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From: Dana Canevaro <>
Subject: Re: Traced to the 1500's in England. Now what?
Date: 1 May 1999 11:08:35 -0700


Hi Ruth,

Please, what is a GOON?

Heather

Ruth Bartlett wrote:

> Regarding Jen's rapid genealogy - may I offer a caution from experience.
>
> When I began my genealogy I was very happy to use the I.G.I. fiche and in
> time discovered that not all Parish Officials had allowed the I.G.I. a
> sight of their registers - therefore there were whole blanks in the info.
>
> When tracking back on "MY" Charity Crocker born about 1791 who married
> Richard Metter, because she said she was born in Ashwater, Devon, I was
> able to track back quite a tree for her.
>
> I found that a GOON was "doing" Crockers and so sent my Crocker information
> to him.
>
> Oh, no, came back the answer, that Charity Crocker married Joseph Martyn.
>
> Determined to get to the truth of the matter, on a visit to Tavistock,
> Devon, I decided to view the Ashwater registers (they were not in
> Tavistock) but serendipity led me to the lady (helping in the library on
> archival material a few days a week) was the very one who had Charity
> Crocker & Joseph Martyn in her tree.
>
> We corresponded and compared our information culled from various census and
> eventually she conceded that she must look elsewhere for the birthplace of
> her Charity Crocker.
>
> I sent all of this info. to the GOON in New Zealand, with proofs as we had
> both seen them but to this day I have had no acknowledgement.
>
> I suggest therefore that Jen's parting remark of "Take Care" is extremely
> apposite.
>
> All the same, I hope she gets to the "bottom" of her family tree.
>
> Ruth
>
> "Ruth Bartlett" <>

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