Genealogy Chat

Hi Everyone

I thought I posted last night but it seems to not have come up ,OH well !!will do it again.

I did Pm Robert a second time just to reasure him he did not upset me, I knew he would not really think it was me .
That thread is gone now ,deleted by Genes.
I don't know how some people think it is Ok to wright things like that on a public site.

Sylvia
How nice for a person to get back and let you know the outcome of something you worked on ,I wish it was done a lot more.
That is a bit strange to not be Reg for so long ,I wonder how he managed for the first 55 years ie : school reg ,child endowment and the likes.

I see Ginny thread started again ,good on her they all help the new members and makes less work for the helpers.

Cynthia Glad your day went so well ,it is always nice to catch up with friends.
We had a good wekend away too,no rain driving up to Perth but rain on the way home ,we just drove slow ,make sure we get home safe.
We had the kids ringing us telling us to drive safe .
We think we are now the children and they tell us what to do....my how times have changed.

I am off to the bank before the rain starts again ,check in later.
Suex

Well that really must have given you a buzz Sylvia. Obviously you must have been instrumental in helping to solve the mystery. I do know it was not compulsory to register births at one time. Think it was late 1800s when the law was passed but pretty sure it was before 1899.

Time to turn in. Be back tomorrow.

Jeanie
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Glad you had such a good day out with friends.


we're trying to find the time to go and stay with our friends on the Island before J and co arrive


looks as though we might have to wait until after they leave in August!

We don't seem to have more than 2 days (1 night) free .......... and it's a bit expensive to travel over there for just one night.





I usually look for births upto 5 years later ....... but I'd not thought of doing it after 50+ years!




s
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That was nice of the person to let you know Sylvia. I am now wondering if I ought to check 54 years after his birth for my missing gt.grandfather.....lol



Have had a lovely day out with very old friends....coffee at their house, out for lunch, back for coffee. Old times always chatted about and laughed over.....fun.


Back to the ironing of course!


Love to all. Cx.

Just had an email from someone I tried to help some time ago

What a story!

"I thought I would just bring you up to date on the saga of trying to find xxxxx .......I had such great help from various people and you were right in it with me trying to do the impossible to find this birth, it is solved....and you will not believe it but its true.

I got in touch with his daughter and she told me what had happened..

He was born in 21st Feb. 1899, mother was actually xxxxxxx and father zzzzz, at the time of birth they were not married, they did not get married until 1902.......the birth was not registered until 1954, yes that is right, 1954.....


I can only guess at the reason for registration then, maybe as he was getting older he thought about possible age pension coming his way or needed a birth certificate for some legal reason.

I am told that the mother decided to do it and she actually died the next year...

How can anyone last nearly a lifetime without being registered as being alive, I cannot understand it Sylvia...

I thought I would just let you know the outcome, I am still getting various details about the family"



But how lovely to be told the outcome



s
xxx

Hi all



there is one other Cynthia that I have seen on a thread, failry recently at that!




.............. but I almost always check the number of names of people I think I know (especially on threads other than the ones they regularly post on), just to check.


Robert ....... when you hover your mouse over the name, their membership number shows along the bottom of your screen ...... it's a great long line of unintelligible words (to me anyway!!), and at the very end is a sequence of numbers. That's the person's membership number.


off to mooch around



s
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Hi everyone, back from a lovely day out with good friends.


I have received an email from GR stating that they have deleted the offending thread thank goodness.


Robert, you really don't need to disappear you know - here is how to find anyone's number.......simply hover your mouse over their name.....and that's it! Your number is 6742794. It's one way of telling the difference between members witht he same name. Fortunately, not many folk seem to be lumbered with my moniker!

Well, messaging time is here again.....off I go!

You can rest easy now Susan. I book marked it - just checked - it's gone. Can I make a suggestion. Adopt a Community Name - will make it clear when its you. How about a song? If you knew Susie, like I know Susie - oh, oh, oh what a gal!

Oh dear, you've probably heard that once too often:-)))

xx

Oh Robert. Do not do that. Sure Susan didn't think you really meant it. Anyway, I didn't. Pop out from your shell now and again to say Hi to the folks. You'll be missed - particularly by Frank. Sure he doesn't want to be the only chap on here.

Jeanie
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Hi Folks,

I have apologised to Susan for the upset I have caused her, not for a minute thinking that the input was "our" Susan's.

I don't know anything about numbers or even where to find them and as a punishment I have banned myself from this -or any other - Thread until after my next Birthday at the end of this year - by which time I shall be too old!!!

Love to all,

Robert

Good morning all. A very brief visit as I am out for the day. Sue, I too have reported that thread so Jeannie is quite right, and we knew it wasn't you my love. I have also asked that surely there must be a weekend moderator around!


I post on Chat if a subject comes up which interests me - it doesn't happen often, just now and again. If the thread becomes unpleasant, I leave very quickly. I rarely delete what I have put because I am willing to be seen to stand up for what I believe in.


I have noticed that some of the subjects which are posted are what I would call 'unnecessary', if you follow my drift.


Had better go and get ready - a nice day out with friends - just the job and much needed.



Must say.....Frank.....I am SO impressed by your skills. Now, I have a wall which...........lol



Hope to see you all tonight. Cx

Hi everyone

Susan - I suspect you will not have been the first to Request Review on that one. Don't think GR staff work over the weekends so probably it will still be around for a while at least.

Hi Everyone

That is DEF not me on Chat,I never post there and never will.

I have just made my first Request Review to Genes I don't want people thinking that smutt is mine.

Robert !! I PM'd you,don't want you thinking its me on Chat.

Frank you sound like you can do anything ,you are also a Tiler as well that is the OH's trade and the eldest Grandson Apprenticship trade,he has nearly finished thank goodness.
People put tiles everywhere over here as it is cooler in Summer and believe it or not warmer in winter.

Cold, wet and windy today no hope of getting the washiing dry.
Catch you all later.
Suex

Wow, home again and my poor old knees are aching.

Tiling and coving done in the bathroom and I am glad I invested in an electric wet tile cutter........takes all the hassle out of cutting tiles and makes it so much easier when cutting lots of tiles..........£40.00 from B&Q
it's also handy as I have my own bathroom to do next so that was good practice with my s-i-l..
I don't have any trade experience, just get the DIY book and read carefully..........you soon learn from your mistakes and it saves a fortune .
I've installed a new shower, lighting, moved the toilet pan, bath and washbasin so I'm only left with the tiling, coving and flooring (laminate I think)
.........then it will be on to the kitchen.

We've only recently reclaimed our spare bedroom which was so full of..........well, everything, so we had a mad clearout.
Amazing the stuff you can accumulate over the years!

My daughter's two cats were jumping about all over the place, even when I wasn't cutting tiles, so we are wondering if they are perhaps aware of an impending birth............animals know these things.

Ginny, I'm well aware of our Cynthia's wily ways (thank goodness for spellcheckers ;) as shortly before our last thread was deleted, she was knocking back the silks & satin in favour of Chanel No.5.

............in your dreams, Cynthia.

and thanks for the vote of confidence.

zzzzzzzzzz

good lord!!!!


but it's also good to see that no-one else has posted on it!!

Hi all



hmmmmmmmm ... so thee is a thread I have to go and read on Chat ........ if it's still there now!!


Had a great time last night

as per usual over here, dress code varied from t-shirt and trousers (couple of the men) to "garden-party" summer dress (some of the women). About 10 per cent of the men wore suits, the rest wore blazer or sport coat with trousers.


In other words, I fit right in!


We only knew about 4 or 5 people other than the couple ............ but it was one of those friendly, easy evenings. There were 4 other couples on our table, none of whome we'd known before, and there many silences!!

Food good :)))

The after-dinner entertainment, to begin the dancing was ........... an Elvis Presley impersonator


to be more precise .......................... a Chinese-Canadian Elvis Presley impersonator!

He acknowledged his ancestry with comments about Jackie Chan (quite a famous film star in "action" movies)


He was good!!!



Queen's off to the races in Toronto in a short while, after attending church in Winnipeg (ony a cuple of hours flying time away from Toronto!!)




hope you are all behaving


xxxx

Must state that it is NOT our Susan who has put that post on - you can check the numbers. Very vulgar and unnecessary indeed. Interesting that no one has added to it - or they hadn't when it was pointed out to me.

How come it is has not been deleted by Genes????

Hi Jeannie,

I thought nothing could shock me at my old age but Susan's posting on Chat this morning certainly has.

Just what sort of people are we involved with? What next?

See what you've done now Robert! Only came on to nudge up and now I've got to go and find out what I can get away with today:-)) I hate to miss out.

Good luck with your messaging Cyn.

Edit: Oh Robert that is saucy - or is it just my mind?

So sorry Evelyn....a bit late, but I hope you had a very happy anniversary. Most remiss of me. Tut tut.


Ginny, that Frank....well, he's.......erm......um.....er......oh, he's ok really!!


Don't forget to let us know about that new grandchild of yours Frank - glad you are still being useful around the place.

Sylvia is also 'stunning' because of that rolling pin of hers. .....so watch out!


I think that was a nice day out for you Anne...what's wrong with a 90 mile triange if you've enjoyed it :)


It's cooler today here Sue...but not as cold as your weather!


Must get some messaging done. Take care folks.