.  I've always found most family historians to be the most helpful and friendly people imaginable.  But, as I was always taught as a child, its extremely bad manners to take without being asked!!!

[marysma]

I changed my Ancestry tree to Private simply because I was fed up with seeing that people had downloaded photos and information from it but never bothered to contact me.

I'm quite happy to share any of my finding with people who return the favour but why should I let others 'take' my things without so much as saying 'Hello- I think we are related'!

 Ooooh how I agree with you.

I have lots of info copied from my tree on ancestry and although I don't mind it would be nice to have a thank you.So far not one person have given me that courtesy.

Marysma

[silvery]

I've got a feeling that people with thousands and thousands of names in a tree can't even find the person you would be talking about.
They are just ridiculous people.     

[bearkat]

I've just found a tree on Ancestry which shows that gt grandfather married twice. His other 'wife' was a man 70 years his senior. 

It's all backed up by source citations so it must be true.