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Why won't she respond? I'm trying to help!

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Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 9 Oct 2007 23:02

There's a member called Sharon Guest/Cooper who I first contacted a year ago and has never responded. She has in her tree Henry Bacon 1770 born in High Roothing, Essex. She has mistakenly added the descendants of Henry Bacon born 1770 in Loughton Essex to her tree. These are my family so I know for sure that she's making a huge mistake. How do I stop her building this false tree and possibly sharing it with other members?

LindaRSJ

LindaRSJ Report 9 Oct 2007 23:26

Why worry! If you have pointed it out to her and she chooses to continue down the wrong route, so be it. If she passes this info. on to others and they don't check it out for themselves, more fool them.

Your tree is the correct one and that is all that matters.

Linda

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 9 Oct 2007 23:28

Thanks Linda. With a name like yours I know I can rely on your support! ;-)

Huia

Huia Report 10 Oct 2007 06:51

As long as they dont have your sister (who was b 1927) m to a man who was b 1723, and havent given her a daughter b 1747. That is what I found on Ancestry, about 60 or more people have it, and I doubt if many of them have even noticed how ridiculous it is (they have dads correct y.o.b.1899). They probably wont even see the notice another member put on the message board telling them they are WRONG, or if they do see it they wont believe it.

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Dawnydeedee

Dawnydeedee Report 10 Oct 2007 07:26

Mybe they are no longer an active member of the site?
It's good of you to try and help, but like everyone else has said, you know yours is right so should just leave them to it.
Dawn

Janet

Janet Report 10 Oct 2007 10:16

Unfortunately Paul there is little you can do but this is just the sort of incident which is happening more and more often because people will equate number crunching with real genealogy and family history, I also have an erroneous tree going the rounds of Australia because somebody did not do their homework correctly.

It just makes you wonder the value of a tree these days.

I have one fairly safe way of sorting people out seeking my tree. My Grt G father had 10 children and I have all birth certs of children to show children born all over country as he was army and I always ask any enquirer which sibling are they coming down before I consider giving any info.

It is sad when people do not want to connect in this great hobby in the correct fashion.

Janet North London Borders