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Re: Get a a full family tree.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:06:55 +0000 (UTC)
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Stanmapstone...
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In a message dated 17/11/2005 17:47:38 GMT Standard Time,
Please don't tell me people BELIEVE this stuff?
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It is run by a man who claims that he holds the Higher Certificate in
Genealogy awarded by the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies.
roy...
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Eve
I respectfully suggest you look at the website in question before
passing comment and also note my previous message on the subject.
Whether he holds the above-mentioned qualification or not I do not
Eve McLaughlin...
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this was the less than convincing aspect. I may slot in looking at the
website in my next quota (can't spend too much time online, till both
eyes are done, since the disparity makes for headaches)
Jill....
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Is that cataracts?
Eve McLaughlin...
If so have you changed the set up of your display
I found black background and white writing was much easier
Eve McLaughlin...
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It is the imbalance with the 'undone' eye which is the problem.
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know, but there is absolutely no question about it being a seemingly
legitimate and comprehensive site. He has a substantial number of
Eve McLaughlin...
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OK - the 'qualification' is irrelevanmt, then, if the work is good. But
the claims, as people have commented, seemed extreme. And is it a case
for 'marketplace@?
Pat...
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This was an ordinary web site. The man concerned did not advertise on this
group nor is he a contributor here. The only person who told us where to
find the web site was Stan Mapstone. The only thing which seems extreme
about his claim was that he would provide a full family tree but as he says
he is only going back to 1800 then even that claim is not outrageous. Just
depends how one interprets the words.
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pages explaining exactly what he does, his resources, the kind of
research he undertakes and his fees. His name is clearly there, his
Jeff...
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I haven't looked closely at his pages but, I agree this
seems legitimate.
200 Pounds for tracing back to beginning of civil
registration is by no means unreasonable. Also, not a bad
business model for a professional Genealogist!
Andrew Brydon...
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Having done some "for costs" work for a couple of colleagues,
it's possible but there's virtually no profit in it, if he's
allowing for overheads, subscriptions, etc.
And there's no room for going sideways on any generation. It would
be a pretty restricted person, parents, their parents, etc., with
no room for siblings, their families, etc.
Jeff...
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In fairness he is quite specific.
He DOESN'T go sideways. "Main line" only.
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Then again, it could be at-cost or even loss-leading to get experience
and a client base/reputation.
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Chris Dickinson...
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Rather too cheap, I thought. Professional genealogists shouldn't price
themselves down to £10 an hour.
CWatters...
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and what about all the certificates? I make it more than £200 worth between
1837 and 2005.
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The £200 would buy about less than 9 hours of research at my usual county
record office; and, as the company indicates, will typically involve more
than 20 hours of research. Presumably too, the researcher will be spending a
fair amount on buying certificates. Doesn't seem a realistic charge.
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e-mail address is there for direct contact and I checked his name and
address on my Phone CD. He looks to me like a professional
Jeff...
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I checked. It does include certificates. It includes tracing
only one line.
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genealogist offering services and until someone proves differently, I
suggest this thread be ended, otherwise he would probably have a good
case for defamation.
Roy Stockdill
"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about,
and that is not being talked about."
Oscar Wilde
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Lesley Robertson...
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And there was me assuming that it was the guy on this side of the North Sea
who's running the current Halberts clone.
Lesley Robertson
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tim sewell...
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Which ranks as the second lowest qualification (below Diploma and
Licentiateship) of four available from the IHGS. Obtained via a series of 24
lectures and assignments. Why am I not very impressed, I wonder?
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Regards Stan Mapstone
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