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Messages - Guy Etchells

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The Lighter Side / Re: My DNA from that well known website!!
« on: Monday 29 August 22 21:16 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Kiltpin on Thursday 18 October 18 10:09 BST (UK)
Quote from: plimmerian on Saturday 13 October 18 21:09 BST (UK)
my DNA results have just been updated and I need to scrap the original result

they now say I am

80% England, Wales & Northwestern Europe

and 20% Ireland and Scotland

what happened to my other interesting percentages?



This is exactly why I will not waste my money on a test.

Oh, it is very useful for putting the criminal at the scene of the crime; deciding which of the rugby team is the father; identifying which hairbrush belonged to great-great-great grandfather Jeremiah,

but

as a genealogical tool, I think it just muddies the water.

Regards

Chas


I would agree that at present the ethinicity estimates should not be viewed as anything other than a bit of fun at present but in a few decades they may have a purpose.

Putting that aside I would also say that DNA is the greatest advance in genealogy/family history for many years, possibly second only to the advent of the internet.
DNA is the next best thing to being at the birth of a child to determining who the birth mother is/was and is the only way to prove who the biological father is at present.
That does not by any stretch of the imagination mean DNA will determine the parentage of a child as obviously the correct people have to have taken a DNA test to determine that, but DNA can determine from which ancesteral line the DNA has been passed down.
Cheers
Guy

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The Lighter Side / Re: Surprise!
« on: Wednesday 24 August 22 11:10 BST (UK)  »
Prior to the middle of the 18th century sex between couples was commonplace between a couple in a relationship and the couple tended to marry if the woman became pregnant. It was also common for both men and women to have a number of relationships before, committing to each other.
It was thought that women were innocent until their first sexual experience and it was expected that upper class ladies had more control of their feelings until a man was involved and after marriage the man would "control" his wife's sexual urges, after marriage, by the mid eighteenth century society had changed. Rather than the man being blamed for running off and leaving a poor unfortunate woman society condemned the woman and her morals if she was left bearing a child. It was not until the early 19th century that it became unacceptable for middle class women to have sex before marriage.
We must not forget that in medieval times marriage was more about a couple consenting to be together than a ceremony.
Cheers
Guy

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Nottinghamshire / Re: Nottinghamshire Parish Records have been released
« on: Wednesday 24 August 22 09:55 BST (UK)  »
Yes, but when combined with the offerings of other companies such as FindMy Past, MyHeritage, S&N Genealogy Supplies etc., it is very welcome.
The more companies and sites that offer records the better
Cheers
Guy

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The Stay Safe Board / Re: The September Covid Jab
« on: Wednesday 24 August 22 08:23 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Roobarb on Tuesday 23 August 22 08:31 BST (UK)
From what I understand the term immunisation means that it prevents you from getting the disease whereas vaccination stimulates the immune system to fight the disease. In the case of Covid the latter applies, you can still catch it but the vaccination lessens the effects.


Vaccination is the method of delivery, i.e by injection but tests are being carried out on pills that could be swallowed and "autoinject" in the stomach (gastric autoinjectors).

The covid vaccine does not prevent a vaccinated person catching or indeed passing on covid but it does lessen the effect and symptoms of covid. For instance it will in most cases prevent the need of hospitalisation of an infected person.

Immunisation is a means to make your body think you have been infected by a disease, (often by injecting a dead or weakened microbe into your body (an antigen)) this stimulates your body to produce antibodies which destroy the antigen. If you are infected again your body now has the antibody to fight that infection and can quickly reproduce more of the same antibody to destroy the desease.
Cheers
Guy
 

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The Common Room / Re: Where exactly are these records from?
« on: Thursday 18 August 22 20:14 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: treehunt on Wednesday 17 August 22 20:50 BST (UK)
I understand these two entities have agreements with each other but it doesn't help me understand where the information ACTUALLY comes from! Someone must have transcribed it from somewhere at some point ...

Given the inaccuracies rife on FamilySearch I'm a little wary to just take it at face value and enter it into my family tree. Can anyone enlighten me as to what's going on?
As a rule of thumb never use a transcript of any record (yes, that even includes Bishop's Transcripts) as a reliable source, at best they are a finding aid that such a record may exist.
In addition look for as much other evidence as possible that the record is accurate, not just two or three other sources but as many as you can find.
Cheers
Guy

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The Common Room / Re: Burial Lair Information
« on: Wednesday 17 August 22 07:34 BST (UK)  »
I can't be specific about the numbers without seeing the document but Depth of opening would depend on the grave (lair) if it was unused it would refer to the authorised maximum depth, if the grave had been opened before it refers to the depth of the last opening to enable the grave to be reopened with sufficient covering not to disturb the remains.
With regards to the lair owner dying, a lair is heritable property meaning that it could be left in a will to whoever the owner wished to leave it to. If it is not specifically mentioned in the will it would be treated as residual goods or chattels and go to whoever they go to, this may cause a problem as residual goods are split between dependants and this often causes friction and argument between beneficiaries
Cheers
Guy

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Technical Help / Re: How do I create my own map?
« on: Monday 15 August 22 14:32 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Shiny1 on Monday 15 August 22 12:55 BST (UK)
Thank you both very much for the help, the people I'm interested in all live in the same general area so I was just thinking of adding pins to a street map or something along those lines.

If I do try it historically it would only be back to the 1920's at the most so hopefully I will be able to do one of the ways you have suggested.

Thanks again,

Michael

I don't know if you clicked on any of the village names on the map, but many take you to further information.
Examples :- Bottesford, Eastwell, Plungar, Stonesby, villages where the family trust still own land that in some cases have been in the family hands, owned or farmed since the time of Domesday (1086).
Cheers
Guy

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Technical Help / Re: How do I create my own map?
« on: Monday 15 August 22 09:56 BST (UK)  »
Do you mean something like this:-
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~framland/genealogy/Map/FramlandCs.html
Cheers
Guy

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The Common Room / Re: Daily Mail Thurs 10th August: Minority of babies born to married couples
« on: Saturday 13 August 22 07:57 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Copper1 on Tuesday 09 August 22 22:59 BST (UK)
"For the first time since records began", it claims further.

What problems does this herald for future generations trying to track down their ancestor's?

What it means is the writer does not understand the fact that many babies were born in the early years of registration and were not registers plus a number were given false registrations using the mother's parents nemes etc. The numbers of such registrations can not be proven at this late date but it has been proven that this happened skewing the figures.
Cheers
Guy

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