ONE LUCKY STRIKE

At the moment very little work is being done on the family history due to life intervening. [see My Other Blog] I have virtually lost the use of my right hand so have to type one-handed with my left hand, of course I am a right-handed touch typist so this slows me considerably. I was watching re-runs of BBC TV's 'Who do you think you are?' recently and I noticed how easy they make it look.
What is your opinion on the fact that they don't tell you about the dozens of people they must have researching to find out the relevant information or the length of time it takes?


Do you think they are giving the wrong impression to people just starting out?


Do you think maybe they have an ulterior motive and really want people to use professional genealogists?


It brings to mind a letter in a magazine a few decades back where a professional genealogist believed that amateurs should not be allowed access to records due to their 'inability to use the information properly' PROPERLY?? What does that mean?


I must admit I was shouting at the TV last night that the celebrity should have looked at the death dates before ordering the certificates but if he wants to waste his money that's his business.


Leads seemed to have been completely missed out - how did he know his great-uncle had emigrated to America? How did he know where to look for the Railway Workers information? Maybe I blinked but I didn't see those bits.


As I say - makes it look too, too easy,


LUCKY STRIKE!!


And I don't mean the old matches called that. I have been searching for John Dennell, born about 1703, for over 15 years now.
I have been impeded by ill-health and a lack of transport, and so knowing that all I could do was to rule out the obvious places.
BUT I may have found him [subject to verification] I have found a marriage index reference that ticks all the boxes:
1/ John with a surname variation known well to anyone with the Denn[e][i]ll surname so that fits;
2/ Marrying an Esther, who we know to be his wife, so that fits;
3/ The year of the marriage fits within the range;
4/ The place of the marriage fits wthin the county;
I am trying NOT to get excited because it may not be my John at all and I will only find out for definite by seeing the actual marriage register which means travel.


I will keep you informed of my progress.


Any Denn[e][i]ll's reading this and don't know of the elusive John contact me for a quick family tree outline.