Ancestry Hints

[kooky]

I appreciate that they are running a business!
As a pensioner I can't afford all the subs!
I just thought it was a bit misleading🙄🙄
Kooky

[warncoort]

Having used Ancestry for 10 years i have never had a hint for a child that lead me to a father.
Guess i'm too picky for time wasting.

[warncoort]

A new data set has been added recently on Ancestry.
Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Requires a subscription to an Ancestry operated site,most disappointing when I already have a worldwide subscription.
But this note on the hint made me smile.
These facts were pulled from a record by a computer and may not be accurate.
Eric

[IgorStrav]

I use Ancestry hints with a degree of scepticism and care, and have often found them very useful - especially in suggesting married names for female ancestors when otherwise you have to search a number of possible surnames in censuses after a possible marriage record.

My one complaint is those baptism records where they link it to a mother/father name without a date shown and you find when you open it that you're looking for 1850's and it's a baptism in 1760. 

Yes, I suppose that may be helpful in further research on the family, but I'm not looking for the grandparents of my research subject just at the moment.....

[Kiltpin]

You can now give feedback on the hints. This will help them to improve the algorithms.

I make a point of ticking all boxes that are applicable, not just one. If they want the feedback, we should really give it to them. 

Regards 

Chas

[bevj]

Can anyone beat this for the remote relevance of a hint?
I just got one for one Henry Thomas Hardess;
Husband of mother-in-law of 2nd great-grandfather.
 

Bev

[andrewalston]

Can anyone beat this for the remote relevance of a hint?
I just got one for one Henry Thomas Hardess;
Husband of mother-in-law of 2nd great-grandfather.
 

Bev

That would be a reasonable hint. It relates to someone in your tree! Just because you are not researching him right now is irrelevant. He might have a very interesting story to tell you, and you might be missing out. 

It's when you follow it and find it is actually a record of a William Hardacre who died in India 150 years before your HTH was born that you wish that Ancestry would use common sense.

[bevj]

I agree that it is a legitimate hint.
My amusement was at the extreme remoteness of the relationship

Bev

[IgorStrav]

I agree that it is a legitimate hint.
My amusement was at the extreme remoteness of the relationship

Bev

Ah, but when - as you will - you follow him up, you will possibly find half the 'missing' children living with them.......
Maybe.