WHAT IS THE POINT? by "Fed Up"

[coombs]

I always like to share my work and keep my tree open, these people are long dead and nobody owns their ancestors, as the further back we go, each individual ancestor will be the ascendant of many more people. I have had people copy and paste info from my tree but I do not mind as I like to help others doing my FH, it is give and take. Nobody has the right to demand info or demand how you came by it though.

[brigidmac]

Coombs I like your attitude

It's a very expensive hobby and I appreciate all the help I have had throughout.

+ Am willing to share documents. photos.dna results  and knowledge

Tho I'.was surprised that  several people have copied images showing which siblings of an ancestor my late aunt has DNA matches too .

that image is unique to her .which I have explained in a comment +added a request that people inform me of their connection


If people copy an image from me and have a closed tree I message + ask how they connect
My father's image was copied by a family member of his second wife
+ By someone with a huge tree who collects pics & distant relatives but at least the relationships are correct .


Sharing can help put in touch with living relatives .

Also by sharing ..others can spot mistakes or discrepancies in my trees 🎄

[coombs]

I also do blogs/bios on possible leads and write down what i have found so far. Such as the known witnesses, any apprenticeship records etc that I have found to see if there is a link between the 2 families. I think if several families lived in a village or a neighbouring village over several generations they will all marry into one another or be distant cousins by blood or marriage. Such as Joe Bloggs' wife Mary Bloggs (Nee Keeble) had a great aunty who wed one of Joe's grandfather's sisters.

[BushInn1746]

Yet  another reason why I won't put my tree online!

My direct line Ancestor, a Tanner who died in Selby, Yorkshire, England, for whom I have an:-
English, UK, Death Certificate,
Will proved Yorkshire, England,
British Death Duty listing,
Yorkshire Newspaper Death Notices and
his Widow continuing in Selby Yorkshire and
their Selby Yorkshire, England, grave photos of them both (kindly taken by a Rootschatter).

Someone had erroneously claimed the above Tanner died Selby, America and linked their US family back to him in error.

I might put it online, but only if I owned/controlled the website.