Hello Listers While things have been a bit quiet I decided to spend some time on Ancestry.co.uk and see who else was researching my family names and looked at their public trees. I can't believe the number of people who have my grandparents, and some great grandparents who have absolutely nothing to do with them on their tree! I've found 5 in a few days. Why would you put someone in your tree when you don't have some real proof they are your family? It just made me so cross. rant over Sue _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger: Celebrate 10 amazing years with free winks and emoticons. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/

I've found a few cases like this with some of my own family on ancestry and genesreunited, you're not alone with feeling cross! Jane :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Miller" <suemiller48@hotmail.com> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:44 PM Subject: [ENG-LIV] Wrong ancestors on tree...why be so careless? > > Hello Listers > > > > While things have been a bit quiet I decided to spend some time on > Ancestry.co.uk and see who else was researching my family names and looked > at their public trees. > > > > I can't believe the number of people who have my grandparents, and some > great grandparents who have absolutely nothing to do with them on their > tree! I've found 5 in a few days. > > > > Why would you put someone in your tree when you don't have some real proof > they are your family? It just made me so cross. > > > > rant over > > > > Sue > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Messenger: Celebrate 10 amazing years with free winks and > emoticons. > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/ > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.58/2304 - Release Date: 08/15/09 06:10:00

Hello Sue, I have had the same problem, I may be wrong however, I feel it is Ancestry randomly matching people. I have noticed they have matched my family member names in here in Australia, that are not correct. If I try to contact the owner it is Aussie12345 or Aussie 2250 and so on. Oh and you cannot contact them. They don't seem to be true family trees just Randomly chosen. My grandfather born Coonamable, New South Wales 1896 died 1986 Sydney, New South Wales. I have found my grandfathers birth matched a number of times, with his death recorded as America, sometimes India. I have no idea why they do this. Rhonda Newell. NSW Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Miller" <suemiller48@hotmail.com> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 11:44 PM Subject: [ENG-LIV] Wrong ancestors on tree...why be so careless? Hello Listers While things have been a bit quiet I decided to spend some time on Ancestry.co.uk and see who else was researching my family names and looked at their public trees. I can't believe the number of people who have my grandparents, and some great grandparents who have absolutely nothing to do with them on their tree! I've found 5 in a few days. Why would you put someone in your tree when you don't have some real proof they are your family? It just made me so cross. rant over Sue _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger: Celebrate 10 amazing years with free winks and emoticons. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/

Hi Rhonda this is not what is happening with me....I have contacted the 5 tree owners and 3 have got back to me....one just this morning...she is totally convinced her g'grandfather's second marriage was to my great aunt so now has my grandfather and his parents etc on her tree. I have politely told her that she has the wrong Mary Ellen... her great grandfather married in a CofE church in Kirkdale 2 years after my great aunt married in her local RC church of St Mary's in Highfield St in the neighbourhood the family had lived for years and I have certificates galore and have notes from parish registers. I wait to hear her response. this problem is caused by lazy people who just don't understand that lots of people have the same name and similar birth year....you have to know more than that before you know they are connected to you. I've not come across the problem you have with Ancestry....I've only just started entering family names to see who else is researching and was astounded by what I've found so far. regards Sue > From: cne25715@bigpond.net.au > To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:22:41 +1000 > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Wrong ancestors on tree...why be so careless? > > Hello Sue, > > I have had the same problem, I may be wrong however, I feel it is Ancestry > randomly matching people. I have noticed they have matched my family member > names in here in Australia, that are not correct. If I try to contact the > owner it is Aussie12345 or Aussie 2250 and so on. Oh and you cannot contact > them. They don't seem to be true family trees just Randomly chosen. My > grandfather born Coonamable, New South Wales 1896 died 1986 Sydney, New > South Wales. I have found my grandfathers birth matched a number of times, > with his death recorded as America, sometimes India. > > I have no idea why they do this. > > Rhonda Newell. > NSW > Australia. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Miller" <suemiller48@hotmail.com> > To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 11:44 PM > Subject: [ENG-LIV] Wrong ancestors on tree...why be so careless? > > > > Hello Listers > > > > While things have been a bit quiet I decided to spend some time on > Ancestry.co.uk and see who else was researching my family names and looked > at their public trees. > > > > I can't believe the number of people who have my grandparents, and some > great grandparents who have absolutely nothing to do with them on their > tree! I've found 5 in a few days. > > > > Why would you put someone in your tree when you don't have some real proof > they are your family? It just made me so cross. > > > > rant over > > > > Sue > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Messenger: Celebrate 10 amazing years with free winks and > emoticons. > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/ > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger: Celebrate 10 amazing years with free winks and emoticons. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/157562755/direct/01/

Sue. What you say is very true and it can be very frustrating but lets not discount newbie's or attention to detail. In my case, pre everything electronic, the IG index was my only source and I spent over a year chasing a Rachel Standish, my g grandmother, only to discover it was the wrong Rachel . That was a newbie error. I spent years wondering who John Stones was. Then by revisiting all the info that I had one word, previously overlooked, opened up the flood gates. The word was "Grocer " as shown on Johns wedding cert as the occupation of his father. A long search of Ancestry using William, John and grocer as part of my search unearthed a huge family line from Ulverston. That was a lack of attention to detail type error Needless to say, I have learned from my errors. Dave D. > this problem is caused by lazy people who just don't understand that lots of > people have the same name and similar birth year....you have to know more than > that before you know they are connected to you. I've not come across the > problem you have with Ancestry....I've only just started entering family names > to see who else is researching and was astounded by what I've found so far. > > > > regards > > Sue > > > >