General Chat

Well I still cant get onto it,,,(big sigh)....would anyone be kind enough to have a look for me,,,,,just for curiosity you understand?,,,,Is it deaths and stuff? Would anyone look for William Dale Swan or Florence Swan for me,,? Im just so nosy and hate to be left out,,,!!

Only these Claire William Swan 1922 1999 William Swan 1923 1998 William Ainsworth Swan 1943 2000 William Alexander Swan 1908 1999 William Alexander Swan 1942 1999 William Alexander Swan 1942 1999 William Allen Swan 1914 1997 William Benson Swan 1943 2000 William Edward Swan 1944 1996 William Frank Swan 1916 2000 William Harold Swan 1919 1996 William James Swan 1916 1999 William John Swan 1908 1997 William John Swan 1925 1998 William Whittle Swan 1912 1997 Florence Swan 1921 1997 Florence Beaugley Swan 1913 1998 Florence Edith Swan 1913 2000 Florence Maud Swan 1909 1997 Florence May Swan 1912 2001 Florence Rosalind Swan 1902 1997 Bob

Thank you Bob,,,,they are all very recent arent they? Could you check for a Colin McCrone for me,,,,sorry for being cheeky..x

No Colin McCrone on Claire Cheeky! (20 McCrones on) (see Florences on previous) Bob

Bob,,,You have found my lovely Mum,,,1921--1997,,,does it give more details? Of course,,, I know all the info about my mum,,,I just wondered what else is on the site,

Claire Just in case Bob has been timed out as happens a lot on the site. The details are Florence Swan born 15/7/1921 died 2/1997 ne lincs age 75 years 7 months Regards George

Thanks George...it still seems like she's in the next room,,7 years and i will never stop missing her,,

Thanks George didn't time out, took time out and went down town for a coffee! Bob

Kim Email Fred, at the bottom of the webpage, there is two lots of writing you can click on. One of these there is a link in which you can email comments (or someting like that) Say that you want your rellie taken off the site as it has upset you. I checked after recieving my email from Fred, & alough her name was still on the list, when I clicked it a message came up saying the person has been removed at the wishes of her family. I still think she should be also removed from the original list which states year of birth & death... Elaine x

Hi all I have just emailed Fred to request my stepmums name & details be also taken of the list of names as this carries her birth & death dates also. No point in him doing one & leaving the other !!. Elaine x

Kim He said if I wanted my brother's details taking off then he would but don't know when. Regards Ann

WOW JUST HAD A WE PEEP TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT AND IT ALL SEEMS RATHER STRANGE EH!!!!!

Why can some people get on and others not? Where do you click to get on? Did anyone else get just pictures of a girl and 2 men on a tractor and what could that possibly have to do with genealogy? I want to get on and see if my parents Edgar James and Ellen Elizabeth Coleman are listed, but I don't see where to click!! HEEEEEELP! Di.

This is just the beginnings of a site. It looks like they are adding data slowly and have started with the later years first. I think Fred is doing an amazing job by providing this for free and it is very generous of him to offer to remove details. He is under no obligation to do so. This info. is on gravestones, in public libraries, on Ancestry and 1837online, obituaries etc. and there is no way it can be removed from those. I think it is a shame to remove it from here. Suppression of information is the bane of our lives and detrimental to genealogical research. I'm sure my grandmother would be rather chuffed to know her life is honoured on the internet as well as her gravestone. I think the bottom line is, if you're harbouring painful memories of a deceased relative (and this can be decades for some people), then try not to torture yourself by looking. Crista

Well said Crista Bob

I got to it via Google

Crista I totally agree with everything you say. I was a bit concerned at first, and puzzled where the information came from, but once I realised that the information was already out there in the public domain, and could also be obtained from Ancestry by paying for it ..... well ...... it can't REALLY do any harm, can it? At least Fred's not making money out of the information! I DO understand the upset it may cause some people, and I DO understand the indescribable pain of bereavement, believe me, but there seems to be little point in getting the information removed from this one site unless it can also be removed from everywhere else, which seems to be very unlikely, I think. If the information related to deaths in the 1800's or early 1900's, we wouldn't be concerned, would we? The problem seems to be that these are the deaths of relatives we knew and loved. I sincerely hope I haven't upset anyone, as that wasn't the intention, but I do feel that we must be careful ........ in the words of Private Jones ...... "Don't Panic"! Janet

MESSAGE FOR DI IN TSAWWASSEN I've had a look for you! There are no Edgar James Coleman's listed, but there is one Edgar Coleman, born 19.06.1924, died 04/2001 at Mansfield. There are two Ellen Elizabeth Coleman's listed. 1. born 22.11.1904, died 1998 at Worthing 2. born 02.08.1907, died 1999 at Cheshire Est Hope this helps! Regards Janet

Message for Di The girl with the bush on her head...Is a family member of Truter and the photo was taken in 2003 at the Hartebeesport Dam in South Africa. The black and white photos are also family members and the one with the two men on a canon has "Nylstroom"????? written on it which is also in South Africa. I too had a look on the site and wish that I had found someone I knew. Lindy

Hi Lindzay, Thanks for the explanation. I didn't stick around long enough to recognise that as a cannon, could have sworn I saw 2 men on a tractor. Still it was late in the day and I must have been going crosseyed looking at the screen. Thanks for the message Janet. Neither of the men is my dad, born 1903 in Malta, died 1982 in Hove. Mum was born 22/11/1903 according to her birth certificate and died in 1998 in Southwick, aged 95. It's a strange coincidence that the 2 Ellens share the same birthday, but it's the wrong year and place. Thanks again both of you. Di.