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Roy

Roy Report 4 Dec 2018 12:22

Many thanks to those that replied to my query. Didn't know that hot matches had stopped. Roy.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 1 Dec 2018 17:22

I was glad to see the end of Hot matches .........

a typical one for me ...............

Mary Smith
Y.O.B: 1779
Place: Launton, Oxfordshire
Children: 4

with

Elizabeth Powell
Y.O.B: 1685
Place: Towcester, Northamptonshire


:-S :-S :-S :-S :-S

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 1 Dec 2018 16:28

Hot matches worked OK until Genes tried to make them more accurate by introducing places of birth into the mix.

After that, matches only came up if the other person had written the ancestor's birthplace exactly the same as you - so my ancestor, born in Birmingham, did not match with your (same) ancestor, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire; Birmingham, England; B'ham, Warwicks. or any of the other variations that people put.

The other thing, I found, was that the same ancestors and contacts came up over and over again. Always at the beginning of the alphabet!! I don't think they ever got past B!

Malcolm

Malcolm Report 1 Dec 2018 14:02

Most of my HOT MATCHES where right and I got a lot info from them. I wish they would bring it back.

Caroline

Caroline Report 1 Dec 2018 13:41

To be fair the hot matches were wrong more often than not, if they can narrow it down and bring it back it might help.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 1 Dec 2018 13:05

hot matches hasnt worked for years

genes has forgotton about it :-(

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Roy

Roy Report 1 Dec 2018 12:45

I haven't received any messages or hot matches for two or three years now. Does this happen to other people?