
Karen (Finnerty) Butler
Honor Code SignatorySigned 14 Oct 2017 | 120978 contributions | 16717 thank-yous
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I shall be unavailable UFN because my computer has died and gone to silicon heaven
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Karen_Butler_To-Do_List
Karen was born in December 1964 [1] at 7.45 pm, at home she was 2 weeks overdue, which set the tone for her life as she is nearly always late for everything.
Karen has not done any DNA testing, nor does she have any plans to do so, as a personal opinion only, she does not trust them to be completely accurate and thinks they are a waste of time and money and with certain sites selling the information and passing them on without permission, although she does appreciate that they are necessary for some people.
Her ancestry is English, Irish and Scottish (when those elusive Finnertys can be found supposed to be from by Loch Lomand)
Karen has been told she suffers from Dyspraxia, which why she is so clumsy and uncoordinated, and why asking obvious questions does not occur to her - she can also be a bit OTT. She has a good sense of humour, some would say weird, which not everyone appreciates.
Karen describes herself as "unique", there is no-one like her, which she quite likes,
Karen will die at some point in time, but she plans on living forever, just to annoy everyone :-)
Karens no1 rule in life is never to take offence at anything - now if that isn't a challenge, I don't know what is :-) - it wastes too much time and energy
Karen also suffers with Metathesiophobia
We have all made mistakes when we started genealoging, some of us still do (guilty). Mistakes happen, they can be fixed, and whatever mistake you make you are not the first or the last to make it. I have probably made every mistake that can be made. "We want examples" I hear you ask, well, I made someone a father when he was 10, I married someone when she was 7, and I added someone as the wife and daughter of her dad, my latest error, was to have someone christened 6 years before they were born.
Karen is obsessed with genealogy, she also likes crosswords, reading, knitting, she also likes music, opera, rock,classical, punk, blues and soul. Her favourite music is from the 60s-80s. Her favourite singer was Klaus Nomi [2]
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Surnames_in_my_tree, a WIP
Notables |
Name | Relationship | Occupation | |
Arthur Ladbroke Wigan | 3rd cousin 8x removed | Author & GP | |
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace | 1st cousin 3x removed | Crime writer, war correspondent, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright | |
William Hill | Husband of 4th cousin 3x removed | Bookmaker | |
Alfred Sydney Wigan | 4th cousin 7x removed | Actor |
Criminals |
Name | Relationship | Crime | sentence | |
John Porton | 5x great uncle | Embezzlement | 12 months | |
Sarah Proffitt | Wife 3rd cousin 7x removed | Larceny | 1 calendar month |
Military |
Name | Relationship | War | Regiment | Place | ||
Sgt Ernest Colley | 2nd cousin 2x removed | WW1 | Warwickshire | Ypres | ||
Abraham Ball | 6th cousin 2x removed | WW1 | Leicestershire | Mesopotamia | ||
Henry Newman | 4th cousin 2x removed | WW1 | South Staffordshire | Survived | ||
Albert Caulcott | 5th cousin 3x removed | WW1 | North Staffordshire | France | ||
Frank Adams | husband of 10th cousin 2x removed | WWII | Australia | Survived | ||
Robert Maughan | husband of 2nd cousin 3x removed | WWI | Northumberland Fusiliers, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment, | Home | Wounded - survived | |
Tom Beet | Husband of 3rd cousin 1x removed | WWI | Royal Field Artillery | France | Survived |
Karen is 23 degrees from June Cash, 24 degrees from Patsy Cline, 31 degrees from Mickey Guyton, 25 degrees from Naomi Judd, 21 degrees from Loretta Lynn, 36 degrees from Rita MacNeil, 26 degrees from Reba McEntire, 24 degrees from Joy Kirkpatrick, 25 degrees from Dolly Parton, 24 degrees from Minnie Pearl, 27 degrees from Kitty Wells and 28 degrees from Andrew Turvey on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Regardless, thanks.
Tim
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Thank you for contributing to the December 2021 Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
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Hi
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Well, it was a fun weekend, we hope you enjoyed yourself. Thank you for joining us. It is appreciated. The combined score for our teams was a fab 9,296 up 419 on last year, well done. The total overall figure was 56,972 profiles sourced.
Check your personal figures here - https://wikitree.sdms.si/Challenges/SourceaThon/TeamAndUser.htm (gives you a target for next year’s event)
Thanks again for this weekend, we look forward to working with you again
Joan & Maddy
Hi Karen
We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Source-A-Thon. The marathon starts Friday, October 1 at 8 AM (ET) and ends Monday, October 4, 8 AM (ET) but you don't need to participate the whole time
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Amanda
Louise Busby Gibbs
Harry McNally
Regards, Danny Edmond Williams
The United Kingdom Project has not been active since 2018 and we are now completely closing it down. We are removing all UK project badges. If you still have an interest in the UK and have not already joined another project, then you will need to join the England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales Project by answering one or more of their G2G posts. If your interest is in the British Isles and British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, then please contact me directly.
Regards Joan
Hi Karen
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Clean-A-Thon and congratulations on your work during the CAT what an amazing result for the Mighty Oaks we added 32,841 . Altogether the teams fixed a grand total of 233,558 profiles suggestions. We hope you had fun while cleaning the tree.
See you later in the year for the Connect-A-Thon
Janet & Joan
Co-Leaders for the Mighty Oaks
Lisa Rose (Stoner) Stoddard [email address removed]
I just got a message from you. Wikitree has be down as female. I'm male. Can you change this as I want to enter my Y DNA results. Thanks Kevin Terry
Bryan
Hi Karen
We would love to have you join the Mighty Oaks for the Spring Clean-A-Thon
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Look forward to working with you again
Janet & Joan
Thanks again for the virtual hugs this morning. It's been a beast of a month. Thank goodness it's almost over. I'm sure March will be much better. :)
I wanted to tell you that one of your "greetees" replied in the wrong place: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_Wyk-739.
Hugs,
Claire
Thanks for getting back to me so quick. A girl after my own heart. It will take awhile to learn how this site works. I am not the best at computer stuff. Debbie
I am her to help you whenever you need it
Take care and have fun
Karen 🤗
Thanks for your message. I appreciate the offer of help, I will need it. Pre- 1700 is very confusing, especially when a lot of them have the same Christian name. I will check out the project page and let you know if there are any problems.
Kay
Thanks again for your welcome Mick Spicer ne Dodd
You are very welcome, I know Leamington Spa we used to go there a lot when i was younger, and I am just across the water from Portsmouth. I have added a couple of profiles with the surname Dodd, I think I have some more on my Ancestry Tree, I must have a look and see if any of the names you mention are on there.
Take care
Karen 🤗 xxx
Yes, I have also found that, and that dates and ages are also they can be off by quite a few years, unreliable, with names, errors can be made by the transcriber due to some of the writing being hard to read, some will only have initials. One more problem I have found is that some people will put a christening/baptism date a birth date, and as not everyone was christened/baptised as a baby that can also throw your research out by quite a few years.
I am here to help you whenever you need it
Take care and have fun
Karen 🤗
House, Coorparoo, Queensland
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House, Coorparoo, Queensland
edited by Debi (McGee) Hoag
Thanks for your message about joining the Greeters! I would be delighted to join you all. Just send me a message with the next steps.
Best, Lauren
That is good news, I shall send you a pm later xxx
Thanks for your Welcome message. First, please excuse my poor English writing. I am more familiar with French. I have a lot of informations about my ancesters (up to the 17th century), but I can't add anything to my page on Wikitree. Is there a reason? I am 100% ok with sharing informations that could help other relatives or friends about my family. On the other hand, I don't understand why I would have to pay a membership fee for helping and informing others. Have a Good day! Pierre Vigneault
Question: Should I add the tag to my profile North America. If so then I have question? When I signed up and listed those for tag it said I could do up to 20. However it aonly would appear to accept 10. I deleted one so I could add and it won't seem to add past 9 now, or does it take awhile for the system to add it? Thank you in advance.
I am not sure if this where I should post this, but I made a change to my profile (different birth last name - legally changed when married). I did that several days ago and am not sure how long I should wait before becoming worried that nothing has happened. Any idea how long this usually takes?
Best wishes Sam
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It's that time of the year again: check-in time! As England Project Leaders, we like to check in with you every six months or so to see how things are progressing. Back in May, we didn't ask for a response due to the rapid emergence of Covid-19 because we understood that people's lives were changing rapidly. While we are still living in a Covid world, we do need to hear back from you this time around.
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Hi Karen
Thank you for joining the Mighty Oaks for the Source-A-Thon (SAT). Congratulations on your work during the SAT. Its an amazing result for the Mighty Oaks, we sourced 8,887. Altogether the teams sourced a total of 57,577 profiles on wikitree. We hope you had fun while building the tree.
We are looking forward to working with you for another Thon soon.
Janet & Joan
Can you provide me a way to send you a private message? Thanks! Ian
His Portuguese, with the help of the translator, possibly online, was quietly understandable (understandable). I hope you can understand my bilingual messages, with the help of the online translator. Regards! Leônidas ;)
Olá Karen Seu portugues com ajuda do tradutor possívelmente online, ficou tranquilamente entendível (compreesível). Espero que voce possa entender minhas mensagens bilingues,com ajuda do tradutor online . Um grande Abraço.
Thank you so much for informing me of my mistake. I'm correcting. I ended up merging two people into a third. What a mess. Gradually I will correct. Thanks!
Olá Karen Muito obrigada por informar de meu equivoco. Estou corrigindo. Acabei mesclando duas pessoas em uma terceira. Que grande confusão. Aos poucos irei corrigindo. Um abraço.
3 hours later. I think I have sorted it now. Perhaps you could double check?
edited by Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely
Thank you for the three welcoming posts. I think I've finished for the day but I have a lot to do so I'll be back soon. Take care, thanks again. Monte