Ancestry tree rubbish

[coombs]

Having a baby at 96. Guinness Book of Records, where are you? 

[sugarfizzle]

I know there are loads of 'iffy' trees but this one is worthy of a mention

 

Edward

And your problem is?

 

[Edward Scott]

It may just be that she is a ggmother of mine and I know the truth

Engage brain before clicking “I’ll have that” as said by Burglar Bill

Edward

[pinefamily]

I use the public trees as a guide, or sometimes as what not to do, but the other day I found a doozy. A potential ancestor who lived in Devon, will dated 1653, apparently married in Cheshire and had his first two children in Cumberland, before settling back in Devon. Has to be right, doesn't it?

[Edward Scott]

Sounds quite reasonable 

[Maiden Stone]

I use the public trees as a guide, or sometimes as what not to do, but the other day I found a doozy. A potential ancestor who lived in Devon, will dated 1653, apparently married in Cheshire and had his first two children in Cumberland, before settling back in Devon. Has to be right, doesn't it?

Did he have shares in Stagecoach? Or even, a share of a stagecoach.

[Guy Etchells]

I use the public trees as a guide, or sometimes as what not to do, but the other day I found a doozy. A potential ancestor who lived in Devon, will dated 1653, apparently married in Cheshire and had his first two children in Cumberland, before settling back in Devon. Has to be right, doesn't it?

No, but on the other hand it may very easily be right, what was his occupation, did he work for Landed Gentry who had a house in Devon and perhaps Cumberland? The Landed Gentry often took servants/workers with them on their "travels or when they visited others.
As has been mentioned on other threads always look for reasons for moves, even short ones may be due to change of employer, meeting at markets, hiring or mop fairs etc.
Cheers
Guy

[Greensleeves]

I agree with Guy, above - you can never be sure as people were often much more mobile than we give them credit for.  An example is those who lived by the sea.   Some of my ancestors were born in Rotherhithe and they all (including the women) seemed reluctant to stay in one place.  Thus one family has great-grandparents in Kent, grandparents in Rotherhithe, parents in County Durham and children in Yorkshire.  And of course over the years, some returned to Rotherhithe, whilst others went off to somewhere totally different!

[pharmaT]

I use the public trees as a guide, or sometimes as what not to do, but the other day I found a doozy. A potential ancestor who lived in Devon, will dated 1653, apparently married in Cheshire and had his first two children in Cumberland, before settling back in Devon. Has to be right, doesn't it?

No, but on the other hand it may very easily be right, what was his occupation, did he work for Landed Gentry who had a house in Devon and perhaps Cumberland? The Landed Gentry often took servants/workers with them on their "travels or when they visited others.
As has been mentioned on other threads always look for reasons for moves, even short ones may be due to change of employer, meeting at markets, hiring or mop fairs etc.
Cheers
Guy

I have an ancestor who was born in Rothiemurchus in Inverness-shire Scotland.  He then moves to Tyneside for work.  I am sure it is the same guy as the records of him in Tyneside refer to him as being from Rothiemurchus.  In Tyneside he marries a local girl and their first child is born there.  They then have their second child in a village close to Rothiemurchus before moving to Glasgow and having more children.


I have another ancestor who was born just outside Rochdale. He moved to the Scottish borders where he married a local girl and has children there.


I know what people are going to say, that I have just leapt to conclusions, grabbed someone with the same name as my ancestors and placed them in my tree but in truth it has taken me years to piece it all together.  Aided by the additional information available on Scottish birth certificates. I can explain if I need to but would make a very long post