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Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 9 Jul 2007 18:29

Titus I think it just confirms what we all already know..... Genes claim of XXThousand ancestors available for new members to make a match is a 'little' of the the mark. I remember someone doing an exercise to work out how many people are actually 'live' members......It was a lot less than Genes claimed. Chris

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Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

Bo

Bo Report 9 Jul 2007 17:39

No I'm Brian and so's my wife!!

Her Indoors

Her Indoors Report 9 Jul 2007 17:36

I could have quite a lot of fun with this: I might even sign up for hot matches again. Methuselah - Yes, he's one of mine, and yes, he did live 900 years etc....

daddymuzza

daddymuzza Report 9 Jul 2007 17:24

made contact with some one recently who had a relation listed as born on MARS

Redharissa

Redharissa Report 9 Jul 2007 17:11

Makes me think of 'I'm Spartacus. No, I'm Spartacus!' You'll need at least one in your tree to keep Caesar company, Titus ;-) Tracey

Her Indoors

Her Indoors Report 9 Jul 2007 17:08

In connection with the recent GR security lapses, I removed nearly all of my online tree recently, but have a few 'joke' relatives remaining. Imagine my surprise, therefore, to receive an email announcing 'Genes New Names Alert', with not one, but 67 new matches, all on the same name: Caesar. Presumably, I'm not alone ...