There is a new tree on Ancestry with one line of my family tree.
Great, I investigated over the weekend. I found a whole line back to the 1600s. It was information my mum provided someone.
However, further on, I found living people. My mum was on (she died in 2004 so not a problem). However, although my siblings and I are given as "living", our spouses are given their full names. One of my aunts (still living) is given plus all her children (my cousins). Again, named in full. Plus my niece's husband.
I contacted the person re my Aunt and cousins first. I got a message back, quite affable. Then I found more and more, and sent individual messages, stating that I thought the problem was the fact that without a birth year Ancestry doesn't filter them out as living.
I have had a horrid snotty e-mail back. I have obviously deeply offended the person in question. They have compiled a parish tree, and just recently put it on Ancestry. They thought I was talking about the parish tree, and said there were no living people on the "World Connect" tree. However, I wasn't looking at a World Connect tree, just a normal one.
I have sent a lengthy message back trying to explain the situation. I hope I just haven't made it worse. I tried to explain how happy I was that the tree was on Ancestry, but not with details of living people (it is a Public Tree).
Great, I investigated over the weekend. I found a whole line back to the 1600s. It was information my mum provided someone.
However, further on, I found living people. My mum was on (she died in 2004 so not a problem). However, although my siblings and I are given as "living", our spouses are given their full names. One of my aunts (still living) is given plus all her children (my cousins). Again, named in full. Plus my niece's husband.
I contacted the person re my Aunt and cousins first. I got a message back, quite affable. Then I found more and more, and sent individual messages, stating that I thought the problem was the fact that without a birth year Ancestry doesn't filter them out as living.
I have had a horrid snotty e-mail back. I have obviously deeply offended the person in question. They have compiled a parish tree, and just recently put it on Ancestry. They thought I was talking about the parish tree, and said there were no living people on the "World Connect" tree. However, I wasn't looking at a World Connect tree, just a normal one.
I have sent a lengthy message back trying to explain the situation. I hope I just haven't made it worse. I tried to explain how happy I was that the tree was on Ancestry, but not with details of living people (it is a Public Tree).
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