Whilst I have to agree with what you have said about images being capable of being purchased, I think putting up names to a genealogy list for the purposes of contacting living family ought to be done with caution. Louise has mentioned those still living and because of the uncertainty of the outcome I think if the purpose is only for finding living members full names and dates should not be given to all members or subscribers to List. The unknown quantity in information causing someone distress and anguish as well as the possibility of releasing information that people didn't want known should not be given out to the whole world. We just dont know what might be uncovered and people have rights to privacy. I fully expect there will be some who disagree with me but I've seen both sides of this. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <ray@whatsinaname.net> > > Hi Ruth > > Scotland's People make full images of Statutory death certificates available > to anyone up to 1958 so you can certainly put all those details on the > List. They also index deaths registered up to 2006 so there seems to be no > reason to bar names and dates for deaths in that period. > > In fact all these details - probably more or less up to date - are available > to the public at the appropriate Registry offices so I would guess that > "revealing" such details is perfectly permissible. > > -- > Best wishes > > Ray

in the case of sensitive info - I have discovered someone in my line who committed suicide less than 100 years ago - I'll leave it to someone else to release - I just put the date of death and left it alone. May be a still living son/daughter or grandaughter or grandson... Cam ________________________________ From: Janet <wightway@clara.co.uk> To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, November 30, 2009 3:47:12 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] 100 year limit? Whilst I have to agree with what you have said about images being capable of being purchased, I think putting up names to a genealogy list for the purposes of contacting living family ought to be done with caution.  Louise has mentioned those still living and because of the uncertainty of the outcome I think if the purpose is only for finding living members full names and dates should not be given to all members or subscribers to List.    The unknown quantity in information causing someone distress and anguish as well as the possibility of releasing information that people didn't want known should not be given out to the whole world.  We just dont know what might be uncovered and people have rights to privacy. I fully expect there will be some who disagree with me but I've seen both sides of this. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <ray@whatsinaname.net> > > Hi Ruth > > Scotland's People make full images of Statutory death certificates available > to anyone up to 1958 so you can certainly put all those details on the > List.  They also index deaths registered up to 2006 so there seems to be no > reason to bar names and dates for deaths in that period. > > In fact all these details - probably more or less up to date - are available > to the public at the appropriate Registry offices so I would guess that > "revealing" such details is perfectly permissible. > > -- > Best wishes > > Ray ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would think that putting up a lineage with simply first names, and perhaps for earlier generations (but not for very recent ones) middle names/dates/places would catch any possible relatives still living (assuming they come across your post somehow). Leaving off any potentially sensitive info such as illegitimacy would probably be wise, unless very long ago. I don't think it should only apply if you're looking for living relatives either - doing it when researching for any purpose, especially if there is the chance of finding living relatives (even if that is not the intention - and there is always a chance) would be sensitive. Louise > because of the uncertainty of the outcome I think if the purpose is only > for finding > living members full names and dates should not be given to all members or > subscribers to > List. The unknown quantity in information causing someone distress and > anguish as well > as the possibility of releasing information that people didn't want known > should not be > given out to the whole world. We just dont know what might be uncovered > and people have > rights to privacy.

Janet I assumed Ruth meant deceased people as she referred specifically to "names and death dates". I agree with you and wouldn't recommend ever posting living relatives onto this or any other List without a compelling reason - and probably not even then. Ray 2009/11/30 Janet <wightway@clara.co.uk> > Whilst I have to agree with what you have said about images being capable > of being purchased, I think putting up names to a genealogy list for the > purposes of contacting living family ought to be done with caution. Louise > has mentioned those still living and because of the uncertainty of the > outcome I think if the purpose is only for finding living members full names > and dates should not be given to all members or subscribers to List. The > unknown quantity in information causing someone distress and anguish as well > as the possibility of releasing information that people didn't want known > should not be given out to the whole world. We just dont know what might > be uncovered and people have rights to privacy. > > I fully expect there will be some who disagree with me but I've seen both > sides of this. > > Janet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray Hennessy" <ray@whatsinaname.net> > > > Hi Ruth > > > > Scotland's People make full images of Statutory death certificates > available > > to anyone up to 1958 so you can certainly put all those details on the > > List. They also index deaths registered up to 2006 so there seems to be > no > > reason to bar names and dates for deaths in that period. > > > > In fact all these details - probably more or less up to date - are > available > > to the public at the appropriate Registry offices so I would guess that > > "revealing" such details is perfectly permissible. > > > > -- > > Best wishes > > > > Ray >