Genealogy Chat

Joyce ..............

Oh please, don't let it put you off!!


Enjoy the capers, laugh at them ............ and go your own way by ensuring that what you add to your tree is accurate!


I KNOW now that my grandfather lied about his age to all his family and everyone, even on his marriage certificate (although his wife also added a year to her age!), even his death certificate is wrong as the informant (a family member) didn't know any different.

........... but I have all the certificates, and think I know why it happened.

He always said he was born December 25, year varying from 1884 to 1885. His marriage certificate says he was 19 (actually 17), and his wife said she was 20 (actually 19)

The truth ............

He was born on January 9 1885, baptised on December 29 1886 along with his sister born earlier that December.

I THINK his parents always told him that he was born on December 25 to save buying a birthday present only 2 weeks later. :-(


You can always ask on here for help in searching records ............ we helpers love the search for the truth! That also includes trying to help with Scottish and irish records!

You can print your tree, as described here:

https://support.ancestry.co.uk/s/article/Printing-a-Family-Tree


Or you can download it to a memory stick in the form of a GEDCOM file:

https://support.ancestry.co.uk/s/article/UK-Uploading-and-Downloading-Trees

You will then have to upload it to some other genealogy programme in order to view or work on it.


I remember your very long McDowell thread, Joyce!

You can upload the GEDCOM to your Genes tree. Make sure you read the warnings when you select Import GEDCOM.

The GEDCOM is only text and does not include photos, records and images. Where you have added census images and transcriptions to your ancestry tree you need to store each one individually on your PC and then copy them all to the flash drive along with the GEDCOM.

There is a way that you can still see records on Ancestry when your sub has expired.

If you have not got a photo saved then save a photo (any photo) to the person you want to look at.

Go to the persons profile then click on gallery, click onto the photo first then onto the arrows to the right or left the image of the record should come up you can even make it bigger by clicking on the magnifier icon to the top right of the image. If you click onto the view original image on the side bar you will get the sub info, also the same if you click onto a record in the gallery. You must click onto photo first and go sideways to get images for records. If you have records with more than 1 page you will only see the first page.

Also, the link to half price Ancestry still works my friend used it last week, all you have to do is cancel you sub a few days before wait until you sub has expired plus a couple of days (I usually wait 3 days).

Using your account go to the link and get the deal. As long as you have not got an active sub you can use the same account.

Hope this helps anyone.

FW

Thank you all very much you were very helpful I am going to be busy this winter as I googled my macdowall ancesters which go back to Elder and furthur in scotland which has a lot of information about them I couldnt understand all the dates though :-D