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Title: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Edward Scott on Saturday 12 January 19 18:35 GMT (UK)
I know that people have mentioned some of the peculiar suggestions, but can anyone beat someone being divorced 415 years after they were buried?

 :)

Edward
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Johnf04 on Saturday 12 January 19 18:51 GMT (UK)
Don't worry - it's only 172 years!
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Edward Scott on Saturday 12 January 19 18:56 GMT (UK)
The real one died in 1555 and her second burial was 243 years after the first

 :)
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: lochee on Saturday 12 January 19 19:31 GMT (UK)
Hi,
Am I missing something? Margaret Hutchinson  then Margaret Hutchins.
Regards

Bob.
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Finley 1 on Saturday 12 January 19 19:32 GMT (UK)
They really are becoming a joke...


I have spent a whole day checking on someone who the 1939 said born 1946  and were actually born 1916  simple scruffy writing and lack of careful transcribing..

and another lady .. who was flashing pictures of a family member all over the place..  I thought I would check her tree... to see if it was who she said... but decided to leave it alone when I saw her tree 'Sources  ----- consisted of at least 10 different ancestry trees....

it really is a ...... good idea to ignore the hints  or triple triple triple check..


xin
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Finley 1 on Saturday 12 January 19 20:55 GMT (UK)
I thought I would peep at the trees that are supposed to relate to my man...


and though they share his name (almost! they have an extra middle name) out of all of them NOT ONE is Actually him... tears now.. frustration, anger and sadness  ::)

xin

Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: bevj on Sunday 20 January 19 12:51 GMT (UK)
I've just found a corker.
I have Andrew Dunlop and Janet Johnstone marrying in East Lothian in 1730
So Janet must have been very special indeed to be able to die in Pennsylvania in 1908   ;D

Bev
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Edward Scott on Thursday 31 January 19 14:52 GMT (UK)
Someone somewhere needs to sort out their hints software

Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: PickleNBeans on Monday 13 May 19 03:13 BST (UK)
"Excellent for beginners to expand their tree!"
Well its a horror story for those that upload their mums 1500 person tree and bombarded with
"Found a hint for John Robb"
John Robb?! There is like forty!!
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: a chesters on Monday 13 May 19 04:30 BST (UK)
Quote from: bevj on Sunday 20 January 19 12:51 GMT (UK)
I've just found a corker.
I have Andrew Dunlop and Janet Johnstone marrying in East Lothian in 1730
So Janet must have been very special indeed to be able to die in Pennsylvania in 1908   ;D

Bev

Look out Methuselah, someone is after you. ;D ;D :o :o :o

AC
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Erato on Monday 13 May 19 04:56 BST (UK)
My hypothesis is that RootsChat pays Ancestry, FindMyPast, etc. to produce bogus hints, defective trees, phoney name collectors and whatnot so that the posting rate at RC remains high.  Fully 10% of the posts on RC must fall into the whine, moan and rant category, of which the pay sites are the primary targets.
Title: Re: Rubbish Ancestry hints
Post by: Finley 1 on Monday 13 May 19 12:54 BST (UK)
Isnt that what we do best :) 'moan'  of course

well I for one am known for it :)   

xin    8) 8) 8) 8) 8)