Yes I think many of us have had that problem…. I did with someone in Australia putting one of my ancestors with their family and even though I sent him Backup documentation he would not change it! I

Forgive me...my tablet sent half a message. I started to say that I have a group of cousins who have relied on one family member's Bible records recorded around the turn of the 20th century. Names

Just to weigh in...and I live in the US,,,, even among family members people can be stubborn about changing their notions about their own heritage. I have a group of cousins who have relied on "Bible

But reading the fine print isn’t just about genealogy sites though Anne, it is any contract you make with any company of any type, including Genealogy sites. Edie Sent from Mail for Windows

Almost everything I have said about Ancestry can also be said about other web sites, notably MyHeritage, but also as you say FamilySearch, Wikitree, Geni and others. Any site, in fact, that accepts

We may all know about reading the fine print. Newbies don't. I didn't when I was a newbie. Anne

I have had my DNA done twice, once by FTDNA & Ancestry both times I have not had a hit on my family name. I have had 67 markers with FTDNA with McClelland family no connection found, 3 hits with a

My answer to the problems is to do the best genealogy work possible, using all the tools and records possible, including DNA. And then make sure that it's everywhere; including the FamilySearch Family

Yeah Marian (and others) many of us have probably experienced the ‘copiers’ on Ancestry. I don’t know what you can do about them if they are not interested in fixing up their errors.. And

Without wishing to harp on too much, I contacted someone who had my grt grandmother living in New Zealand - when I told them she had never left UK and had died in Glasgow- the response was “well she

Hi again, It has been some time since I put up my childrens and their dads Scottish lines. Most pressing is the McArthur of which we have no DNA matches to date. DNA matches to STEVENSON, BLACK,

Yes. I don’t use Ancestry but I’ve found similar problems on trees in Family Search. Without going into too much detail, these include persons marrying and having children at an age of 200 or

Anne, Ancestry will often warn you if you have written something ridiculous. IE, a birth that has occurred before the mothers child bearing age. How do I know? Because I have been guilty of it.

Thank you, Anne, for being such a strong advocate for the current situation on Ancestry. As an historian I often use Ancestry but I am always wary. You have provided many examples yourself. To point

Yes.Carefully hidden on a page where you have to scroll down to see it. Just enough for them to be able to say, "There is a warning" when someone takes the trouble to complain. But if you are a

HI Anne, Ancestry does let potential users of the Public trees know, that they cannot verify the correctness etc etc of the Public trees. It comes under the web page “Public Trees” after you

I agree wholeheartedy, Edie with almost everything you say. But Ancestry and similar sites are to blame for allowing any old Tom, Dick or Harry to upload trees that may be a load of nonsense without

Thank you so much Edie. Well said

Hi Anne, I think your advise is very good and helpful, but I don’t think the blame can been put on ancestry.com as such as I just went into ancestry, I have a world account, so get all the hints

Classic! :) According to some trees, Sir James Young Simpson (obstetrician and pioneer of anaesthesia) had a son named Pinkney Simpson. The facts that Sir James was born in 1811 and Pinkney Simpson