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In my limited experience, certainly not when it's up to it's neck in hot water.

Can I take it then Jimmy, that a family named Quoit, did not exist in Rowley Regis in the time period, and that as they could not read or write, the Vicar wrote down the name as he thought it should be spelt. Eliza Quoit then, is actually Eliza Kite. Well, that clears that up then, thank you Jimmy f...

Most of my family have, up to know, have been reasonably tracable. We have had a few problems with wrong transcriptions and unreadable occupations, but thats fairly normal, so I'm told, concidering the state of education all those years ago. This one however, is proving to be a bit of a nightmare. I...

Well thank you all for the warm welcome, I am almost, but not quite, overcome with emotion. Stiff upper lip and all that y'know. Strange thing is Rob, there really was a Johnny Ringo. Part of the Clanton gang, they of OK Corral fame, (1881) he was known to spout off in Greek prose. He got into a dis...

Thank you for accepting me on your website. Why have I joined ? Well what is there to do when the end is looming, but to search for your ancesters. Wouldn't do would it, to go through the pearly gates and not be able to name your great grandfather. Mind you, if it's the other way, I could be wasting...