Genealogy Chat

Thanks for your thoughts everyone!! I feel much better now! Deb

Well said Old Crone! I usually get alot of stick for saying that... Sara

Moral of the story NEVER EVER open your tree to anyone. Ever. OC

Hi Debbie, Symphasise totally, I had one guy who got in touch through a hot match and asked how I knew the maiden name of our joint gg grandmother, when I said that I had got birth and marriage certs too, to cross reference, he said 'Oh I am just getting the information from the census returns and BMD from Ancestry' I nearly fell off the stool!!! think like others have said, just be content that you have the right information, cant see the point in doing the tree if you are putting in people that might not be yours!! hey ho though it takes all sorts!! Fuzzy xx

Heather You have just reminded me of something else (oh no another moan) A while back I exchanged trees with another member who thought our trees shared a link.....After a lot of digging around I discovered that there was no link and informed her and gave her proof that there was no way our ancestors were related....Anyway, dispite the proof, which was concrete, she still copied my tree (not just the branch). I did have to laugh though when going through her tree, she had people dating back to the Holy Roman Empire!!!! Deb

I think you just have to forget about them and be pleased you are doing it the right way. I had one bloke on a hot match - I asked him what info he had - he gave me all the same stuff as I have on my website. Shame says I, youve come to a full stop with the ggpx4 like me - tell me who is your actual direct ancestor in this. He named a girl who, had he been right would have married at the age of 6 months. Told him that, and he said (LOL) 'Oh census ages are often out' Told him I had her birth cert - what was on her marriage cert. He didnt have one. So says I, had you bought her marriage cert you would know that you had the wrong Sarah because the father wouldnt be the one on my site. Oh says he, I dont want to spend any money on this - I have other hobbies to spend it on - this was a bit of interest for the kids to see their ancestry. I did point out that because he hadnt bought one cert the kids were being interested in my ancestry and not theirs. Can you believe it!

Jess It's not anyone on these boards i'm moaning about!!! Lol (well I don't think they come on here....if they do they will know it's them I'm talking about!!!! oops!! LOL) Deb

i think i would just console myself with the fact that i know what i have is right and that they are wrong.

I have been tracing a very unusual surname for a while now and have found out lots of info on this family (my family). I have spent quite a lot of money ordering certs and books etc..... Now my problem is this.....In recent months others on Genes have also started reasearching this family and they have every right to do so as they too are related to them but.....After giving one of them access to my tree they have copied it with lots of errors and then they have given people access to their tree who inturn has copied it with even more errors!!!! They have also copied other branches of my tree into theirs... and yes, you guessed it...lots more errors!!! I have also shared lots of other info with them and sent scanned copies of certs. And now the big MOAN I have been updating my tree and contacted the said people to see if they would share with me any information they have got from BMD certs......And you know what.....None of them have any....Not ONE! How can you trace your family history without buying any? Actually, I think I can answer that myself........ Copy someone else's tree and if that doesen't work.......Make it up!!!!! LOL Am I just expecting to much from others? Let me know what you think. Deb

Oh gawd, what have we done? toe tectors- check hard hat- check anti riot shield- check pepper spray - check right, tell us!

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