Genealogy Chat

... in their family who's interested in doing anything about finding out information about their genealogy?!! But (Like the Little Red Hen) they're all interested in what the end result is?!! Wonder whose side that coes from.... :) I'm still smiling though! Thanks everyone here - your stories have made me smile and think it's all worth it!! Abi

My mum is interested, but the rest of my family aren't. That's why I had a great time on Sunday at the BBC Family History Fair in London - I travelled there and back with a fellow enthusiast and we talked non-stop about what we'd found and who we were looking for and what we conjectured from the information we already had...the time flew by! nell

Thanks Nell for a moment there I thought I was the only one!! : ) LOL! Had another thoguht that I can always get my children to be interested in it if I talk about it with them enough! Tee hee! Abi

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My dad is interested, although not suprised as he is chairman of his local history society. Mum was actually quite anti - i discovered that her parents had a baby that died aged about 10 weeks old, long before my mum was born, and tentatively told her about it ( she'd never mentioned it) after that, she seemed different about it, and is now quite interested. Maybe she felt 'oddly' about the fact that she'd never told us about her sibling... Jess x

My mum is only interested in anything ''good'' that I find. Just like Sheila Hancock was on WDYTYA? Yet mum castigated her for that attitude!! if I find anything ''bad'' I am told off, as if it's my fault rellies were in the workhouse/hospital/died young/in the asylum/lost their job/went to jail/did not pass Go and collect £200 etc etc Also mum thinks it immoral to spend more than £1 a year on a hobby, so I usually don't mention my findings! Merry

I know where you are coming from. I have asked all my aunts and uncles who are left for information, they all said they dont know anything about their parents family, or where they worked or what they did, my Dad is sort of interested but says he does not really know much, the information they did eventually part with is completely wrong, so not much help, i have tried phoning my Aunt several times but shes never in, left numerous messages for her to get back to me..no reply. So i am even more determined to find out about my ancestors, and i shall pride myself in sending a copy of my family history to them all..LOL, the header will be Look what i found. LOL

I have to listen to football stuff till I could scream and cricket as well but the mere mention of guess what I found today and they all scoff and they say 'another dead person probably' and laugh there stupid heads off here and i say well they are your ancesters and my son who has no idea at all says' You are stupid Mum they aren't related to you how could you possibly know if they are 'he doesn't know about working back from yourself and the checks you make so I don't talk about it to them now but also won't listen to them raving about their hobbies I now say like they do sorry not interested and laugh, or they say 'well well 'and you know they havn't got the foggiest idea what you have just told them so join the club Abigail its par for the course ,regards Lara

I think its great to find out stuff about your family even if its not that good, i discovered yesterday that a relative was in Prestwich Asylum, during the 1901 census ( i was so made up by the finding as i had not previosuly been able to find anyone other than people i knew of) he was described as Lunatic, fair enough no family is perfect. i wonder how my living relatives will take this news lol, i am not bothered in the slightest we are not a perfect family (if one exists) so i am now going to get the CD records of the Asylum for all his further information. Louisa x

Thank God I am not alone then. I thought it was me and my defunct family. My Son is marginally interested, but I don't see him a lot for chatting about it. My Sister never asks me anything, I think she cant see why I bother. I have five cousins, one who has started her tree on here, no contact for ages, the others when asked for any info, dont know anything. The person most interested is my friend, she likes to talk about it and look at my certs etc also I have someone in Ireland who is great. We share the same family name although we haven't any family connections. I have found the people on this site great, and it keeps me busy. Ann

I love this site, its great as i am relatively (no pun intended) new to Geneaology its really interesting, i have had so many tips from people on here that it has made my research that bit easier, also the willingness of people to offer assistance and look ups is amazing , plus you get to chat to like minded people who enjoy the same things as you, its great and well worth £9.50 a year, its cheaper and better than going down the pub..lol Louisa x

My dad and I are interested, mainly because we're part Polish and want to find out more. My mum and brother are not! Two of my great uncle's are interested in it too. So I can talk to other people, but most of the time I feel like it's just me.

Have found a way to 'reel them in young' on this one!!!! Have my nephew staying with me for half-term, whilst his mum goes skiing, and have got him to help me 'organise' the family photo album (not that it needs doing really, I know where everything goes LOLOL) - BUT - it does mean he's started asking questions, and, lo and behold, I have him delving into some of my files to find certs that belong with this photo or that photo, or 'who's dad is this?' being asked when we find someone he doesn't recognise - SO - there is always hope that a younger generation will become interested, but sometimes you just have to go about it in a roundabout way LOLOLOL Regards Looby

Thanks guys - I really needed to hear your stories too! And I relate tp the football/cricket/any sport one - I came online and did geneology last night rather than watching...**the curling**... oh my word what a boring sport. Mind numbing!! Much more interesting reading other people's family myths!! thanks for the smiles guys love Abi

My husband is well, sort of interested, although tends to like making what he thinks are 'witty' remarks about my family (cousins marrying, closely interlinked families). My MIL dreads it - I keep finding out 'family secrets', like extra children no one knew about, or the fact that her birth wasn't registered where she said it was. Tells me quite firmly to 'forget what I found the other day' My mum says she isn't interested in her fathers family, yet can quite happily rattle off strings of information - after I have spent time looking and had to ask other kind souls for help - yet when I ask her she says she doesn't know and isn't interested! Lisa