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Can you believe this?

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Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 14 Aug 2006 13:02

I'd believe anything of GR these days! my lastest hot matches ( on my no paying membership where i build my tree) had a whole load of nearly -spelled--the -surname-right matches - Oh and someone sent me a message that ''My GGrandfather was called william BOW- do we have a match?'' No, dont think so! Jess x

Kate

Kate Report 14 Aug 2006 13:00

I came across a GR member whose first name is listed as 'your first name' when searching for matches this morning! Kate.

Mandy

Mandy Report 14 Aug 2006 12:57

Now we all know your secret Gordon, you may find you have more hot matches than before!

Gordon

Gordon Report 14 Aug 2006 12:55

I tend to use (mother), (father), (wife) and (husband) for unknown surnames. Doesn't throw up any hotmatches, whatsoever! I'm thinking of changing my name to Living Unknown... I need to be more unpopular... Gordon

Mandy

Mandy Report 14 Aug 2006 12:52

I'm so glad this was added to again, as i would have missed it otherwise. Really and truly laughing out loud!

Carole

Carole Report 14 Aug 2006 12:50

One thing I do to avoid too many hot matches with 'Unknown' as a surname is to make the surname 'Wife of Joe Bloggs'. It also helps me when I am looking at my own names so I know who Ann, Ann, Ann etc actually are on my tree until I track down their maiden names. Carole

Merry

Merry Report 13 Aug 2006 23:36

Never mind....they all go into GR's melting pot of names.....have we reached 80 million yet? Merry

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 13 Aug 2006 23:22

Merry LOL! Anything to avoid the dreaded Unknown Unknown I suppose. OC

NicolaDunbyNocula

NicolaDunbyNocula Report 13 Aug 2006 23:21

lol too funny

Merry

Merry Report 13 Aug 2006 23:19

If you do a name search on here for the surname, ''Name'' you get some unusual forenames, such as: Guessed Forget Her Guestimate Made Up Awaiting Cannot remember and the attractive, Dunno Merry

The Ego

The Ego Report 13 Aug 2006 23:17

rofpmsl

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 13 Aug 2006 23:17

Ego I once posted a reply on here which said something like 'If your Joe Bloggs married twice, it should say so on his marriage cert' Poster replied - 'but my Grandad wasnt called Joe Bloggs' OC

NicolaDunbyNocula

NicolaDunbyNocula Report 13 Aug 2006 23:12

lol ego sorry just couldn't help laughing lol think I must have the giggles tonight am finding a lot of things amusing lol Nicola

The Ego

The Ego Report 13 Aug 2006 23:09

To avoid hot matches with John smith...I substituted the surname with the words 'commonest name'.......and got a personal mail from some one with a whole host of names and dates,totally unrelated ,in a desperate attempt for me to shed some light-the message was entitled John commonest name so must have been prompted from hot matches??....