Hi All, For the information of the several tree owners on Ancestry who have Phebe (Phoebe) HUDSON and John ASHNESS in their tree. I am researching Phebe HUDSON who was baptised 6 Mar 1774, daughter of John and Hannah of Rainow. She married John ASHNESS on 9 Feb 1796 at Prestbury. She was buried at Christ Church, Macclesfield on 5 Jun 1814. Her age is given as 41. That fits reasonably with the baptism I have. However the trees have a birth of 1778. Some of them say that the source is the Millennium File. The Millennium File seems to say its source is - the Millennium File!!! On clicking "learn more" it says the info is from public member trees. The same ones as say they get it from the Millennium File??? However, somewhere (which I can't now find) there was a link to the One World Tree which had the birth as 1773, presumably calculated from her death. So I strongly believe all those tree owners are wrong. However, if I am the one who is "out of step" I would be grateful if you could tell me why. Christine

Christine, NEVER, EVER (yes I'm shouting) accept what is given in other people's trees without researching the data yourself. Use them as hints or clues but not as evidence. Don't be misled by the same info. appearing in several trees either. They could be copies of copies of copies etc. It does happen. Finally if you find that you are in a minority of one do not assume that you will get a response if you enquire where the others found their data. Some do reply but the majority do not. Personally I am always pleased when some one challenges my data .... I may unearth an error there. Eric Millward ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4354 / Virus Database: 3722/7240 - Release Date: 03/24/14