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Ancestry hint.
« on: Friday 18 July 25 21:45 BST (UK) »
William H.  Born 1746.

Hint for William H. In Ancestry for the Pension Ledger of WW 1.

There is serving your Country and being dead for over 120 years that do not add up!

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 19 July 25 05:00 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Biggles50 on Friday 18 July 25 21:45 BST (UK)
William H.  Born 1746.

Hint for William H. In Ancestry for the Pension Ledger of WW 1.

There is serving your Country and being dead for over 120 years that do not add up!

That's nothing!

In the US some folks from the Revolutionary War era are still on Social Security books!
BRENNANx2 Davidstown&Taghmon,Ballybrennan; COOPER St.Helens;CREAN Raheennaskeagh&Ballywalter;COSGRAVE Castlebridge?;CULLEN Lady's Island;CULLETON Forth Commons;CURRAN Hillbrook, Wic;DOYLE Clonee&Tombrack;FOX Knockbrandon; FURLONG Moortown;HAYESx2 Walsheslough&Wex;McGILL Litter;MORRIS Forth Commons;PIERCE Ladys Island;POTTS Bennettstown;REDMOND Gerry; ROCHEx2 Wex; ROCHFORD Ballysampson&Ballyhit;SHERIDAN Moneydurtlow; SINNOTT Wex;SMYTH Gerry&Oulart;WALSH Kilrane&Wex; WHITE Tagoat area

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 19 July 25 18:51 BST (UK) »
I have an ancestor born in about 1555 and one of the hints for my ancestor was an 1851 census hint for someone of the same name.
Researching:

LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 19 July 25 21:38 BST (UK) »
I very rarely bother to look at the hints some of them are utter ridiculous, I did look at two on my home page this morning. My paternal GRANDFATHER Who  was John appears to be a  WOMAN called Joan.

The wife of one of my Father's half brothers they have as a widow in Canada in 1880, that's the same year she was born in Ireland. She actually married in 1905 and died giving birth to her third child in 1915 four years before her husband. All the correct full facts are on my tree so there's no excuse for these howlers.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 19 July 25 21:49 BST (UK) »
Quote from: coombs on Saturday 19 July 25 18:51 BST (UK)
I have an ancestor born in about 1555 and one of the hints for my ancestor was an 1851 census hint for someone of the same name.

So, the folks at Ancestry are optimists!
BRENNANx2 Davidstown&Taghmon,Ballybrennan; COOPER St.Helens;CREAN Raheennaskeagh&Ballywalter;COSGRAVE Castlebridge?;CULLEN Lady's Island;CULLETON Forth Commons;CURRAN Hillbrook, Wic;DOYLE Clonee&Tombrack;FOX Knockbrandon; FURLONG Moortown;HAYESx2 Walsheslough&Wex;McGILL Litter;MORRIS Forth Commons;PIERCE Ladys Island;POTTS Bennettstown;REDMOND Gerry; ROCHEx2 Wex; ROCHFORD Ballysampson&Ballyhit;SHERIDAN Moneydurtlow; SINNOTT Wex;SMYTH Gerry&Oulart;WALSH Kilrane&Wex; WHITE Tagoat area

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 23 July 25 00:29 BST (UK) »
I got a hint a few days ago for a deceased uncle...the hint was for my own tree.

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 23 July 25 13:33 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Wexflyer on Saturday 19 July 25 21:49 BST (UK)
Quote from: coombs on Saturday 19 July 25 18:51 BST (UK)
I have an ancestor born in about 1555 and one of the hints for my ancestor was an 1851 census hint for someone of the same name.

So, the folks at Ancestry are optimists!

Even so, such hints are well beyond silly.
Researching:

LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 23 July 25 17:25 BST (UK) »
Quote from: coombs on Wednesday 23 July 25 13:33 BST (UK)
Quote from: Wexflyer on Saturday 19 July 25 21:49 BST (UK)
Quote from: coombs on Saturday 19 July 25 18:51 BST (UK)
I have an ancestor born in about 1555 and one of the hints for my ancestor was an 1851 census hint for someone of the same name.

So, the folks at Ancestry are optimists!

Even so, such hints are well beyond silly.

Oh I know, they annoy the heck out of me too - but have to look on the bright side of life!

But what is worse is that many people accept these stupid hints, which Ancestry then takes as validation, and proceeds to put forward even more "hints", referencing the multiplying number of family trees incorporating said stupid hint.

It is a dreadful feedback loop to multiply garbage.
BRENNANx2 Davidstown&Taghmon,Ballybrennan; COOPER St.Helens;CREAN Raheennaskeagh&Ballywalter;COSGRAVE Castlebridge?;CULLEN Lady's Island;CULLETON Forth Commons;CURRAN Hillbrook, Wic;DOYLE Clonee&Tombrack;FOX Knockbrandon; FURLONG Moortown;HAYESx2 Walsheslough&Wex;McGILL Litter;MORRIS Forth Commons;PIERCE Ladys Island;POTTS Bennettstown;REDMOND Gerry; ROCHEx2 Wex; ROCHFORD Ballysampson&Ballyhit;SHERIDAN Moneydurtlow; SINNOTT Wex;SMYTH Gerry&Oulart;WALSH Kilrane&Wex; WHITE Tagoat area

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Re: Ancestry hint.
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 23 July 25 17:54 BST (UK) »
This kind of thing needs adding to Zaphod99's recent post about "Suggestions for improving Ancestry" -- as  examples of what is so badly wrong.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=892430.0
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