Find Ancestors

ja...x

You don't have to pay to be a member on GR, and set up your tree.


It began as a free site on which people could put their trees, and get Hot Matches. The free members can read the boards but not post on them. They can receive pms from paying members and then reply to them, but they cannot initiate a pm.

Then they began to extend the services, and set up another level of membership, Standard

Standard members can set up up a tree, get Hot Matches, but also post on these boards, and contact other members by pms.

Those were the 2 categories of membership when I joined in 2003 or 2004. I got the Standard membership which was something like £5 or 6 a year.

Because I have never let my membership lapse, nor have I upgraded, I still get 12 months membership for £9.95 or whatever the rate is.

Gold membership was the next category set up, about 3 years ago I think, and then Platinum either last year or earlier this year.


so there are 4 levels of membership ... Free + 3 paid

so this is how your Dad and ex can be members and have their trees.



GR now claim on the home page on this site that they have over 11 million members ..... and this is true because they nver let a member go! So unless someone actually removes themself from this site, and tells GR to remove their number it stays.

If you are a paying member and do not pay your sub when it is due, GR drop you down to a Free member. Your tree stays, you can work on your tree, and you can check the boards.

Numbers are assigned consecutively ............. so they are well into the 11 million


I reckon that in fact there are no more than 1 million still interested


possibly 100 or so are active on the boards

possibly 1000 are active in building their trees.




does that answer your question???




s
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in between postings
ja..x
Don't worry about going so far up north. It'll make your head explode.

Maureen

Edit:As in don't try too hard,please.

I have a strange feeling this may go waaaay wrong.
I'm editing a post that says TTF xx

Just checking ........ this is them in 1861??

1861 Census

Name: Margaret Wilkinson
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1836
Relation: Daughter
Mother's name: Barbara Wilkinson
Gender: Female
Where born: Harrington, Cumberland, England

Civil Parish: Harrington
Town: Harrington
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub-registration district: Harrington

Barbara Wilkinson 61 b.ca 1800, Distington, Cumberland, Widow, Victualler
Margaret Wilkinson 25 House Servant
Harriet Wilkinson 3 b.ca 1858, Harrington, Granddaughter



Her age looks more like 25, than 35 on the ancestry image




sylvia

I see your problem, she's not with mamma in 1851!


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I know all that Sylv

I am sure I joined this site 5 to 7 yrs ago but it tells me it was 2007?? which is strange as the password I use for this site is not the password I used 3 years ago (if you know what I mean) I have a oldish membership number compared to newbies because I added a few names but only became a paid member in Jan this year.
I know a couple of my aunts have thier parents in thier trees...although they dont know the date of thier own dads birth because I have found this out through digging about and buying a cert which turned out to be him but 3 years earlier than they thought.
So are newbies coming on here expecting to find thousands of thier rellies hanging around ready to answer thier questions?

ja...x

Of course they are



I don't see many ads for GR over here ................ but what I do see (eg, when I go on Friends Reunited) imply that with 11 million members, you'll find all your relations back to King Kong with a snap of your fingers!


The ads that I see (and I presume ones that appear on tv etc in the UK) imply that GR has all the records that you might need




I thought I joined in 2003, but GR tells me it was 2004



s
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Yeah I tend to use the same password for a few things and When I got internet access in 2005 my password changed but the password I have for this is one I used between 2001 and 2004 which makes me wonder??

Anyway where are these 10 million members tonight? lol

ja...x

See you got a reply then Sylv

ja...x

I did??


off to have a look!

from one of the names I'd never seen on the boards until yesterday :))

Mornin all.............things still pants on this site then?

Good morning everyone


Breakfast today (not brunch)


Tea, coffee, juices

Cold Cereals:-
Corned Flakes, Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat, Rice Crispies, Alpen, Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Cheerios, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Honey Bunches of Oats

Hot Cereals:-
Porridge, Red River Cereal, Quick Quaker Oats


In the warmers:-
bacon, ham, turkey sausage, breakfast sausage, black pudding, eggs any style, kedgeree, grilled tomatoes, grilled mushrooms, baked beans

Toast, bagels, Danish pastries, croissants


Selection of jams, jellies and marmalades, plus Marmite


Have a good day



s
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Gins


of course!

there are a few laughs on threads though ....... Janey's for one, In search of Some Fun, dob unknown

www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/trying_to_find/wannahavesomefun/thread/1249553



otherwise known as how to get lost on GR



s
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Good morning all,

Just tucking into a lovely big breakfast before I go for a little 'wander around' to see if anything good is happening today.

Thanks again, Sylvia - I feel this is going to be needed today !!

Dea Xxx

Thanks Dea


That's one reaosn why I made breakfast instead of brunch


You do realise that there will be no change before Monday?

GR staff don't work weekends



s
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Yeehh - I know Sylvia,

I was just hoping a 'little miracle' might have happend while I was asleep.

I did notice it was breakfast rather than the usual weekend 'brunch' and this was much appreciated !!!

Hope you enjoyed your day...

Dea x

Two days in and I note that the "Help Clinic" is currently showing just 19 enquiries. Out of the 19 there are 11 enquiries which have been posted by members who I recognise as regular helpers on other GR message boards.

Could it be that GR are missing their target audience?

Cynical old me.

target audience according to Estelle was



newbies



so yes, they are mssing their target


OR



the "oldies" are taking the mickey!



:)))

Cynthia.........

Just had another look at Thomas and Elizabeth in Dartford Union Workhouse on 1901 and find there is also a Walter with them!
Did you know about him?

1901 - Dartford Union Workhouse

Thomas Henry Goodwin 14
Walter Goodwin 9
Elizabeth Maria Goodwin 11
.............

Births Jun 1891
GOODWIN Walter James Dartford 2a 523
................

This is Maria's death, but strangely, I cannot see one for Thomas?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about Maria Goodwin Name: Maria Goodwin
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Year of Registration: 1896
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 37
District: Dartford
County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 288 (click

Dea x

off to bed


night night everyone
xxx


Hava a good day


we're going to have cold temperatures


............. and maybe even a little of the white stuff




s
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