Hi Listers, My children gave me a subscription to Ancestry for my birthday. I have found several ambiguous tree owners listing a number of my ancestors in their trees with many of the names incorrect and also incorrect dates which include children born before a parent. Generally these "ambiguous names" hide behind a non de plume, have a "no contact" stipulation and do not respond to queries raised in the Stories segment. One has 10 "Public" Family trees listed with people from both of my parents sides included. Only one has responded to "Stories" inserted. I am not sure of the purpose of such listings, although they may be fishing expeditions looking to make up bogus family trees for sale. Have other Listers encountered these situations? Cheers Peter Melbourne

Hi All - I have experienced the same thing too, and am most frustrated as I have no way of contacting anyone to sort out the discrepancies. I guess one way would be to lodge your own tree, but then that would probably add to the confusion. I have one situation where 'whoever' has the wrong convict attached to one of my lines. Ideas for solutions would be gratefully accepted. Betty Devonport ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Strauss" <pstrauss@aapt.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-SYDNEY@rootsweb.com>; "List AUS Convicts" <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com>; "List PJ Convicts" <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: [AUS-CON] ANONYMOUS ANCESTRY TREE OWNERS > Hi Listers, > > > > My children gave me a subscription to Ancestry for my birthday. > > I have found several ambiguous tree owners listing a number of my > ancestors > in their trees with many of the names incorrect and also incorrect dates > which include children born before a parent. > > Generally these "ambiguous names" hide behind a non de plume, have a "no > contact" stipulation and do not respond to queries raised in the Stories > segment. > > One has 10 "Public" Family trees listed with people from both of my > parents > sides included. > > Only one has responded to "Stories" inserted. > > I am not sure of the purpose of such listings, although they may be > fishing > expeditions looking to make up bogus family trees for sale. > > Have other Listers encountered these situations? > > Cheers > > > > Peter > > Melbourne > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.14/1643 - Release Date: 8/30/2008 5:18 PM

Yes Same here A lady has kidnapped my father in law who died 1985 and given him 5 wives..different kids .......and her email bounces...very disconcerting Christene E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.10590e http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor/