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Has anyone got any idea why I haven't got any hot

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InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 20 Oct 2005 22:27

Genes Reunited looks at each person in your tree and checks over 44 million relatives to look for first name, surname and year of birth matches Place or country of birth isn't included. My main gripe is that my hot matches havn't yet got further than the Baggott family.

The Bag

The Bag Report 20 Oct 2005 22:13

Would you like some of mine - i've got 5 pages of them . I've looked aand as far as i can see they'll probably be more use to you than me - and i dont even know your names! I think the funniest thing of all is - and hope this is a typical example - There are 4 direct matches for my own name and year of birth, Now, maybe i should seriously stop and consider was i born in 1) Glasgow? 2) New Zealand? 3) St Albans? 4) Leeds?....... How can they be matches? Jess x

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 20 Oct 2005 21:40

They seem to be in surnames e.g. I had loads of hot matches for George Knight (none born in the same place though, another load of John Knights, then several Mary Bakers, seceral William Bates, some with surnames starting with F and a couple with I. So it isn't alphabetical. Ann Glos

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Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Angela

Angela Report 20 Oct 2005 21:39

You are not alone - I haven't had any either. When I did have some they were useless anyway.

Debbie

Debbie Report 20 Oct 2005 21:36

Hi Tammy I had mine yesterday, I thought perhaps they are doing them in a certain order, like earlier members first, I then noticed you joined ages ago. So it cant be that or they could be doing it by surnames or anything like that. I am sure you will get them soon.

Tammy

Tammy Report 20 Oct 2005 20:38

Hi Lou and Maureen I don't understand how some have got NEW hot matches and some of us haven't!!! :~( Tammy

Maureen

Maureen Report 20 Oct 2005 20:23

I haven't had any new ones either. Maureen

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Oct 2005 19:22

I've never had a single one since they introduced it yet I've been contacted by my cousin today to say that some of our shared ancestors have appeared on her hot matches Whole system is useless!

Tammy

Tammy Report 20 Oct 2005 19:07

Hi All I did have the first lot of hot matches, I went through them all and then deleted them. I haven't been given any NEW hot matches, I have checked today!! Any ideas anyone???? Tammy