Genealogy Chat

No, no. I am definitely not going to buy my gear from the chandlers. What kind of girl do you think I am? I am sticking out for the genuine pukka thong.

Chandlers don't only sell chandles. They do sell some very lovely clothing too - nice boots, oilies and lifejackets, etc. Not too sure whether the rope would be quite spangly enough for me though. Maybe if I Google 'very large spangly thongs' I might come up with something. On the other hand, I may come up with more than I bargained for!!

I'd like to join up, but until OneWorldTree and the 'let's have a bit of fun' trees on GenesReunited are banned, I'm afraid that the society will never get off the ground. When I started out with this researching, I thought that everyone else was doing the same because they were interested in their personal histories, however it would appear that there are some out there who wish to rewrite their personal histories to suit. (Candidates might include a famous author / politician and the soon to be ex wife of a famous musician). Short of developing a time machine to travel back and validate every piece of information that we are told 'is obviously true', there has to be an element of doubt in most extended trees. All we can do is continually review our trees and crosscheck each piece of data that we encounter to ensure that we have a tree that we consider to be an honest representation of the truth.

Angela, re thong size 142 - may be best to give John Lewis a miss and see if there are any boatyard chandlers in the area where you could buy something erm, suitable for your size.

Well done. That sounds much better. Wish I could join you. But ... next week ... if the weather holds ... I will be joining you because tomorrow I GIVE UP WORK FOR EVER. Yippee!! Must nip down to John Lewis Sale for late night shopping to purchase suitable spangly thong. Do they do them in a size 142?

Items required: Sunlounger - check Parasol - check Suncream - check Attractive man with a fan - check Tinsel thong - check Cool drink - check Latop computer - check Very, very dark shades for the poor man with the fan, because of me with the thong - check Shades for me - check Packet os crisps (to maintain potato image) - check Ready!!!! Merry

No, no, Merry. You can't be a couch potato in this weather. You will have to borrow one of Glen's spare tinsel thongs and become the GR Tips Board Resident Sunlounger Potato.

Morning, Crone. Sign me up as a lifetime member of SPODOM please. I have had lots of spurious information from other members. One couple managed to get married 50 years before they were born. Quite a feat I would say.

e) The Tips Board resident couch potato Merry

Last weeks episode showed Chris Tarrant asking the hopeless sorry meant hopeful contestant for £16,000,and no lifelines left who is Merry Monty Montgomery? a.the GR tips board resident b.the GR tips board comedian c.the failed business leader of the GR tips board d.That bloke on GR tips board The contestant incorrectly answered d,after assuming the loud cough from the audience was his cohort helping with the answer,the correct answer is of course...................

What's In A Name? A new panel show in which contestants have to obtain a full family history from 1841 onwards, using only census information. The winner is the panel member who can do the full set, all of which have the correct, contemporary spelling of the family name. Other panel members can score points by spotting that Donne, Dunn, Dunne and Done are obviously not the same family because the family name is definitely Down. OC

My great grandfather died age 8 months. Nobody believes he is not my great grandfather, except his siblings' descendants. I have found the correct one and would really like to change his headstone but somebody found the other birth and ran with that. I've bought marraige cert that shows I'm correct and death cert of the wrong one, but still can't convince them. Don't know what you do. Some people are just pains!

£16,000 Which month was the 1841 census taken? a) Jan b) Mar c) April d) June Oh, it's the end of the show..........................be with us next time, tomorrow night, to see if tonight's contestant can answer the £16,000 question!!!! Goodnight and see you tomorrow! Merry

Peal or no Peal The contestants are given a budget of £6.99 and attempt to obtain full details of marriages not on the IGI without buying certificates. Most of the programme is taken up with the amusing ways the contestants find of travelling across country without using petrol or paying fares. (The series is finally pulled when it is realised that every episode has closed with a close up of the contestants' faces when they are told that the marriage took place in a registry office.)

For £8000 How many World Wars were there in the 20th century? One Two Three Four (Bonus of £5000 if you can name them)

Let's hear it for my gt gt grandfather who managed to father 2 children long after his death, strangely no birth certs can be found and his widow doesn't seem to have them with her on any census. But it's on the IGI so it must be right. And for his father who, so gencircles says, was born in Germany. He managed to make it back to Suffolk for his christening 3 days later, though. Gwynne

£4000 Who lives at 10 Downing St in 1881 a) Robert Peel b) Margaret Thatcher c) William Ewart Gladstone d) Gordon Brown Have you phoned a friend yet? Merry

And for the £2000 question - what is the meaning of the occupation of Carter? a) A person who drags shoes around b) A person who drags elephants around c) A person who drags ponds d) A person who drags a cart around.

Lol Heather, I think I have been playing that game for a while with this particular rellie. I would not mind so much but the mistakes are so obvious that my 5 year old could spot them :-))

I too am an intellectual, just like Chris Tarrant and Olde Crone......lol £100 What does IGI stand for? a) International Genealogical Index b) Irritating Glen Itches c) International Gurning Intelligence d) Intergalactic Galaxy Iconographer £200 What always happens before a person is baptised? a) They die b) They get married c) They are born d) They are a twinkle in their mother's eye £500 In Victorian times, what did ''full age'' mean? a) Over 100 b) Three score years and ten c) Old enough to know better d) 21 or above £1000 What does BT stand for in connection with church records? a) Bishops Transcript b) British Telecom c) Bishops Trouserpress d) Bishop of Truro Congrats, you have £1000.........Now let's try the £2000 question.............. Merry