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Pandoren

One of my interests is researching my family tree. I've done fairly well with it (I'm back past UK registration on all sides bar illegitimates where the parent isn't known). I have a few interesting or frustrating ancestors here and there.

One sort of sad thing is that I only seem to like my relatives when they are long dead...

Anyone else like doing their family trees?

 

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  • It sounds as though you handle the people who ask for your research very well. I had one enquiry where the person wanted me to hand-over the whole family tree. The family tree he had made was just copied from other peoples - I even recognised where some of the material had come from by the mistakes.

    It looks as though you use the Old Bailey website. I find that site fascinating, even just to read through when I don't have any ancestors to look for. Your drunken ancestor sounds a bit of a rogue. You have quite a long detailed story there. I think when you find as much information as that, you feel you know them all better. It definitely gives you a sense of where you came from.

    It was strange that Mark got off, especially with all the witnesses. What happened to him after that? I know people often disappear, which is frustrating. 

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  • It sounds as though you handle the people who ask for your research very well. I had one enquiry where the person wanted me to hand-over the whole family tree. The family tree he had made was just copied from other peoples - I even recognised where some of the material had come from by the mistakes.

    It looks as though you use the Old Bailey website. I find that site fascinating, even just to read through when I don't have any ancestors to look for. Your drunken ancestor sounds a bit of a rogue. You have quite a long detailed story there. I think when you find as much information as that, you feel you know them all better. It definitely gives you a sense of where you came from.

    It was strange that Mark got off, especially with all the witnesses. What happened to him after that? I know people often disappear, which is frustrating. 

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