Genealogy Chat

People who deliberately hid on census night, or thought it a good idea to change their place of birth from one census to the next.

People who decided to have all their children before getting married, and then marrying someone who had no connection to all the children, and then using his name for the children in every census but the children using their own name on marriage and death certificates.

Lots of female ancestors never naming the father of their children, thus bringing that branch of the tree to a halt.

Kath. x

People having the surname Gray and then marrying someone with the surname Smith. Two very annoying surnames to research.

Only ever giving their place of birth as Ireland.

Sooooo not helpful!

Chris

The things our ancestors used to do that today make our lives more difficult

Let's kick this off with:

Poeple naming their daughters Elizabeth, Ann, Jane or Mary, and their son's James, Robert, John or William which generally are the same names used by themselves, their parents, grandparents, siblings, siblings children Uncles, Aunts etc etc.

Poeple being baptised (for example) as Jane Ann and then for the rest of their lives being known as Ann Jane


Any others to add?