Genealogy Chat

When I update my trees with new names, additions and amendments to names they don't always appear on my New Names page, some do, some don't. I presume that if I can't see them, they no-one else can. Anybody else have this problem ? Many thanks John

Margaret, If I enter the "lost" names into the GR name search, it shows them. I presume the name search facility looks at the whole GR database or is that detail retained on my system. Could you kindly do a name search as a check for me, entering George Blackshaw d.o.b. 1842 and it should come back with his place of birth as Maltby. Many thanks John

I did the name check for you he is there details are correct miriam abbott

And did you know there are two George Blackshaws born same year listed? Christine

Many thanks for your kind help folks, something for GR to work on regards John

Christine Yes I saw that too, and the same for his daughter !! I have consequently followed that up as found a new relation !! Addictive isn't it. Sunday dinner will not happen today - kids will starve -cats will leave home - I will be branded a poor father - all because of GR !! Have a good one John

if you update a name that you already have in your tree it wont appear as a new name, for instance if you have a surname entered as unknown and then find out at a later date. jenny

LOL John, I know what you mean, my "poor neglected family" tell me I'm addicted too! Christine

Does that explain why, when I added my husband's mother and her parents and grandparents she did NOT appear on the new names list but the others all did? I suppose my husbands mother was already in the tree as 'mother' and in effect I updated her? I was a bit annoyed and mystified at the time that she did not appear in the list. Anne

I dont know anne, it should have appeared if it was a new entry unless it makes a diference if the word mother is not deleted first. jenny