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Arranroots
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Hi Dolly
Have you posted your email address on the internet?
It might just be a coincidence if not.
Has this person identified themselves, or asked you to click on a link or told you what their interest is? Have you replied?
You're usually right to be cautious, which is why Moderators on Rootschat advise against posting email addresses, and remove them where we find them.
Kind regards, Arranroots 
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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millymcb
RootsChat Aristocrat
Posts: 1310
Three Brothers Knight out on the road...almost!
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Have you tried doing a websearch on their e-mail address? I often do that with suspicious e-mails. Out the whole address in " .." . You may get lots if hits showing it is a genuine researcher..
Milly
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McBride (Monaghan & Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancashire & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester & Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffordshire) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up in Ardwick, Manchester - in Cotton Mills, Iron Works, or running pubs and corner shops. Census informatio is Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.g |
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dolly dimples
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Hi, re your questions.
I have not posted my email on the net, apart from such sites as Roots, and as the email did not
come via any of my regular sites , they must have got my addy some where, easy done I'd think!
The person did give a name, but no other details except from those I posted.
They also gave my Gt Grandfathers full name and the area that he taught in...but I did give a lot of info on this site particularly , during my searches for him.
I would like to think that this is all genuine, as the report is about to be published ,but by whom or for what if any authority et'c.. I wonder?
If I myself were to write to someone in this style, then I'd give as much info about myself to assure the person that I was legit!
Milly.I have never done a websearch . might try it, Thanks ...
I have not replied to this email Thanks to you both, Dolly
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Northumberland. Main.Hertfordshire.Brash.Dryden
East Lothian.Brash. Dryden. Cumberland.Henderson.Joyce.
Plymouth.Charlick. Canada.Boulds.
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Arranroots
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I have not posted my email on the net, apart from such sites as Roots, and as the email did not
come via any of my regular sites , they must have got my addy some where, easy done I'd think!
If you mean Rootschat - that was a mistake!
This is a very friendly site and I am sure most people who visit us are well-intentioned, but it is part of the internet and open to all, so you shouln't post personal details on the boards.
You can't tell where this person got your information, so it could be that they saw it where you thought it safe to post - but you can't tell their intentions. If they want you badly enough, they will try contacting you again, maybe with more info this time.
I hope it works out happily for you.
Kind regards, Arranroots
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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greensleeves
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Hi Dolly
The general rule, I believe, is that if you have any doubts whatsoever regarding the source, then treat such emails with suspicion and delete. As Arranroots says, if they want to contact you enough, they will get in touch another way and ensure that you are comfortable with their identity. The main thing is that if you are not comfortable with the source, do not respond, and delete their post.
Once you have done that, you won't have to worry about it any more.
Regards,
Greensleeves
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Suffolk: Pearl(e) & variations - Brettenham, Hitcham,Rattlesden; Waddilove - Rattlesden and possibly Norfolk. Garnham - Belstead, Ipswich & area.
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick - West Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Leeds, Merrington.
Shadforth - Hartlepool/Stockton
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Arranroots
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Ah, OK - I understand you now!
I hope that the person concerned is genuine and gets back in touch properly, as it sounds interesting - but not worth the risk til you know more.
Good luck!
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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Comosus
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Well, genuine or not - they've sent you an email that is relevant to you specifically so they must have known your email address somehow. After receiving odd emails, I do a google search on my own email address to see if it's on a website anywhere.
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Leeds - HOLMES (also at Boston Spa, Thorp Arch), SCHOLEY/SCOREY/SCHORAH (also at Stanley, Wakefield), TURVEY (also at Birmingham), WARD, WHITE, WOODHEAD (also at Halton, Whitkirk, Templenewsam). Dewsbury - CRAWSHAW, GLEDHILL, SPEIGHT Great Horton - RAMSDEN, SHACKLETON, WOOLER Woolsthorpe by Belvoir - SMITH Barrowby and South Stoke, Lincolnshire - PARKER Derby and Newhall - STREET Census information Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Necromancer
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I've updated my profile ......
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always best to use a different / disposable email address for registering / displaying on fora.
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bikermickau
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I have several email address, each used for a different purpose. I did this after I found my usual email address was getting spam.
Use yahoo, hotmail or any other free email provider and create a account.
I got snapped 
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Jeffs - Northamptonshire to Leicestershire to Queensland, Australia
Lewis - Gloucestershire to NSW & Queensland, Australia
Mary Jones, Daughter of James and Eliza - born abt 1864 Staffordshire, married 1883 London to Queensland, Australia
Dorans - Ireland to Scotland to Queensland, Australia
Reedy - Ireland to NSW & Queensland, Australia
Bradbury (False name?) - Oxfordshire to Queensland, Australia
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