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With in 2 hours,of becoming a member I was back to 1643. Wow i must be doing something wrong

Me too - wonder what the secret is !!! Mary xx

Jackanory, Jackanory.. Yeh........ Kathlyn

Oh wouldn't it be soooooooo nice'cos in THREE years on one branch I've not got past the 1891 census because the family won't show up on 1881 or 1871....... sigh!! Mind you this person may well have been passed on a wonderful peice of hard graft by another member!! Lucky so and so Much happiness Debi

I know most would think 'if only I could have some of that luck' not me I feel sorry for any one who has their tree handed to them on a plate like that, I have enjoyed the last 4+ years researching the highs and lows, but when you break down that brick wall, the feeling is so great that I am glad that I have experianced it. With the help of so many here I have managed to get back to the 1700's on some of my lines, but others I am stuck at the late 1800's, but then again I know I will get a buzz when I break down further brick walls. Bev

I think the cynicism on this thread by Kathlyn is quite rude! It is possible, although you clearly think it isn't, to make a connection and discover you are related to a figure in history where there lies an abundance of information, freely available. How disheartening for a person reading this thread to feel their good fortune is not only disbelieved but mocked. Bragging lies or sharing joy? I know which one I prefer to believe. Andrea

I agree, Bev. Just wish I could get the Irish brickwall down,!!!!! Ros

I did not intend my comment to be rude Andrea, it was typed with tongue in cheek. Like Deborah, I and many others who choose to be tortured by this hobby spend hours on even the quickest of our finds. If you look at the initial thread that had a mmmmmm....... Kathlyn

Do you, I dont, I think Kathlyn is right in what she says.. I think what alot of people forget is that you need to verify every piece of information that another person gives you.. whats the point in having a family tree thats based on pure fiction, or worse solely IGI entries.. Oh and apparently im related to Anne Boleyn, I wont loose my head though.

Ros I haven't found any Irish decendents yet, but I do have one that was born in Paris-France, but I don't know where to go to obtain a birth cert, but hey-ho another brick wall will one day crumble....fingers crossed.... lol Bev

Yip, I think with perseverance we will find who we are looking for, there`s always another avenue to search down , isn`t there? Ros xx

I didn't think it was rude either, it just bears out the fact that a quite a few 'genealogists' grab whatever they can online and assume it's correct. There's no substitute for 'proper' research, by all means grab whatever you can online but ALWAYS back it up with PROOF. Carol www*genealogyprinters*com

It is possible,,,,,,,,,, if your a idiot like me and forget to un tick the box once my whole lot of names taken in an hour but i realised an dissallowed,so he guessed all dates ,,WRONG

It takes more than two hours to check a tree back to 1643 - you have to leave your computer and go to a Records Office for a start, having bought certs etc to prove yourself back to 1837. What is sad about this posting on Success is that a Newbie doesnt always realise how important it is to check for YOURSELF and it may be many years of wasted research before she realises it is rubbish - if, of course, it IS rubbish. But as a Newbie, she won't know how to check. OC

On my 'working' tree 75% is in pencil, ie....not proven, it is only upgraded to pen when I have the certificate or church records. I have been very fortunate to have made contact with several distant rellies and we have used each others info. to check our findings. Oh for a very deep pocket containing £££££. I am in the process of doing a tree for a friend and have managed to get back to the early 1800s, BUT she is told....These findings are only a possible signpost. Kathlyn

me too Julie I been here 4yrs still not gone that far.lol wonders how many years one has to be a member to go back to that date????? catherine xx

I am very pleased for them as I was when someone on my husbands side of the family got us straight back to 1648 for his mothers side but I also have bought certificates and census, it was through a second cousin whom I found on the Suffolk surnames List. as for my family well I have given up because I can't get back any further than the 1881 census. Margaret

I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BLOKE WHO TOOK MINE DIDNT HAVE MY CERTS ,INDENTURES AND LEASES WISER NOW

I agree with Andrea! I get a little peeved, too, with people being accused of name grabbing. It does happen but is not always true. I have thousands of names in my tree - all legitimate and the majority proven by others in our families who have been and are, also doing research. They share their family papers with me. My husband's family are predominantly Swiss. The Swiss archives contain the full family trees of all the prominant families - done by Swiss archivists. I have the complete history of two branches that are lodged in the archives of the University of Berne and these go back to the 1100's. Do I disbelieve these - and spend time and money on certificates? I have spend nearly 50 years and a great deal of money on research but yes - it is possible to find a gold mine now and again.

Hi, about 10-15 years ago a distant member of my mother's family did her family tree at nightclass and had it drawn up and handed round to all living members. It went away in a drawer. Years later I decided to research my family tree and asked Mum all she could remember. Picked her brains got certificates etc as you do then realised that we had this tree in a cupboard.It all tallied but what a difference in looking at it as these names were real to me and meant something whereas the one handed to me on a plate so to speak had had no meaning at all. I did not realise as I'm new to Genes Reunited (2 weeks) that people pinched trees and collected names or am I just green. I have found a distant cousin this week and thrilled to bits thanks to GU. Hilary.