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Topic: How cross would you be, or am I over reacting? (Read 4807 times)
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Nick29
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Yes, that's exactly what I do Lesley. Sometimes researching the branch lines can bring clues which may not break down the wall, but might put some cracks in it 
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Best Wishes, Nick. Research interests: Field - Luton & Islington Hole - Somerset, Suffolk & Surrey Farnish, Parker, Cattermole, Last, Wasp, Church - Suffolk Lewin/Lowin/Lowen - Hertfordhire Martin - Eltham & Greenwich, Kent (London) Stead - Greenwich, London (Kent) & Maidstone Wood - Hertfordshire Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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cassofromdyers
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Well I answered a little while ago about how I had been lucky about my information not reaching the internet without my knowledge. Well it has happened. I don't know if I'm cross, angry or just upset. While posting another message about my husband's ancestor in the 39th Regiment of Foot, someone suggested a site with information on him. Quite excited I went straight to the site and found all my research on this ancestor there. Even mention of an aunt (95) who remembers her family talking about this soldier. Now this aunt (Matriach of the Family) turns 98 today so this has been there for the past 3 years. My annoyance was that I had only distributed this information within the living cousins (7) and told them some facts had to be proven yet. Now all the wrong information has been put on the internet. The authors e-mail address is now invalid, so I still don't know where it came from. Am contacting everyone just to satisfy my own curiosity. It did make me CROSS, but then as everyone said 'We are researching for our own personal reasons and our own enjoyment.' If people want the glory, without the research then they are missing out on meeting new people, getting help from others and enjoying the pleasure of finding something that happened to people they have never met. Over the years many, many people from all different backgrounds have helped me in all different ways. I know that if I wish to retrace any steps they would be very glad to help me if they could. That is what I think its all about. Looking, finding, solving, proving and all the other ings.
So now I have written this I feel better. If people look at this information and take it as gospel without checking then that is their problem not mine. I did contact the site owner and explained I would be willing to furnish correct information with source documents if they were interested. Haven't heard back yet.
Wendy
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Jellis
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Posts: 67
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There's a branch of my tree on Rootsweb. They seem to have descended from my 3xg grandparents but goodness knows how they've managed it as they think they descend from a son who died in childhood. The whole thing is a mess and I did wonder whether to try the email address and tell them but I decided not to. I doubt they'd thank me for it! 
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Jellis
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That is a very clever idea! I shall have to think about the wording, though, as if they do start to correspond I shall have to come clean about the death of the son. I have his death certificate. I'm still wondering how they linked these people up so I shall have do something about it 
Edited: I have written a carefully worded email to the poster. Now I shall have to wait and see! I have told them that I descend from the younger son without mentioning the death of the elder one. If they prove to me that there was another son I shall be amazed!
Janet
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Jellis
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Still waiting...bet they're at work
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Roger The Hat
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While you're waiting..........
Mrs. Hat did not want her tree on the 'net, for personal reasons. However, I did find one of her direct ancestors in someone else's tree, with the wrong parents and husband attached.
I thought I'd do the "right" thing and politely point out the error (I have all the certificates and can match them with the census entries), and offered to supply the proof, if necessary.
The website still displays the wrong data, but they've added my name and email address, as a contributor.
Not happy..............
'Hat.
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Jellis
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I'd be hopping mad! 
There's loads of trees on Genes all copied from me. NOT boasting, it's just in the early days I used to give access to any Tom, Dick or Harry. Not any more, though. 
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Gensleuth
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I have had many contacts over the years from people 'connected' one way or another.
Two stick in the mind
One was from a third cousin who contacted via GR and established that we were indeed related. He furnished a now treasured photograph of my great great grandparents and 10 of their 12 children,including my great grandfather.
We of course exchanged information.
The second was from a second cousin who wanted to know every detail of the tree. When I asked her to reciprocate, she flatly refused saying the information was private.
Needless to say I didnt pass on the info
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GAUNT N Staffordshire,GAUNT Manchester.GUY,Shropshire, BARTLEY,Salford, Lancs, NEVILLE,Salford. PHILLIPS,Staffs, MAYER,Staffs,COSSAR,Berwick, E and Mid Lothian and Argyll. HIGGINS,Glasgowand Dunoon,Argyll.GALLAGHER,Argyll,IRISH,Herts.
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Jellis
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Words fail me, Gensleuth, but I was a bigger fool. I had a similar experience with a Genes member. We exchanged email addresses and I sent scans of documents and gave access to my tree etc. Information flowed from my computer to hers. Eventually I asked her a few questions. The silence was deafening. I asked for access to her tree. I got the curt message; 'Why, how are we related?'. I mentioned the information I had sent her but got no reply. I closed my tree, but sadly, it was too late. She'd filched all my tree.
Lesson learned. Treading softly nowadays!
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