Genealogy Chat

Anyone know what's up with FreeBMD? I can't get on again and it's been happening on and off since the last update. It's driving me mad to keep finding it down when I get a bit of spare time to look things up! Sue

Susan, Im on it ok....you want me to look something up for you....itll be no trouble at all Demelza

Demelza, Thanks for the thought, very kind, but I usually go on and blitz whole families at a time! Would take too long just to tell you which people need looking up. Am up to nearly 2500 in my tree now! Just tried to get on again and still can't. Grr! Sue

Susan, How long have you been going at it??..im up to about 200 i think. A quick question for you....do you include say for example your gt grandads brothers kids and then theyre kids in it....im not sure whether to delve in and do it that way....think i might be biting off more than i can chew for the moment!!! Demelza

Demelza Been doing this nearly a year now. Yes I go back a generation then find all the kids they had and then work forward again! Then I go back with the families of the people the kids married. It's strange but I've got more detail on my family from the 1800's than those still around, and most of us still live within a 30 mile radius! I did find out that my old trombone teacher is my 3rd cousin once removed - we were both v surprised! Sue

Old teacher as a relative.....thats scary...some of my teachers were proper old dragons.....lol demelza

This one's pretty cool - he's got the dubious pleasure of teaching both my boys now too! Sue

Sue, Have you told them theyre related??? Isnt it strange the things you manage to find out? Demelza

You mean told the boys they're related to teacher? I sure have - my little one (12) was delighted and it was him that broke the happy(!) news. I printed a copy of that bit of my tree for him and they were chatting about it saying "that one's my dad and he's my uncle" and so on. I have to say if I had to be related to one of my teachers it couldn't have been a nicer one. That's why I chose him to teach my boys. Incidentally he taught my husband too!

Sue, All of thats too weird....do you live in a small village or a city? Demelza

I live in a medium sized town I suppose - Sittingbourne in Kent if you know of it.

Never heard of it. Understanable if it was in a village with 40 houses. ....wonder what things ill find out? lol Demelza

You just never know in this game! Finally got FreeBMD back now so guess I'd better get on. Sue

Ive also had trouble with freebmd. Sometimes i get as far as search, then it all goes wrong. However i do know there are busy times. Which makes it harder to do research. Just wondering did you go to Westlands high in Sittingbourne? sarah

Sarah, No I went to Rowena then Highsted, but my husband Paul went to Westlands for a couple of years. Sue