In a message dated 11/04/2005 20:53:39 GMT Standard Time, shelaghgarside@gmail.com writes: I'm interested to know how much detail people research for individuals who marry into their family tree? I find that if the data is available about the wider family, eg, on the IGI or census data, I can't resist adding it in however I'm finding that my tree is getting very cluttered with people who are nothing to do with me. What do you all do? Hi I had the same problem and decided that as I was getting snarled up with adding people I would draw a line at girls marrying out of the family. I put in the spouse's parents and any children with the new name and that is where I stop. Best wishes JUDY ELKINGTON _http://www.elkingtonfamily.com_ (http://www.elklingtonfamily.com/) ELKINGTON-L@rootsweb.com http://www.one-name.org/profiles/elkington.html

Hi I'm the same! I find something about someone very distant in the tree and I'm off trying to find out more about that incident! That's why its so interesting. However my husband thinks its obsessive! Hilary Jackson ----- Original Message ----- From: <JJupar@aol.com> To: <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [SHEFF] How Far To Spread The Tree? > > In a message dated 11/04/2005 20:53:39 GMT Standard Time, > shelaghgarside@gmail.com writes: > > I'm interested to know how much detail people research for individuals > who marry into their family tree? I find that if the data is > available about the wider family, eg, on the IGI or census data, I > can't resist adding it in however I'm finding that my tree is getting > very cluttered with people who are nothing to do with me. What do you > all do? > > > > Hi > > I had the same problem and decided that as I was getting snarled up with > adding people I would draw a line at girls marrying out of the family. > I put > in the spouse's parents and any children with the new name and that is > where I > stop. > > Best wishes > > JUDY ELKINGTON