Hi Hilary....Many men tend to have tunnel vision when it comes to family history. My 4th cousin 1x removed only takes the direct line...how I found him I don't know!!! (Don't think he'll be looking at this list at the moment!!!) His wife, however, is like me and spreads the net. When I see an unusual name I tend to research it as far as possible in both directions, this way you 'meet' more family historians from around the world and make some great like-minded friends and are often able to help other family history buffs. I'm off to the wedding of my 4th cousin 2x removed in Chesterfield next month, I'm really looking forward to that because my 5xg and 3xg grandfathers were the main witnesses at weddings from about 1760 for over a hundred years. If it wasn't because I spread the net I would never have been invited to the wedding. What is even more interesting is that the bride to be has found her ancestors lived 3 miles from me in Cornwall and she is likely to be connected to my granddaughter's tree! That's what makes this such fun. Cheers LIZ (nee Y o u l e) www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery Penzance, Cornwall ----- Original Message ----- From: "hilary jackson" <hj014b0552@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [SHEFF] How Far To Spread The Tree? > 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 > > > > > ==== ENG-SHEFFIELD Mailing List ==== > Always include your name and area of residence on ALL list messages. It > helps others to point you to your nearest source of information. It also > makes for a more friendly message. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >