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Ancestry trees
« on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:05 BST (UK) »
http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/4377996/family?cfpid=7028531900

Why put in the effort to produce a wildly inaccurate tree?! The work of randomly connecting all these people must have taken hours!!

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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:07 BST (UK) »
Hi Mike,
I'm inclined to agree with you. I wouldn't trust A******y if they gave me a free subscription!
Victor
HARVEY, Guiting Power, Glos                     
PORTER, Gunmakers of Whitechapel
ALLEN - Blockley, BOWLES - Notgrove, BURROWS - Sevenhampton, COOK - Notgrove, DRINKWATER-LUNN - Aston Cross, FARDON - Temple Guiting, FAULKNER - Cheltenham, GADEN, GAYDEN, GAYDON, GRINHAM - Cheltenham, HART - Stow-on-the-Wold, LANE - Staverton, MOABY - Coln St Aldwyns, STAITE - Temple Guiting, TIMBRELL - Winchcombe, TYSOE - Warks & Glos, WHITFORD - Stanway, WINTLE - Forest of Dean, WYNNIATT - Stanway

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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:14 BST (UK) »
Sorry can't look at your link as I do not have a subscription...which very likely tells you what I think of online trees and a website that actively encourages such nonsense
Leicestershire:Chamberlain, Dakin, Wilkinson, Moss, Cook, Welland, Dobson, Roper,Palfreman, Squires, Hames, Goddard, Topliss, Twells,Bacon.
Northamps:Sykes, Harris, Rice,Knowles.
Rutland:Clements, Dalby, Osbourne, Durance, Smith,Christian, Royce, Richardson,Oakham, Dewey,Newbold,Cox,Chamberlaine,Brow, Cooper, Bloodworth,Clarke
Durham/Yorks:Woodend, Watson,Parker, Dowser
Suffolk/Norfolk:Groom, Coleman, Kemp, Barnard, Alden,Blomfield,Smith,Howes,Knight,Kett,Fryston
Lincolnshire:Clements, Woodend

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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:18 BST (UK) »
We seem to be having a spate of topics about ancestry trees, name collectors, tree grafting and the like.

How about a voluntary embargo on such themes for about 6 months ??

 ;D
Bob
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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:20 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 19 April 15 14:18 BST (UK)
We seem to be having a spate of topics about ancestry trees, name collectors, tree grafting and the like.

How about a voluntary embargo on such themes for about 6 months ??

YES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:48 BST (UK) »
In fairness its not all the websites fault. If someone is daft enough to accept the suggestions thats not ancestries fault. Its expensive but these things often are.

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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:54 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Alexander. on Sunday 19 April 15 14:20 BST (UK)
Quote from: Berlin-Bob on Sunday 19 April 15 14:18 BST (UK)
We seem to be having a spate of topics about ancestry trees, name collectors, tree grafting and the like.

How about a voluntary embargo on such themes for about 6 months ??

YES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A big yes from me as well! But not necessarily with the word 'voluntary'  ;D Just make it an embargo, please!  ;D
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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:54 BST (UK) »
Its also a case of not knowing when to stop.  Ancestry offer links, which if accepted in full, incorporate wives/husbands through marriage, who, of course, have parents who have siblings etc 

If one is not careful the tree eventually becomes full of people who bear little relationship to the home person.

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Austin/Austen - Sussex & London
Bond - Berkshire & London
Bishop - Sussex & Kent
Holland - Essex
Nevitt - Cheshire & Staffordshire
Wray - Yorkshire

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Re: Ancestry trees
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 19 April 15 14:56 BST (UK) »
Fine. Have an Embargo. I shall continue wroting polite notes to tree owners.
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