Sorry to contradict but Ancestry isn't a program, its just a facilitator as far as online trees are concerned, its not Ancestrys fault if some people are less than diligent is it It is entirely the fault of the person who is not researching but just copying, some seem to think if its online it must be true Ancestry is no different to genesreunited, findmypast, familysearch etc etc You don't blame a car manufacturer if a stupid driver injures someone do you, its the drivers fault I do have to smile at some peoples grasp (or lack of) of genealogy, the other day someone posted on facebook that they had proved a line back to 1400 or so but wanted a marriage certificate to prove a marriage was correct as others claimed, which would then take him back to 300bc, I pointed out that as PRs in that parish only started in 1600 I wondered how they had got back that far, the answer was "its all there online" ie in numerous other online trees, not one had a source for the information, except "online tree" How can someone claim to have researched back to 1400 if they don't know marriage certificates in the accepted sense, didn't exist until 1837 Thats not genealogy thats joining the dots Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 18/03/2016 13:05, Peter and Jean Swinbank via wrote: > Yes, Ancestry (the programme) has a lot to answer for. I have a friend who > started researching her family tree last year and thanks to a public tree > on Ancestry is now convinced that she is directly descended from the 6th > century rulers of Saxony. However she has said that I don't have to curtsy > to her *every* time we meet! > > Jean --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus