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We'd been planning to test out the wheelchair this afternoon...it poured with rain. So plan b was put into action...

Himself counted out all the one and two cent coins we've been saving 'cos they're going to be withdrawn from circulation...there was €10 worth...better than a smack in the jaw.

And I went to the Ancestry page, determined to print off reams of records for two of my very patient ladies...now Ancestry are in the process of changing from their old format to a brand new shiny one with all the bells and whistles anyone could desire...so it's full of glitches.

The most important one for me is the fact they'll tell you the relationship to the 'home' person...so you add your record and as if by magic you'll know that John Smith is a third cousin twice removed...except that isn't working. So you've no idea, unless it's a really obvious connection, whether John Smith really is a third cousin twice removed or whether you've made a total cats dinner and he isn't a relative at all.

Something else which infuriates me is when I can't find the answer...one chap wasn't on the 1871 census...his wife had told the enumerator he was in Russia. I want to know why...he was a journeyman joiner...not a soldier or a sailor...he reappeared for the 1881 census. So whatever was he doing going off to Russia...

Marrying well certainly paid off for some...one man I found married a girl from a wealthy family and was able to refer to himself from then on as 'a gentleman', his brothers were still working away at their looms...he was probably out hunting or fishing for salmon...

And I would love to have more time to delve deeper...one tree has a Reverend. Now it'd be lovely to find which University he went to...the church where he was the incumbent...but I'm overly conscious that what fascinates me might not be of interest to the person whose tree it is and searching records for just one person can easily take up an entire afternoon...

Not to worry...

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Elorac

Shame about the rain hopefully it will be dry tomorrow

Carole xx

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There'll be other days!

Hi I'm sure anything you find would be fascinating to the people you are searching for. Carry on chuck! You are allowed to have a break to go out in your lovely new wheelchair when the rain stops :) Happy trundelling... x

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Huh...been trying to find your Weavers for the past hour and became side-tracked by a bloke named Christmas...lol

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:) Those b....y weavers... Can't you find me royalty, someone famous or at least the odd murderer or 2? :d xx

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Offcut

So what happens to the €1.99 Bargains now? Do they become €1.95 bargains?

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No way...I bet they'll become €2 bargains!

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Nikkers

Did you get your DNA done by Ancestry when they offered a few months ago Vashti?

I did, and now I have relatives from everywhere popping out of the woodwork. I've been in touch with a couple, but it's difficult to find the actual person that connects you in the first place. They show you the name on a map that's common to both parties, but trying to trace from "way back when" through all the branches is nearly impossible. I too spend a lot of time on the site (and others) so I'm very comfortable using it, but I do wish they'd leave well alone. I, (and I suspect hundreds of others) was quite happy with the old version....don't like the new layout at all, too much messing to get to where you need to be. XX

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No...I didn't...wish I had now though there might well be another 'special offer' on a later date.

There are aspects of the new site I do like...the historical events are good...and the facts seem to be easier to add to...think it's changing completely on the 5th.

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