Thank you for covering this as it was really useful. In my Welsh family trees I have several cases of second marriages as childbirth and poor living conditions in rural areas killed many married women at a young age and men needed some to step in and look after the families etc. I do find it difficult to get Ancestry to show the records and the tree structure to reflect both marriages AND the children relating to each marriage. In one case both women have identical names! If this is a topic you feel you could give some guidance re record entries that would be most appreciated . Thank you.
Terrific idea! I would be happy to cover that at some point! Thanks too for sharing my channel with your genealogy group. I have a friend who mentioned you had spread the word. Much appreciated!
Maureen! I just wanted you to know I shot the video today answering your questions! I'm headed to the NGS conference next week so the video will probably be released in a couple of weeks so stay tuned!
@@AncestryAimee thank you!. In my case it doesn't help that both woman have a common name- Margaret Hughes but fortunately born in neighbouring counties in West Wales with fathers having different occupations.
Another important tip - THINK before you accept the hint. I have reached a point in my own tree where 25-35% of the hints Ancestry suggests do not apply to the person in my tree. Accepting an incorrect hint introduces incorrect and/or contradictory information.
Excellent point - I should have mentioned that! I've done an entire video on evaluating hints and determining if they are correct ruclips.net/video/B2qWqVlJshI/видео.html as well as one on the danger of accepting trees ruclips.net/video/EKRcLXHztdQ/видео.html
@@AncestryAimee Sometimes, I wish Ancestry would give a warning when making the decision on whether a tree is public or private, urging those making their tree public to be very diligent about accuracy. I'll bet half or more of the bad hints I get come from other's trees.
I LOVED the step-by-step visual instructions! I found it so helpful as a beginner. Even though Ancestry is pretty intuitive, it is so helpful to have the explanation of what happens if you do "this". I loved how you showed the comparison of working in the side panel vs full screen, especially when it comes to the descriptions being automatically added. Big tip! Also loved you sharing the "what ifs" on preferred dates to avoid losing information as well as using the edit feature when reviewing sources. All Golden Nuggets! Thanks Aimee! Keep making videos!
Can you do a video on your favorite genealogy learning materials, like do you have books you frequently reference as a reminder for information about dowery laws? I’d love to learn more of those important tidbits
That’s a great suggestion for more specific topics. I have done some videos relating to general favorite resources. Try these out. ruclips.net/video/vd5LBnX1LXU/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Meg2Y5s4SL0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/T1FaNj5I1ds/видео.html
Totally agree with you that ancestry's "improvement" to accepting hints is way too small, I also click the record again to get the larger view (which annoys me that I have to have an extra hint to get to this far better system. You missed a tip though. When you go to this mode, ancestry also pops up a list of possible other matches to the right of the workspace. These hints are different from the list of hints you get when examining a person. Like any hints, these are suggestions to be investigated, not blindly accepted, but I often find new information in that list. When im examining a record in the larger method, I will use this as a starting point, and examine those suggested records (if I find them interesting). I cheat a bit and use the back arrow after examining one of these hints to get me back to where I started. Its a very efficient way to work with these. Also a quick practical use of the merge button. I have done alot of family research in small villages in Italy. I used to worry about duplicating records as I'm traveling back in time and adding marriages. I stopped worry about this when I found the merge button. In one such village, San Nicandro in Abruzzo, I started to merge duplicates as I found I've added the same person, perhaps from birth records and then later for a marriage record. Ancestry makes this so simple to do. Thanks again for these vids. It's great to see how others approach this.
Oops, continued here... how I could link the source to the spouse and each child but that is a lot of extra work. How can I make sure the source is connected to each selected individual when initially accepting the hint? Thanks so much and I wish you lots of success on your channel. Frank
Very important! Thanks for adding that and I didn't mention it in the video - I have in past videos - but I need to remember to restate things because many haven't seen the other videos - I appreciate the reminder! And very true about transcription errors too! Thanks for reminding us all!
good point as I have a classic example sadly made in the 1970s! My father visited a UK Registry office in South Wales to get a copy of the birth certificate for his mother's twin sister. From then on the story was that my great grandfather was a "lawyer" or solicitor more likely but out of character for a long line of rural blacksmiths. I obtained a actual copy from GRO , government office in UK. There I found his occupation was a "Sawyer" meaning wood worker as back then, in old English, a S looked more like an L. Not a mistake you'd expect a qualified registrar to make in our lifetime so yes get back to the source every time.
Some of them are probably the date of the marriage bond or license. A lot of times on ancestry they put a bond or license date as the marriage date when you accept a record. I would just say to read the record very carefully.
Hi Aimee, Frank here. Thanks so much for this post in response to my questions. Great information and easy to understand examples. You even answered some questions I hadn't come across yet. I'm sure I'll watch this several times! You're earlier posts were the tipping point in my deciding to subscribe to Ancestry. I hope you don't mind but I've come across 2 more questions since my last comment. 1. Sometimes when I use alternates I end up with multiple alternate names that are the same. Is there a way to combine identical facts? 2. This doesn't have to do with alternates but has occurred several times recently. I have added facts from a census record that shows a person, spouse and children. However when I review the Facts page the spouse and children are not shown connected to the source. I believe you explained in this video how I could
Glad it’s helpful! Thanks for the good wishes! For question 1: You can’t merge facts like you can people. The video does show how to deal with duplicate facts though. The example is in relation to duplicate names. For #2: It’s in Ancestry’s system. Some of the records let you assign to multiple people by checking the box. Some do not - like earlier census records. If it doesn’t give you the option you have to manually do it.
Thanks again for the help, Aimee. I'm still a newbie, only on Ancestry 2 weeks. But have several years experience in Family Tree Maker. So glad they sync because FTM is hands down the winner on publishing reports and charts. Frank
Whoa! The first thing you should do is double click on the photo and actually look at the record. Lots of times the information transcribed may be incorrect. Also lots of information on a census isn’t transcribed at all. Finally, often there might be a person living with the family who is a mother-in-law, cousin, sister etc. I’ve seen plenty of trees where no one lists the last few censuses for granny because she’s living with one of the grown kids.
Thank you for covering this as it was really useful. In my Welsh family trees I have several cases of second marriages as childbirth and poor living conditions in rural areas killed many married women at a young age and men needed some to step in and look after the families etc. I do find it difficult to get Ancestry to show the records and the tree structure to reflect both marriages AND the children relating to each marriage. In one case both women have identical names! If this is a topic you feel you could give some guidance re record entries that would be most appreciated . Thank you.
Terrific idea! I would be happy to cover that at some point!
Thanks too for sharing my channel with your genealogy group. I have a friend who mentioned you had spread the word. Much appreciated!
Maureen! I just wanted you to know I shot the video today answering your questions! I'm headed to the NGS conference next week so the video will probably be released in a couple of weeks so stay tuned!
@@AncestryAimee thank you!. In my case it doesn't help that both woman have a common name- Margaret Hughes but fortunately born in neighbouring counties in West Wales with fathers having different occupations.
Excellent... I have so much work to do... 😐
Thanks!
Another important tip - THINK before you accept the hint. I have reached a point in my own tree where 25-35% of the hints Ancestry suggests do not apply to the person in my tree. Accepting an incorrect hint introduces incorrect and/or contradictory information.
Excellent point - I should have mentioned that! I've done an entire video on evaluating hints and determining if they are correct ruclips.net/video/B2qWqVlJshI/видео.html as well as one on the danger of accepting trees ruclips.net/video/EKRcLXHztdQ/видео.html
@@AncestryAimee Sometimes, I wish Ancestry would give a warning when making the decision on whether a tree is public or private, urging those making their tree public to be very diligent about accuracy. I'll bet half or more of the bad hints I get come from other's trees.
@@TomCooper I understand. I think we just need to spread the word - check things out!!! I don't think Ancestry will change anything! :)
I LOVED the step-by-step visual instructions! I found it so helpful as a beginner. Even though Ancestry is pretty intuitive, it is so helpful to have the explanation of what happens if you do "this". I loved how you showed the comparison of working in the side panel vs full screen, especially when it comes to the descriptions being automatically added. Big tip! Also loved you sharing the "what ifs" on preferred dates to avoid losing information as well as using the edit feature when reviewing sources. All Golden Nuggets! Thanks Aimee! Keep making videos!
Thanks @suzannefry. So glad this helped you! Good luck with your searches!
Really great episode. I learned something new!
Thanks Connie! Pass it along on Genealogy TV!
Great information and presented very well. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge.
Thank you Peg. Glad it’s helpful!
Yes, definitely helpful!
Glad you think so!
I love watching and learning from your videos, thank you!
I'm so glad! Thank you!!!
This was very helpful. I had been missing some of these features and techniques.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for commenting.
Thanks for the tips. Learned an easier way to work with their hints
Great to hear!
Can you do a video on your favorite genealogy learning materials, like do you have books you frequently reference as a reminder for information about dowery laws? I’d love to learn more of those important tidbits
That’s a great suggestion for more specific topics. I have done some videos relating to general favorite resources. Try these out.
ruclips.net/video/vd5LBnX1LXU/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Meg2Y5s4SL0/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/T1FaNj5I1ds/видео.html
Great tips and examples - thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Totally agree with you that ancestry's "improvement" to accepting hints is way too small, I also click the record again to get the larger view (which annoys me that I have to have an extra hint to get to this far better system. You missed a tip though. When you go to this mode, ancestry also pops up a list of possible other matches to the right of the workspace. These hints are different from the list of hints you get when examining a person. Like any hints, these are suggestions to be investigated, not blindly accepted, but I often find new information in that list. When im examining a record in the larger method, I will use this as a starting point, and examine those suggested records (if I find them interesting). I cheat a bit and use the back arrow after examining one of these hints to get me back to where I started. Its a very efficient way to work with these. Also a quick practical use of the merge button. I have done alot of family research in small villages in Italy. I used to worry about duplicating records as I'm traveling back in time and adding marriages. I stopped worry about this when I found the merge button. In one such village, San Nicandro in Abruzzo, I started to merge duplicates as I found I've added the same person, perhaps from birth records and then later for a marriage record. Ancestry makes this so simple to do. Thanks again for these vids. It's great to see how others approach this.
Thank you so much for your comments and THANKS for adding the info about the recommendations on the side. So true!!
Oops, continued here...
how I could link the source to the spouse and each child but that is a lot of extra work. How can I make sure the source is connected to each selected individual when initially accepting the hint?
Thanks so much and I wish you lots of success on your channel.
Frank
Thanks so much Frank! (See your first comment for my response to all your great questions.
I always look at the actual record before accepting it. I have found transcription errors.
Very important! Thanks for adding that and I didn't mention it in the video - I have in past videos - but I need to remember to restate things because many haven't seen the other videos - I appreciate the reminder!
And very true about transcription errors too! Thanks for reminding us all!
good point as I have a classic example sadly made in the 1970s! My father visited a UK Registry office in South Wales to get a copy of the birth certificate for his mother's twin sister. From then on the story was that my great grandfather was a "lawyer" or solicitor more likely but out of character for a long line of rural blacksmiths. I obtained a actual copy from GRO , government office in UK. There I found his occupation was a "Sawyer" meaning wood worker as back then, in old English, a S looked more like an L. Not a mistake you'd expect a qualified registrar to make in our lifetime so yes get back to the source every time.
Great example!
@@maureentaphouse5206 I've seen that one too.
I hate all of the multiple marriage dates I keep coming across for my ancestors.
Some of them are probably the date of the marriage bond or license. A lot of times on ancestry they put a bond or license date as the marriage date when you accept a record. I would just say to read the record very carefully.
Hi Aimee, Frank here. Thanks so much for this post in response to my questions. Great information and easy to understand examples. You even answered some questions I hadn't come across yet. I'm sure I'll watch this several times! You're earlier posts were the tipping point in my deciding to subscribe to Ancestry. I hope you don't mind but I've come across 2 more questions since my last comment.
1. Sometimes when I use alternates I end up with multiple alternate names that are the same. Is there a way to combine identical facts?
2. This doesn't have to do with alternates but has occurred several times recently. I have added facts from a census record that shows a person, spouse and children. However when I review the Facts page the spouse and children are not shown connected to the source. I believe you explained in this video how I could
Glad it’s helpful! Thanks for the good wishes! For question 1: You can’t merge facts like you can people. The video does show how to deal with duplicate facts though. The example is in relation to duplicate names. For #2: It’s in Ancestry’s system. Some of the records let you assign to multiple people by checking the box. Some do not - like earlier census records. If it doesn’t give you the option you have to manually do it.
Thanks again for the help, Aimee. I'm still a newbie, only on Ancestry 2 weeks. But have several years experience in Family Tree Maker. So glad they sync because FTM is hands down the winner on publishing reports and charts.
Frank
@@felder7827 I like Family Tree Maker too!
Is there any way of undoing a hint that I have accepted?
That messed up the Tree.
Actually I was working on a video covering that today! You can just delete the source.
Whoa! The first thing you should do is double click on the photo and actually look at the record. Lots of times the information transcribed may be incorrect. Also lots of information on a census isn’t transcribed at all. Finally, often there might be a person living with the family who is a mother-in-law, cousin, sister etc. I’ve seen plenty of trees where no one lists the last few censuses for granny because she’s living with one of the grown kids.
YES!!!!!