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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
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Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	25 Aug 2009 22:19
	The Ancestry.co.uk web site will undergo scheduled maintenance on Thursday, 27 August, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. (BST). During that time, the site may be unavailable. Thank you for your patience. This message is showing tonight on their site
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	25 Aug 2009 22:51
	Good grief! How are they going to change the site now? I guess that's from 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. for me. No problem.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 3,590 Send Message	EVEIE	Report	25 Aug 2009 23:05
	WAT EVER THEY DO THERES ALWAYS SOME PROBLEMS FOR US ALL
	Researching: parsley/rogers/ellis/forsyth/dempster/warrington/franks/woodward
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	25 Aug 2009 23:09
	Oh perhaps they'll change it back to how it used to be? Please? And maybe they'll get rid of that irritating "Time to update your browser" message that blanks out the whole screen? I don't get that at home but I do get that at work (lunchtimes) and I can't update my browser at work or the IT department would be down my neck!!! I do wish life were a bit simpler sometimes ... Jill
	Researching: London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 1,717 Send Message	Gypsy	Report	26 Aug 2009 00:04
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 1,717 Send Message	Maybe they are adding the searchable death indexes. Please, Please, Please! :^) Pat
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 5,616 Send Message	MaureeninNY	Report	26 Aug 2009 01:58
	OOOH! Pat,you optimist,you. Maureen
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	26 Aug 2009 04:58
	actually, it's now reading:- The Ancestry.co.uk web site will undergo scheduled maintenance and be temporarily unavailable beginning on Thursday, 27 August, at 8 a.m. (BST). Thank you for your patience. ie, it now says AT 8 am, and gives no end time sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	26 Aug 2009 11:40
	Not look promising for Thursday morning without a finish time shown. Oh well will have to think of something else to do - dare I suggest some ironing. Maureen
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	26 Aug 2009 22:54
	Just nudging up for members to see
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 2,865 Send Message	Chris in Sussex	Report	27 Aug 2009 00:17
	Naughty Glitter Baby "dare I suggest some ironing." Might have to report you for that :-) Chris
	Researching: Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	WayneTracey	Report	27 Aug 2009 01:16
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	Ooooh GB Ironing, i was only saying to my fella tonight need to get some ironing done, looks like first thing tomorrow it is....unless i sleep in, hmmm decisions decisions.... I am hoping we get some more data going on there.... searchable Deaths seems too soon, i did hear something of Executions database and Slave registers... (not looked to see if they are already there?) Tracey x
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	WayneTracey	Report	27 Aug 2009 01:20
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 7,446 Send Message	.... and when did the WW2 stuff go on? Rolls of Honor and Prisoner records?? T x
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	27 Aug 2009 06:37
	n for the early risers
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 16,802 Send Message	Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!	Report	27 Aug 2009 07:20
	Might be worth trying to login to Ancestry.com and accessing the UK collections that way. Rose
	Researching: I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 2,602 Send Message	Treehunter	Report	27 Aug 2009 07:20
	hi Is there anymore up dates on how long its going to be off? I was hoping to go to Kew. But no good going if cant look at Ancestry. Many thanks Hazelx
	Researching: Farran, Gurr, Hills, Parker, Priddy, Davies, Pearce, Dixon, White, Dolley, Suckling, Hyde, Hammond, Wootten, Undershell,Tremewen and many more
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	27 Aug 2009 11:38
	At the moment I can not see a login box on the site Plugging the 14 day free trial No indication of when it will be back online Although I can login to Ancestry.com
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	27 Aug 2009 11:45
	Working OK for me now.
Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 10,007 Send Message	Vera	Report	27 Aug 2009 11:49
	Also been OK for me. Regards VERA
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 2,602 Send Message	Treehunter	Report	27 Aug 2009 18:08
	Been to library was working but very slow. Hazelx
	Researching: Farran, Gurr, Hills, Parker, Priddy, Davies, Pearce, Dixon, White, Dolley, Suckling, Hyde, Hammond, Wootten, Undershell,Tremewen and many more
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	28 Aug 2009 03:38
	seems to be working OK for me!
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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