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Re: AncestryProGenealogists
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 09:38 BST (UK) »
If the Ancestry Pro's are only using the resources available to them via Ancestry, then hold onto your pennies as your research is most probably better than theirs.

Agree with this wholeheartedly! I reckon the reason you haven't had much luck with professional services is because you're a good researcher yourself - they're just repeating the hard work you've already done.
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« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 13:04 BST (UK) »
If the Ancestry Pro's are only using the resources available to them via Ancestry, then hold onto your pennies as your research is most probably better than theirs.

Agree with this wholeheartedly! I reckon the reason you haven't had much luck with professional services is because you're a good researcher yourself - they're just repeating the hard work you've already done.

Do you know? I'd more or less come to the same conclusion - immodest as it seems!  :-[

I take Caroline's point that researchers in a specialised field or geographical location could be extremely helpful but my major brickwalls are British through and through. I suspect something will come to light as time goes on and more records become generally available.

On the bright side, I have never been known for my patience but its one asset that genealogy has certainly given me. So, not all bad...

Thanks for all the comments. I shall leave the 'professionals' to their own devices!!!

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Re: AncestryProGenealogists
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 13:39 BST (UK) »
I've not tried professional genealogists in the UK, but I did use a Belgian company who tracked down my Belgian great grandparents for me and gave me a lot of details and copies of certificates, as well as maps of locations and so on.

It wasn't cheap, but I've always wanted to find out about my Belgian ancestors (one half actually originated from Southern Holland), and it was really difficult given I didn't know where/how to look for the records or how to translate them when I did.

I've also found out a lot about cigar making - in Europe and the UK - as a result  :) :D
I have some German/Prussian (now Poland ) ancestors and this would be a reason for me to utilise the services of somebody in the field in the area.

Otherwise I am happy to slowly build my UK family myself
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Maternal: Munn, Simpson , Brighton, Clayfield, Westmacott, Corbell, Hatherell, Blacksell/Blackstone, Boothey , Muirhead

Son: Bull, Kneebone, Lehmann, Cronin, Fowler, Yates, Biglands, Rix, Carpenter, Pethick, Carrick, Male, London, Jacka, Tilbrook, Scott, Hampshire, Buckley

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Re: AncestryProGenealogists
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 19:20 BST (UK) »
Hi DavidG02

I´m not a professional, I´m not in the field, and i´m not in the area, but i have done quite a lot of research in Prussia/Poland.

Give me names, places and dates - who knows :)

Dave


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« Reply #22 on: Thursday 25 October 18 10:58 BST (UK) »
I take Caroline's point that researchers in a specialised field or geographical location could be extremely helpful but my major brickwalls are British through and through. I suspect something will come to light as time goes on and more records become generally available.

A decent specialist who can look at workhouse records, prison records etc., stuff which isn't readily available online, could help smash down some brick walls. For parish records and censuses, I'd save my money and get the rootschat community to help.
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« Reply #23 on: Sunday 28 October 18 17:01 GMT (UK) »
I assume they are on a par with plumbers. After being quoted £148 for fitting a toilet tank inlet valve, I bought a £10 adjustable spanner, £6 valve, watched YouTube, and did it myself.  'Er indoors was very impressed. She still won't find my great grandmother''s parents though!

Jill, have you fully asked here? Researchers, like consultants will borrow your watch to tell you the time.

Martin

Sounds about right.  I think that the main thing is to keep following leads and ideas and keep asking questions in various places. By doing so, others have led me to information that I should never have found otherwise.

Though an anathema to some genealogists, it should also be mentioned that inductive methodology can actually help to find facts that deduction from presented data alone would not.
Kirtland (Oxfordshire Windsor, Berkshire)
Lipscombe (Longwick Berkshire, Maidenhead)
Marsh (London, Monksweirmouth, Durham+Berks  Bucks, Wokingham
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Brown (Co Durham, Windsor, Wokingham)
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Re: AncestryProGenealogists
« Reply #24 on: Sunday 28 October 18 23:21 GMT (UK) »
Sometimes posting on topics opens up possibilities. Thanks to davecapps I now have a possibility to chase down

Thanks Dave
Genealogy-Its a family thing

Paternal: Gibbins,McNamara, Jenkins, Schumann,  Inwood, Sheehan, Quinlan, Tierney, Cole

Maternal: Munn, Simpson , Brighton, Clayfield, Westmacott, Corbell, Hatherell, Blacksell/Blackstone, Boothey , Muirhead

Son: Bull, Kneebone, Lehmann, Cronin, Fowler, Yates, Biglands, Rix, Carpenter, Pethick, Carrick, Male, London, Jacka, Tilbrook, Scott, Hampshire, Buckley

Brickwalls-   Schumann, Simpson,Westmacott/Wennicot
Scott, Cronin
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