I'm always surprised how often I find out something by simply putting a person's name (in inverted commas) into the search box of Google. I probably would do this if I was searching for "John Smith" but it's worth a try! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> To: "B+D List" <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 12:14 AM Subject: [B&D] Frustrations, frustrations! > I've just spent a very frustrating day chasing a family around a > goodly part of England (and France and New Zealand) and not getting > anywhere fast! It doesn't help when they use three variations of > their surname, not just from generation to generation but within a > single family. > > Considering they had a "family pile", they were seemed to have a gypsy > in their collective soul. > > They've appeared and disappeared with great regularity. Births with > no marriages or deaths - and they can't still be alive. Marriages > with no births or deaths. Deaths with no births or marriages. > > I'm wondering if the fact several of them were dentists has anything > to do with their propensity for hiding on a regular basis ;)) > > Does anyone have any favourite ways of dealing with families like this > - other than giving up on them? > > -- > Charani (UK) > OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM > Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM > http://wsom-opc.org.uk > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >