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Technical Help / Re: Ancestry Two-step verification with DNA accounts not your own
« on: Saturday 20 April 24 02:30 BST (UK)  »
Good morning Garry,
It took until the middle of February to finally get satisfaction and I telephoned them and spoke with a lady named Gina who assisted.  I ended up getting the email provider to monitor what was happening with my messages and they were receiving them the same length of time to their server.  As luck would have it they set up a webmail account with the parent company so I could get Ancestry emails through this one however it was not with issue and this is when I telephoned Ancestry and speaking to Gina. 

Ancestry would not accept their email address they gave me so what Gina did was to set the email address herself on the Ancestry server and then sent me a code to make sure I could log into Ancestry using the email address.  All in all it took about 30 minutes to set up by Ancestry, send me the code and waited until I logged out and then logged back in a couple of times with say a 5 to 10 minute delay between doing this.  I had no problems after this, thank goodness.  I also have an account with MyHeritage and their code reaches me in no more than 2 minutes.  They went over to two step verification as well and this worked like a charm as well.  If other platforms can get the verifications working smoothly what is the problem with Ancestry getting it right as well, who knows.  I wish you well and perhaps you could investigate with your email provider to see if something can be done for you.

Kind regards  Judi

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Technical Help / Re: Ancestry Two-step verification with DNA accounts not your own
« on: Thursday 14 December 23 20:33 GMT (UK)  »
Ancestry two step verification I can understand but trying to force you to have a gmail account or apple account is beyond belief.  I had a gmail account a few years ago and because I did not use it often enough it was deleted.  When I tried to create another email address it told me that I already had one and to change the password????

Another thing with gmail is that it does not like my email provider and blocks the email address.  If I ever receive an email via gmail I am unable to answer it because it is bounced back by gmail.

The other problem I have is I do not have a smart phone and have no wish to purchase one.  We have a landline to our home.

Asking ancestry to send the code to my email address they already have is beyond belief.  It takes 15 minutes to an hour to receive their code.  Who are they sending this code through, gmail!!!

I have been a subscriber with ancestry since 2003.  I am still waiting to hear when they have been able to fix the issue of the receipt of the code within the 5 minute time frame.

Has anyone else experienced this and how did they go around this please?

Kind regards  Judi

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Fife / Re: Margaret Gray, Margaret Hay aka Maggie Gray or Maggie Hay or Margaret Gray Hay
« on: Wednesday 29 December 21 06:40 GMT (UK)  »
I forgot to put this in with the previous message, sorry.

The Courier and Advertiser, Monday, December 11, 1939, page 5

WOMAN OF 92 FOUND DEAD IN BED

Relatives with whom she was staying found on Saturday morning that Mrs Agnes Foster or Hay, c/o Dickson, 27 Constitution Street, Dundee, had died suddenly in bed.

Though 92, Mrs Hay had enjoyed good health until a day or two ago and until last week had resided alone at Blebo Craigs, Fife.

The interesting thing is Agnes Hay's death registration states she was 89 years and she died of Myocardial Degeneration Arterio Sclerosis and was seen after Death by James Ferguson MB ChB

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Fife / Re: Margaret Gray, Margaret Hay aka Maggie Gray or Maggie Hay or Margaret Gray Hay
« on: Wednesday 29 December 21 06:07 GMT (UK)  »
Annie, I did find out who Agnes Hay was.  I hope this is the Agnes you were referring to, not Agnes Gray?

Agnes Hay was born 31 March 1850 and baptised 5 May 1850 at Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland to william Foster and Janet Mair. 

Agnes Foster first married David Crichton on 6 December 1882 in the Registration District of Newington, City of Edinburgh – 6 Viewforth Terrace, Edinburgh.  David's parents David Crichton General Labourer and Margaret Crichton MS Thomson, both deceased.  David who married Agnes was listed as a Maltman on Agnes' death registration.

Following David's passing Agnes Foster then married Robert Hay on 7 June 1894 in the Registration District of South Leith – 6 Dickson Street, Leith.  Robert Hay's parents were Robert Hay Railway Servant and Jane Hay MS Stevens, both deceased.  Robert Hay was listed as a Railway Foreman on Agnes' death registration.

Agnes Hay passed away 9 December 1939 at 27 Constitution Street, Dundee.  Her usual place of residence was Farview, Blebo Craigs, Fife.  The informant was John Murray, Nephew, Fairview, Blebo Craigs, Fife.

After finding this information and obtaining Valuation Rolls for between 1921 and 1936 Agnes Hay actually resided at Fairview Cottage, not Ayton Cottage.

Armed with this information I then went looking to see if I could locate anything to do with Ayton Cottage.  I came across a gentleman Isaac Newton (retired) living there.  The proprietor of the property was Joan H. Laing, sylvan Cottage, Kinross  the first instance I located was 1925 – 1925.  By 1930 Valuation Rolls Mary Newton, was living at Ayton Cottage and continued until the 1940 1941 Valuation Rolls.  I did not go further with these as by this time Maggie Gray / Hay had passed away.

So all in all Agnes Foster / Crichton / Hay is totally discounted from the family history for Maggie.  The biggest where was Maggie between 1895 until she died still is a mystery.  However, did she actually reside with Mary Newton or perhaps the informant on Maggie's death registration give the wrong address.  The informant was Maggie's sister-in-law so this will be a brick wall until further evidence can be located.

It has been an incredible journey with finding Maggie and what happened to her.  As I have said before it certainly was a labour of love to bring her home.

Kind regards
Judi

In relation to the Cullen family I will get back to you with the information, once I get some of it sorted.  I will PM you with this as it is not applicable to the Fife Forum.  It may take a week or so as I am still trying to follow down some leads.

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Fife / Re: Margaret Gray, Margaret Hay aka Maggie Gray or Maggie Hay or Margaret Gray Hay
« on: Tuesday 28 December 21 22:55 GMT (UK)  »
It was a "labour of love" Rosinish to locate Maggie and many tears were shed once finding where she was laid to rest and then seeing how beautiful the Memorial Tablet was placed on her Lair.  I have attached a photograph of what we settled on.  We tried to encompass that Maggie was never forgotten by her children and their descendants and is very dearly loved.

The photograph was taken by the gentleman from the Fife Family History Society.  He took a few pictures and laid some flowers to let Maggie (“oor Maggie”) know she is forever in all our thoughts.

My cousin is descended from Annie Ethel Hay, who married William Cullen in Australia in 1903.  They travelled on the same ship to Australia with William leaving the ship in Western Australia and Annie went to New South Wales.

From what my cousin has found it looks like the Cullen side of the family are descendants of Andrew Cullen (? - 1840) and Agnes Mitchell (abt 1778 - 1863), both born in Ireland and both passing in Airdrie.  Are these part of your Cullen family by any chance please?

Cheers
Judi

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Magherafelt Castledawson Questions
« on: Tuesday 28 December 21 21:25 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Kiltaglassan for the link to irishgenealogy.ie

I have been using this website for quite a number of years.  It is my go to website when looking for later information.

As an aside, can anyone advise me why part of my message has been ruled through please as I did not do this.

Cheers
Judi

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Fife / Re: Margaret Gray, Margaret Hay aka Maggie Gray or Maggie Hay or Margaret Gray Hay
« on: Monday 27 December 21 21:54 GMT (UK)  »
I wanted to let you know after more than two years of researching high and low and with the help of a wonderful gentleman at the Fife Family History Society Maggie has been brought home to her family in Australia and a Memorial Tablet has been placed on her Lair.

Maggie was a lady lost to her children but is now a lady found by her descendants and brought home to them.

Kind regards
Judi

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Derry (Londonderry) / Re: Magherafelt Castledawson Questions
« on: Monday 27 December 21 21:10 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you JackK for your reply.  I had found Sarah Speers marrying Thomas Carr 16 May 1871 at the Castle Dawson Presbyterian Church.  I located 11 children born to this couple, quite a number of who settled in the USA.

I have passed on the Speer family information to my cousin to let her know the family history of the families she is descended from.

I have to admit I have not looked at this branch of the family for quite a while now.

Kind regards
Judi

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Lanarkshire / Re: Alexander Cunningham and Christina (Christian) Waddell
« on: Wednesday 08 April 20 21:37 BST (UK)  »
Good morning Lodger,

Thank you very much for the information regarding the different Graveyards.

With the image appearing for the Mort Cloth purchases this has had me perplexed yesterday.

With the entry for Robert Morton the fee paid is lower and I am now wondering if perhaps this was because the person who passed was a child.

I am then wondering if the one Christian Morton purchased could have actually been for her husband Robert as the purchase price was more costly.

Not knowing how the sizes hired took place but knowing the cost is reflected on the actual type of Mort Cloth used would a child's be a lesser amount than say an adult please?

Kind regards
Judi

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