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Persephone

Persephone Report 22 Jul 2015 04:17

The UK Ancestry site recognises me every time.. But the Australian one doesn't always know me and keeps offering me a free trial etc and it is a right song and dance just trying to log on.

FMP was playing up also. I had this long list of hits for one I was looking up and then I went to go to page 2 and the site told me that they had nothing for him at all when I had just been reading several of the people under that name on page one.

Researching:
The latest tree member our Grandson, Stellan born 09/12/14

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 21 Jul 2015 15:43

I can only get to it if I open google chrome!!!

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 21 Jul 2015 14:55

I find it annoying to have to keep logging in . I don't log out of any of the genealogy sites so I don't have to keep remembering passwords to get back in again

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

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 20 Jul 2015 17:37

I only noticed the changes today and they confused this old girl from the start!!

Jean B

Jean B Report 20 Jul 2015 16:28

Ancestry has changed the place of death of my gt.grandparents from Co. Durham to Maryland, Connecticut, USA. I am able to edit this on their pages. However it also appears on the pages of their children and I am unable to edit it from there.

Also, I wanted to make a comment re a marriage. The subjects in the drop down list include marriage banns and marriage licence - not just marriage.

Changes for the better? I think not.

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 20 Jul 2015 12:19

I have shared my Ancestry tree twice in the last week.
( one to a new family member., the other accidentally removed her own access)

Both invitees accepted the invite and they have no issues viewing it?

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 19 Jul 2015 17:40

Flip me Gins. You're in the wrong job!

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Gee

Gee Report 19 Jul 2015 17:36

I was looking to email Ancestry regarding the 'share' facility which hasn't worked since the site update

I didn't know they have 'hire an expert'

Here are the fees, well starting at!


Standard professional genealogical and family history research pricing starts at

US $2300 (£1474) or 20 hours of research.

Factors that can increase the cost and time include:


•Immigration Research

•Multiple Ancestor Research

•Pre-1850s Research

•Onsite International Research


So, do I take it from that, that the fee is for only 1 ancestor :-0

Researching:

wisechild

wisechild Report 19 Jul 2015 14:40

I particularly like the "tip" which says when searching for a married woman, to search under her maiden name......then when you try, it brings up references under the married name with the maiden name American style as a 2nd forename. No help when you are searching for a birth/baptism.

Gee

Gee Report 19 Jul 2015 11:42

GB

This update hasn't delivered anything positive as far as I can see!

It also logs you out if you haven't been active for a while

Researching:

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 19 Jul 2015 11:30

I hate it when they "upgrade" as nothing works the same afterwards and the changes are not always for the better

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Gee

Gee Report 19 Jul 2015 11:17

Since the updates to the website, I have been having trouble searching at Ancestry

For example, I search in BMDs and it sometimes restricts the search to 'births and deaths' and no marriage search available

Likewise, it might just give me deaths!

I don't have 'exact' in any of the search terms

:-S

Researching: