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wild guesswork????

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 23 Sep 2014 07:07

I was looking for information on ancestry when I found the following Public Tree ........ I thought that I had exact match ticked. Apparently not, because this appeared, the name I entered had one surname in common, ........................


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Public Member Tree

17 attached records, 17 sources
William David McCluskey
[Michael Booth]
Birth: 1519 - Oxford (Oxfordshire), England
Death: 17 Sep 1767 - Monaco
Marriage: Bet. 11 AD-11 Jan 1683 (11 Nov 1683) - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Spouse: Sir Christopher* Rawson

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I loved it!

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.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 23 Sep 2014 07:43

Madness, isn't it?
He really lived a very long life !!

The sadness is that people wildly copy such information just because they find a link to one of the names.

If I was setting out my tree on there, I'd want to check and re-check my information before I made it public.

Gwyn

Andrew

Andrew Report 23 Sep 2014 09:56

This same 'tree' crops up quite often when I do searches as well. Even with exact search.

Andy

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 23 Sep 2014 10:16

I've come across that tree several times, they have one person that has thousands of sources added.

I honestly think it's someone taking the mickey.

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 23 Sep 2014 10:49

This marriage to Sir Christopher Rawson must have been some sort of Civil Partnership then.

Kense

Kense Report 23 Sep 2014 12:00

I tried to look at the tree but got a message to say Ancestry couldn't find it - maybe due to technical difficulties or maybe the person has removed it.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Sep 2014 13:16

Like Ken I tried to have a look at the tree but it seems to have been removed.

Maybe the owner read this thread?

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 23 Sep 2014 17:14

I didn't try to read it ................ I was too busy laughing! :-D

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.