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Does this look like a hotmatch to you??

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MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 16 Jul 2008 16:21

Walter's tree

First name(s) Ada
Last name PUDDIFOOT
Year of birth 1882
Place of birth Harefield, Middlesex

Your tree

First name(s) William
Last name FORD
Year of birth 1884
Place of birth Walsall Staffordshire.

GR THINK IT IS!
Joke or what? I have loads like this...
What a waste of time!!

Gerri


Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 16 Jul 2008 16:24

Gerri, I have stopped hot matches for that very reason.

Camille

Camille Report 16 Jul 2008 16:27

I get obscure matches constantly , given up bothering now !

Andrew

Andrew Report 16 Jul 2008 18:03

I get the same thing. I simply can't be bothered to go through mine anymore.

Andy

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 16 Jul 2008 18:20

Yep i get the same , dont bother now
Hazelx

Cyprus

Cyprus Report 16 Jul 2008 18:27

Don't give up folks--I had a new one today,5 years on!!

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 16 Jul 2008 18:35

I've been thinking of scrapping my GR tree & using Lost Cousins for matches

FRANK06

FRANK06 Report 16 Jul 2008 18:52

Hi Gerri,

I removed my partial tree last month due to the impossible "Hot Matches" that kept appearing,

This however seemed to upset some of the regulars who feel Hot Matches are the best thing since sliced bread.
Personally I would rather have whatever came before sliced bread than any more Hot Matches.
That said I have nothing but praise for the contributions that appear here every day ,which of course allows us lesser mortals to build up our own search capabilities!

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 16 Jul 2008 19:26

One of my relatives matched with a question mark!

Annette

Annette Report 16 Jul 2008 20:05

On a positive note ...

I've been contacted or made contact with quite a few proper matches, although most are not, I can't resist going through them all, just in case.

I have a tip for very common names though ...

I have Jones's in my tree and have changed their forenames like this:

JJohn Jones

Otherwise I would get pages and pages of them.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 16 Jul 2008 21:29

I've had a lot of this type of "match", and have been unable to figure it out!!



HOWEVER ....... I got one over the weekend for my maternal grandfather and great grandfather. Contacted the person, and it turns out we are cousins!! Her ggrandfather was brother to my ggrandfather.

So far we are the only ones of this generation that either of us has found.

She was the only child, her family lost contact with her maternal family, and I am now the only surviving grandchild (of 2) in my line.


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.

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 17 Jul 2008 19:00

Refering back to Staffordshire Col's question mark.....

I have one better than that Col.....

I had a Hot match for my 'Amelias little Secret'
(the Father of her baby)

lol

Gerri

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet