Dear List, Last year we joined ancestry and duly added all my information on my family from Midsomer Norton.Now I am usually really pedantic about my research and check and double check and follow up with certificates where I can.I didn't have much on my GGrandfathers brother Richard but a hint got me in contact with a lady who was related to him which made me very excited.For 2 years we have been corresponding and I didn't recheck what was given to me .Now my new cousin has informed me that at last she has sent for her GGGrandfathers marriage certificate and instead of Richard being his father she has discovered it was a James,therefore throwing all the information I have out the window.Maybe somewhere down the track we may find a connection and have decided to stay in contact as "adopted cousins" but this has taught me a big lesson,ie even when all appears right please don't take it as gospel.You still need to check it all yourself and follow up with certificates etc where you can.. I started this email to ask for a lookup but will do so in another email. Regards Elaine Skehan, Victoria,Australia. ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 9.0.0.888, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20620) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

oHi Eliane, Warning marriage certificates can be suspect, I have quite a few that I know are incorrect. I like to reinforce the info on a marriage certificate with other evidence. Do not through the info out...it is very possible that the two men were brothers or cousins and therefore most of the info could still be relevant. Your story reminds me of when I was in contact many years ago with someone who had researched a branch of my tree in great detail, and gave me a lot of help and information. He had spent hours and hours in the various records offices ploughing through the church records for Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Then the census returns came out...at which point I found that there were 2 men of the same name/age/wife's name in the village where his ancestor and my relative lived in 1841, and when I checked the descendents for each man through the rest of the census returns I discovered my contact was actually descended from the other one. So all of my contacts wonderful work was correct for my tree...but not his. I didn't have the heart to tell him. Best of luck in sorting it all out, Dorri > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:02:05 +1000 > Subject: [B&S] Lesson learnt > > Dear List, > Last year we joined ancestry and duly added all my information on my family from Midsomer Norton.Now I am usually really pedantic about my research and check and double check and follow up with certificates where I can.I didn't have much on my GGrandfathers brother Richard but a hint got me in contact with a lady who was related to him which made me very excited.For 2 years we have been corresponding and I didn't recheck what was given to me .Now my new cousin has informed me that at last she has sent for her GGGrandfathers marriage certificate and instead of Richard being his father she has discovered it was a James,therefore throwing all the information I have out the window.Maybe somewhere down the track we may find a connection and have decided to stay in contact as "adopted cousins" but this has taught me a big lesson,ie even when all appears right please don't take it as gospel.You still need to check it all yourself and follow up with certificates etc where you can.! . > I started this email to ask for a lookup but will do so in another email. > Regards Elaine Skehan, > Victoria,Australia. > > > > ======= > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 9.0.0.888, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20620) > http://www.pctools.com/ > ======= > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear List, A big thank you to all who have replied to my "Lesson Learnt".You were all so quick off the mark.And thank you to Josephine for the name of the CD.I will send away for it.Yes Josephine,this time I have learnt my lesson however I can't speak for future events although I hope so.(grin) Regards Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorri Roughley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [B&S] Lesson learnt > > oHi Eliane, > > Warning marriage certificates can be suspect, I have quite a few that I > know are incorrect. I like to reinforce the info on a marriage certificate > with other evidence. > > Do not through the info out...it is very possible that the two men were > brothers or cousins and therefore most of the info could still be > relevant. > > Your story reminds me of when I was in contact many years ago with someone > who had researched a branch of my tree in great detail, and gave me a lot > of help and information. He had spent hours and hours in the various > records offices ploughing through the church records for Gloucestershire > and Oxfordshire. Then the census returns came out...at which point I > found that there were 2 men of the same name/age/wife's name in the > village where his ancestor and my relative lived in 1841, and when I > checked the descendents for each man through the rest of the census > returns I discovered my contact was actually descended from the other one. > So all of my contacts wonderful work was correct for my tree...but not > his. I didn't have the heart to tell him. > > Best of luck in sorting it all out, > > Dorri > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:02:05 +1000 >> Subject: [B&S] Lesson learnt >> >> Dear List, >> Last year we joined ancestry and duly added all my information on my >> family from Midsomer Norton.Now I am usually really pedantic about my >> research and check and double check and follow up with certificates where >> I can.I didn't have much on my GGrandfathers brother Richard but a hint >> got me in contact with a lady who was related to him which made me very >> excited.For 2 years we have been corresponding and I didn't recheck what >> was given to me .Now my new cousin has informed me that at last she has >> sent for her GGGrandfathers marriage certificate and instead of Richard >> being his father she has discovered it was a James,therefore throwing all >> the information I have out the window.Maybe somewhere down the track we >> may find a connection and have decided to stay in contact as "adopted >> cousins" but this has taught me a big lesson,ie even when all appears >> right please don't take it as gospel.You still need to check it all >> yourself and follow up with certificates etc where you can.! > . >> I started this email to ask for a lookup but will do so in another email. >> Regards Elaine Skehan, >> Victoria,Australia. >> >> >> >> ======= >> Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. >> (Email Guard: 9.0.0.888, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20620) >> http://www.pctools.com/ >> ======= >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ======= > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 9.0.0.888, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20620) > http://www.pctools.com/ > ======= ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 9.0.0.888, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20620) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:54:51 +0100, brian skehan <[email protected]> wrote: > A big thank you to all who have replied to my "Lesson Learnt".You were > all so quick off themark.And thank you to Josephine for the name of the > CD.I will send away for it.Yes Josephine,thistime I have learnt my > lesson however I can't speak for future events although I hope so.(grin) Hi Elaine, My reference to the CD of Bristol Diocese (South Glos) Marriage Registers Vol 11 Groom & Bride Indexes & Transcripts 1837-1901 produced by Bristol & Avon Family History Society was just to indicate that not all transcriptions give limited information. However, unless you have family members who lived in the South Gloucestershire area, covered by this CD, then you may not find any references to relatives in these Groom & Bride Indexes & Transcripts 1837-1901. Josephine

You are all confirming what I know and have proved. There are at least 7 Family Lists on Ancestry pertaining to my family and all have it incorrect. There is a mistranscription between the Parish Records and the Bishops Transcripts giving a different Bride, same date. Phillimores Marriage Records for the Parish Church and another for the Local Church also differ but then the entry on the Phillimores Directories on line notes the incorrect entry giving both Brides. I have obtained all the original entries, Banns, Marriage, Baptism of their children entries so believe I have the correct information so I can only presume they have either all followed one another or not confirmed their information. Patricia G. in Melbourne. > Dear List, > Last year we joined ancestry and duly added all my information on my > family from Midsomer Norton.Now I am usually really pedantic about my > research and check and double check and follow up with certificates where > I can.I didn't have much on my GGrandfathers brother Richard but a hint > got me in contact with a lady who was related to him which made me very > excited.For 2 years we have been corresponding and I didn't recheck what > was given to me .Now my new cousin has informed me that at last she has > sent for her GGGrandfathers marriage certificate and instead of Richard > being his father she has discovered it was a James,therefore throwing all > the information I have out the window.Maybe somewhere down the track we > may find a connection and have decided to stay in contact as "adopted > cousins" but this has taught me a big lesson,ie even when all appears > right please don't take it as gospel.You still need to check it all > yourself and follow up with certificates etc where you can.. > I started this email to ask for a lookup but will do so in another email. > Regards Elaine Skehan, > Victoria,Australia. > > > > ======= > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 9.0.0.888, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20620) > http://www.pctools.com/ > ======= > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message