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Help on step families

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Debi Coone

Debi Coone Report 13 Jul 2004 12:26

Hi Shan I for 1 haven't put my step mother and her sons on my tree. I will eventually include them, but ONLY them. The tree I want for my children is a blood one : ) Good luck Shan Much happiness Debi

Shan

Shan Report 13 Jul 2004 12:05

Thank's for that Judith, done that so just awaitimg reply Shan

Judith

Judith Report 13 Jul 2004 11:47

Hi Shan, I thought that was the case. As she originally contacted you with an offer of help hopefully your stepbrother's daughter was just a bit worried that people could somehow access her tree and she will be reassured once you contact her again and explain how you had found your info. Good luck Judith

Shan

Shan Report 13 Jul 2004 11:37

Hi Judith, not particularly on about living people, as i dont have her or siblings, but step families Shan

Judith

Judith Report 13 Jul 2004 11:24

I don't put living people on without their say so but I too have some 'relations of relations' on my tree so their ancestors names appear on here. What I have tried to do is contact people when I have their ancestors on the site and explain how I found the info (through census, family stories etc), why I've included them (in the hope of making contact with present day family members like them) opened my tree to them if they are members of this site and offered to share any info I get. Must say their response then has always been very positive - several have opened their trees to me Judith

Shan

Shan Report 13 Jul 2004 10:37

opinion needed, my father remarried back in the seventies so my brother and i placed our step mother on our tree along with her 6 children and her parent's. I was contacted yesterday by my stepbrothers youngest daughter asking what info i needed,so i replied saying it was good to here from her saying that i had'nt seen her dad in about 20 year's. also noted by going through the names on gc that she had a different name listed for her grandfather to the one i had, so i asked about it. Now this a m recieved another mail asking me what the interest in her granfather was and how i managed to get access to her tree(which i havent,just went through the name and noted which had contacted by them and summised from there). Would i be wrong to have these people on my tree, or is it common practice, i know i have quite a lot where i have recorded 2 and three wifes and other info ive found. Please advise Shan