Rosalie (Martin) Neve
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Rosalie (Martin) Neve

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I have been reproducing a portion of my private family tree on ancestry.com to wikitree. The tree on ancestry includes additional information on my descendants who are not adults yet (10 additional grandchildren to date) and their respective ancestors and extended families.
Rosalie J. Neve formerly Martin
Born 1950s.
Ancestors ancestors
Sister of [private sister (1950s - unknown)]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , [private daughter (1970s - unknown)], , [private son (1980s - unknown)], , , [private son (1990s - unknown)] and
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Biography

Rosalie (Martin) Neve competed with the Wonderful Willows in the 2023 WikiGames.
Rosalie (Martin) Neve is an Indigenous Australian.
Rosalie (Martin) Neve is a member of the Indigenous Australians Team.
England Orphan Trailblazer
Rosalie (Martin) Neve is an England Orphan Trailblazer
England Orphan Team
Rosalie (Martin) Neve has completed the England Project's Post 1700 Orphan Trail I.
England Orphan Team
Rosalie (Martin) Neve has completed the England Project's Pre-1700 Orphan Trail II.
Scotland's Tartan Trail
Rosalie (Martin) Neve is a graduate of the Scotland Tartan Trail II.
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Rosalie participated in the England v Australia Ashes Challenge.
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Rosalie has participated in the USBH Connecting Challenge.
Friday Date Night
I found a date for some profiles during Friday Date Night!
Rosalie (Martin) Neve participated in the 2022 England Project Supermarket Trolley Dash Challenge.
WikiTree Day
WikiTree Day Attendee: 2022
Rosalie (Martin) Neve visited 3 nations including India, Argentina, and Ukraine in the 15 Nations Tour.

I am the eldest of my family and the first female in my matrilineal line in Australia, to be educated formally at school. I am also the first of the women in my family born on Gumbainggirr land to be and to identify as an Aboriginal person and to be accepted as such by the Aboriginal community I live and work in. I have always had a keen interest in family history and my fathers family tree has been passed on to me by word of mouth from my father and others over decades since I was about 8 years old. I am an Aboriginal cultural heritage specialist and educator and I enjoy opportunities to work with and for Aboriginal communities on all matters relating to Aboriginal cultural values and family lines. I was educated through St Mary's Bellingen, Bellingen High School, University of New England and Flinders University. When my first child was arriving I opted to be a 'stay at home parent' until my children were at school and in the care of others for large sections of the day. When they were I had time to complete my university studies and pursue ongoing employment. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in archaeology and paleoanthropogy on my mother’s 70 birthday in October 2007. While working as an archaeologist for the NSW government in 2008 I started post graduate studies with Flinders University in Cultural Heritage Management. I have lived mostly in Bellingen until a short-term 18 month contract with Griffith University in Brisbane as the project officer for their ongoing Indigenising their curriculum project took me to Queensland in 2008. In March 2010 I started working in Coffs Harbour again for the same agency I started with in 2007 for a 3-month contract and started commuting weekly by car from my new home in Queensland to my old home in Bellingen. However, that has evolved into ongoing employment over the years in a number of different roles in Aboriginal cultural heritage regulation.

In 2017 at the request of other family members who were also the descendants of Jack and Jesse Cook I was their contact officer for the purposes of registering the family's Aboriginal corporation with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous. Corporations Cook Family of Barrington.

Between July 2020 and December 2021 I was working for the NSW Department of Premier & Cabinet in a work from home capacity in Queensland as part of the COVID response.

I accepted a voluntary redundance offer and left the Department on 13 December 2021. I am currently the contact officer for the Cook family of Barrington and an Indigenous representative on the Australian Archaeological Association's national executive.

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  • First-hand information. Entered by Rosalie Neve at registration.

DNA

  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Rosalie (Martin) Neve and her first cousin once removed (SK). Their most-recent common ancestors are her grandparents, Sid Kelly and Mary Sheridan. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousins 1 x removed, based on sharing 464 cM cM across 18 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Rosalie (Martin) Neve and her first cousin once removed (AK). Their most-recent common ancestors are her grandparents, Sid Kelly and Mary Sheridan. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousins 1 x removed, based on sharing 438 cM cM cM across 16 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Rosalie (Martin) Neve and her first cousin once removed (AG). Their most-recent common ancestor is her grandfather, Percy Gordon Middlebrook. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st - 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 395 cM across 17 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Rosalie (Martin) Neve and her first cousin once removed (PW). Their most-recent common ancestor is her grandfather, Percy Gordon Middlebrook. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousin 1 X removed, based on sharing 305 cM across 13 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
  • Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Rosalie (Martin) Neve and her second cousin (KM). Their most-recent common ancestors are her great grandparents, John Middlebrook and Mary Henny. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd - 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 286 cM across 13 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

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Hi Rosalie, new member added to Assisted & Bounty Immigrants team, Brenda (Corr) Kalms
Thank you for the welcome, Rosalie. There is so much here to explore that I plan to take some time to learn my way around before posting.

Eileen Grieve

posted by Eileen Grieve
Hello Rosalie,

Once again it is time for our annual Ireland Project check-in.

1. Would you like to continue as a member of the project?

2. Do you have any suggestions for project priorities in the next year?

3. Do you have any interest in taking a more active role in the project and, if so, what might you be interested in doing?

A response to the check-in is one of the project’s few requirements for all members. Please either post a reply below or send me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you, we’ll assume your interests have changed and you no longer have time to participate in the project.

Thank you for all of your contributions to WikiTree and to the Ireland Project.

Gach beannacht,

Jen, Ireland Project co-leader

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Finally I can thank you for everything you have done. I’m sorry it took so long. I don’t go on here now that I climbed over that brick wall and found my great grandma. Now I’ve discovered I have a great uncle twin Prescott side who died after he was born (1907) to Author A and Lizanna Taylor Prescott . He was the twin to Linley U Prescott. He was buried in Pickens County Alabama. I saw the tomb stone on the internet but forgot where it was and I didn’t think to screen Shoot it. Appreciate if you could help find him if not that’s ok. God bless.
posted by Marie Prescott
Thank you for the warm welcome Rosalie.
posted by Sue Kennedy
Hi Rosalie,

Thank you for contributing towards the goals of the England Project! Over the past year, a staggering amount has been done to improve English profiles on WikiTree and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.

The England Project leadership like to check in with all our project members at least once a year.

Are you happy to stay in your current project team/s? Or is there another team you would like to join or become more active in?

Please reply to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you. Please also let us know if you have other feedback about the direction of the project.

Many thanks!

Joan, on behalf of the England Project leadership

I have sent you a private reply Joan. The England Project does an amazing job and thenk you for all you do.
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi Rosalie, I've added a new member to the Assisted & Bounty Immigrants team, Christopher Hair. Cheers, Margaret.
Hi Rosalie,

Thank you so much for joining the Southern Cross Stars for the Connect-a-Thon this weekend. There is information on the Southern Cross Stars page, and our chat post at https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1682615 . We'll be chatting during the Thon on the new Aussie Challenge Teams Discord channel. You can message me any time if you have any other questions. I'm always happy to help! Gillian, Southern Cross Stars Team Leader

posted by Gillian Thomas
Thank you Rosalie,

for that very appropriate and helpful tip on working with pre-1800 ancestors. I will certainly keep it in mind as I venture into what is so far fairly "blank" territory for me. I do have a lot of questions and very few answers about where to find any records of what was happening in my ancestors' lives during this time period.

James Shuman

posted by James H Shuman
Hi Rosalie,

Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023! Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!

I'd like to share our end-of-year 2023 Newsletter. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have achieved in 2023!

On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, we wish you a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2024!

Best wishes,

Joan, England Project Leader

Thank you and best wishes to you too
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi Rosalie,

We're contacting you for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. We really appreciate your involvement in the Project in the last year. Thank you so much for all your help to improve Australian profiles on WikiTree.

Please could you reply to this message, or send me a private message to let us know if you'd like to stay on in the Project, and if you'd like to make any changes to the teams that you belong to. The teams are listed on Australia Project Teams.

If you've moved on to other things for the moment, that's absolutely fine. We'd appreciate if you'd let us know so that we can remove you from the membership list.

We're always happy to receive any ideas or suggestions that you have to make our project even better.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

The Australia Project Leadership Team ~ Gillian, Margaret and Veronica

Yes I am looking forward to remaining involved this coming year.
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thanks Rosalie for responding to the check-in message, and for your ongoing contributions to WikiTree and the Australia Project, they are much appreciated!

Regards, Margaret

Hi Rosalie,

It is once again time for our annual Scotland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:

•If you would like to continue as a project member •If you are happy with your current teams or would you like to join a different team •How much time per month (on average) you spend working on Scottish profiles •Anything you’d like the Scotland Project to do more of in the future

You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you are no longer able to participate in the Scotland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.

On behalf of the Scotland Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve Scottish profiles!

Sheena - Scotland Project Membership Coordinator

Hi Sheena

Yes I would like to continue in the Scotland Project.

I am happy in the Scotland - Scottish Diaspora - Australia Team. I would also like to join the Scotland - Kirkcudbrightshire Team if they are recruiting please.

I spend around 4 to 6 hours a month working on Scottish profiles, most of them outside of Scotland for their life events following birth.

I have no suggestions on future directions at this time. If I think of anything I will input it then.

Kind regards Rosalie

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi Rosalie

Thanks for your reply.

I've asked Amy to add you to the Kirkcudbrightshire team - it's one of the smaller county teams!

Sheena

Hi Rosalie,

It is once again time for our annual Ireland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:

  1. If you would like to continue as an Ireland Project member. If your answer is yes, please tell us if you are happy with your current team, or if you would prefer to join a different one. If you are currently participating in more than one team we would appreciate you ranking them in their order of importance to you, from highest priority to lowest. This information will be helpful as we consider possible future changes to our team structure.
  2. In the past, the project has had a very minimal membership requirement (one contribution per year) for badged members to meet. Do you believe this is adequate, or should this requirement be increased? What do you believe would be a reasonable commitment to expect from all project members?
  3. How active have you been in the Ireland Project over the past year? Please choose one of the following options: a) I normally spend 1-5 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. b) I normally spend 6-10 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. c) I spend over 10 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. d) I am not able to contribute every month but have spent approximately ________ hours during the past year improving Irish profiles.
  4. Please provide feedback on any things you’d like to see the project do more of in the future.

You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you no longer are able to participate in the Ireland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.

Many thanks for all that so many of you have contributed to the project in the past year, and very special thanks to those who answered the project’s call and gave generously of their time to be part of Team Seanchaithe during the most recent connect-a-thon. We are looking forward to hearing from you.

le dea-mhéin, Jen Hutton, Ireland Project co-leader

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Hi Jen

1. I would like to contine as an Ireland Project member going forward and my current interest in the Diaspora Team (focus on Australia) remains my priority.

2. I think that maintenance/improvement/creation of at least 5 profiles annually is not unreasonable.

3. Over the last year I have spent at least 1-5 hours per month on average on Ireland Project matters and I enjoyed being part of the Irish team during the April connect-a-thon.

4. I am not sure I am the right person to answer for future proposals as I have been working on a free space page for about a year for The Irish of Bakers Flat in South Australia and still have not progressed it from a word doc on my computer to something on WikiTree.

Kindest regards Rosalie Neve

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
edited by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi Rosalie

I am new to wikitree. Thomas Lethbridge is my Great-Great Grandfather. His son Thomas married Charlotte Gard. One of their daughters Pearl had a daughter Venetia ( Vineta ) who is my mother's mother. Venetia passed when my mother and her brother Allan were very young. They were adopted out separately and lost contact and never reunited. Anywho my siblings and cousin are looking to fill in some gaps and maybe photos of any of our Ancestors. If you can help in anyway it would be most appreciated.

Thanking you in advance. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards

Julia

posted by Julz Slater
Lovely to meet you on WikiTree Julia. I would love to help but I have no photos either sorry. Happy to help as much as I can with research and profile creation of those members of the family who have passedon.
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi Rosalie, great to meet you on wikitree also. Firstly, thankyou for your reply, much appreciated. It's unfortunate that you have no photos, but it is what it is, I may find some one day. I believe my grandmother went to live with an aunt Edith in Melbourne for a while. I'm thinking I need to find her descendants,who hopefully,may have further information and maybe a pic. If you have any information that you are willing to share about the Lethbridge Family. My sister, cousin and I are very interested. Also may I ask your connection with the Lethbridge Family? Are we distant relatives? Anywho, enjoy your weekend and look forward to chatting again on here or phone. Kind regards Julia
posted by Julz Slater
Dear Rosalie,

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!

The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members periodically to make sure everything is going well. This is our formal annual check-in with you.

Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Would you like to join any other teams?

Also, we would really like to hear which team is currently your highest priority. If you are a member of more than one team, could you please rank them from highest priority to lowest? Thank you! If you don’t see yourself as being part of a team, please let us know.

We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.

On behalf of all the Leaders, thank you again for all you do and we look forward to you continuing to be a part of our collaborative and fun Project!

Kind regards,

Joan, England Project Leader

Thanks for checking in Joan

I am currently part of the Orphan Trail Team and the Kent County team. I do have interests in and contribute where I can to a number of other County teams and general profile and tree improvement.

I am happy with my current team choices and they keep me busy enough. :)

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
edited by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thanks Rosalie,

I am glad that everything is Ok and that you are happy. Thank you for your work on WikiTree. Regards Joan

G'day, Rosalie. Thank you for all your past work with the Australia Project! This is just to touch base with you as you may not be aware that Project Australia has been restructuring some of our Teams, specifically what was under "Profile Improvers". We've decided to split into four related but separate teams underneath the "umbrella" of Profile Improvement: namely, Sourcerers, Data Doctors, Biography Builders, and Connectors & Arborists. As your name is on the current Improvers Team member list, we've placed you on the teams as indicated by your stated interests (or all of them if nothing is indicated). If you'd like to continue as things are, there's no need to respond in any way (although you are more than welcome to do so). If you'd like to change, add, or subtract a team (or teams), you could let us know which one or more of the new Teams you'd like to continue with going forward by replying to this message, editing in (or out) your area(s) of interest on the relevant page(s), or contacting me by private message (or on discord — where each Team now has its own channel on the WikiAustralia server). Looking forward to working with you! (If you've already made changes, feel free to ignore this message.)
posted by Melanie Paul
Thanks Melanie,

I am looking forward to working together going forward and I love our discord channels.

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve

Thank you for all your profile-creating in the April 2023 Connect-a-Thon, Rosalie. The Irish Seanchaithe appreciate all your efforts!

Rosalie (Martin) Neve participated with the Irish Seanchaithe during the April 2023 Connect-a-Thon, and added 200 connections.Na Seanchaithe created a total of 2,083 profiles!
posted by Feargal Hennigan
I just wanted to stop by and say hello, Rosalie. I haven't seen you in the branches recently, but I know you are out there doing great work!

I hope you and yours are all safe and well, Take care, Mindy

posted by Mindy Silva
Thanks Mindy - same to you and yours.
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Rosalie, Thanks for replying the other day. I'm new to wiki tree & a complete novice, yet although I know the Cary genealogy from Adam De Karry (1170) through James Cary that came over from England in 1639 & I know from myself back to "Deacon John Cary" (his son born 1-15-1647), Wikitree essentially stops at Colonel Richard Cary's son Richard Cary stating he only had one son from Anna Low Cary= Cornelius Cary, when in fact it does not stop there. Richard Cary (son of Colonel Richard Cary) married Almira White (descendant of Peregrine White -Mayflower), who had at least one son, George Bradley Cary b 10-6-1805 who married Clarissa Tilden b 3-3-1802, who had at least one child Edgar Cary b 4-26-1834 who married Harriet Johnson b 3-17-1839, who had at least one son John Derthick Cary. It goes on from there as he is my great grandfather. But in trying to look up any of these names in wiki tree, I find nothing? How is that? How can I proceed (not know anything about a) how to start this or b) how to have someone corroborate this (I know I can)? Thanks
posted by David Cary
David, It may be that the reason some of your ancestors are missing on WikiTree is that:

1) someone may have not gotten that far yet, 2) WikiTree depends on *documentary* evidence, and it is possible that that kind of evidence is not present for those profiles to be created.

If you have evidence for the existence of missing ancestors, then you are free to add those ancestors with links to the document proving the data.

Hope this helps,

Pippin Sheppard - WikiTree Greeter

posted by Pip Sheppard
I noticed you posted a message for Lisa Ackworth. My name is John Ackworth and I am always looking for Ackworth’s. I live in Ohio and I find if you’re an Ackworth most likely were related.
posted by Jack Ackworth
Dear Rosalie,

On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve English profiles!

I'd also like to share our annual Newsletter with you. You can read it here: England Project Newsletters. We hope you enjoy reading a bit about what has gone on in 2022 and what our Project has achieved.

The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members every 6 months just to make sure everything is going well. There's no need to reply to this message unless you have something you'd like to let us know about (e.g. if you would like to change your team choices or provide other feedback). We will be in touch with you again in the middle of next year when we do our annual check-in with project members.

On behalf of all the Leaders, I wish you a peaceful and productive 2023.

Best wishes,

Amelia, England Project Leader

posted by Amelia Utting
Hi,

Thank you for the welcome email. I only registered this morning so have not yet had the time to explore properly but will do so very soon. I have dipped in and out of my family tree for several years but now that I have more time on my hands, I'm getting back into it. Karen.

posted by Karen Capes
Hi Rosalie,

It's time for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. Thank you so much for contributing to the project and Australian profiles on WikiTree during the last year. We really appreciate you!

If you would like to stay in the project, please reply to this message or send me a private message to let us know that you would like to stay on. Alternatively, if your WikiTree and research interests have moved away from Australia, please let us know and we can remove you from the membership list for the moment. You will, of course, be very welcome to rejoin the project down the track whenever you want to.

We are also keen to know if you want to make any changes to the team or teams that you want to focus on. Take a look on Australia Project Teams to see what teams there are to choose from. If you want to discuss this, or have any questions or suggestions about the Australia Project we'd love to hear your ideas.

Thanks for taking the time to get back to us!

Gillian, co-Leader, Australia Project

posted by Gillian Thomas
Thank you for the message - I would like to continue in the project for the upcoming year please. I am still interested in the same teams going forward.
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi Rosalie,

We are all so glad you are a part of our project! On behalf of the England Project, I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the project's goals over the past year. Every English profile we improve helps!

The England Project Leaders are currently doing our six-monthly check-in with all project members.

Are you happy to with your current project team choices? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?

We also welcome any feedback on things you would like to see the project do more of in the future.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message.

Many thanks!

Maddy, England Project Leader

posted by Maddy Hardman
Thanks for checking in Maddy

For now I am happy to continue with the teams I am already in.

I am learning so much but there is still much to learn.

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
That’s great Rosalie, thanks for everything you do!

Maddy

posted by Maddy Hardman
It's time for our annual Scotland Project check-in!

This year we are hoping to learn what our membership would like to accomplish over the next 12 months.

In case you aren't aware, this year is WikiTree's ""Year of Connections"" and the Project's leadership would like to contribute to this in as many ways as possible.

We would appreciate it if you would share your thoughts and ideas with us on how we can accomplish this goal. We would also appreciate it if you would provide some feedback on our existing goals, including:

  • If you have not yet signed up to help on one of the project's teams, which team(s) would you be interested in joining?
  • How often should we provide a Project Newsletter?
  • Have you participated in the Tartan Trail? If not, is this something you'd be interested in doing?
  • Do you have a question(s) that we could add to a Frequently Asked Questions page?
  • Any suggestions or ideas you have on ways to improve the Scotland Project in general

We continue to communicate with our Project members via Google Group (official) and Discord (unofficial), as well as G2G. You may also reach out to any of the Project leaders via WikiTree's internal messaging system at any time.

Thank you for all you do to help the Scotland Project become a knowledge hub for Scottish genealogical research! We wish you all the best in 2022!

Sincerely, Amy Gilpin on behalf of the Scotland Project Leaders

posted by Amy (Crawford) Gilpin
Hi Rosalie,

It’s time for our annual Ireland Project check-in! Please respond within the next two weeks to let me know:

  • If you are happy with the team you’re on or if you’d like to make a change. It is now required that all members with an Ireland project badge work on at least one of the project’s team(s), so if you’ve not yet signed up please do so in your reply to this check-in.
  • What you think the project is doing well, and what (if any) changes you would like to see us make? Are there any teams you would like to become more active in?
  • Would you be interested in helping to work on an Ireland Project newsletter?
  • Please give us some feedback on the use of google group and discord. Do you use one or both of these? If you don’t use either of them, what is the best way for us to ensure you receive project communications? If you would like to join us on either one, just let us know in your response and we will get you signed up.

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within two weeks, we will assume you are no longer interested in participating in the Ireland Project, and your badge will be removed. If you wish to reapply for membership later, we will be happy to have you back. Many thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Jen Hutton, on behalf of the Ireland Project

posted by Jen (Stevens) Hutton
Thank you for checking in. I am happy to continue with the Diaspora team (focusing mainly on Irish families moving to Australia)
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thanks for the welcomes & I have a question..I have posted my info using my name of Kathleen Sue Riley. This ia my adopted name ( given to me at 2 months old). My birth name us Carol Anne Dow..which should I be using on my info? I am working on my birth parents & relations as far as my tree goes, not my adopted family.
posted by Kathy (Riley) Purcell
Thanks so much for the info and I will be needing help. Have used Ancestry and some at Family Search. Watched a U-tube show about Wiki and it made me take a look.
posted by Linda Boschert
Thx. I'm new to wikitree so I'm sure questions will come.
posted by Roger Frey
Hello, Rosalie. Thanks for the welcome. I am new to doing genealogical research on the computer. Have found some information about my family and what to find out about my Great, great, grandfather Joseph Rutley who was born in 1788 in Berne, Switzerland. Can you help me find out where he was born there? Again thank you.
posted by J Lowe
Is this profile on WikiTree your ancestor? Joseph Rutley (1788-)

If so - this Find a Grave link may provide hints to information that is not currently on his WikiTree profile: Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 February 2022), memorial page for Joseph Rutley (4 Feb 1788–1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 185049240, citing Martins Anglican Cemetery, Newington, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Joan Donnelly Ellis (contributor 48058555) Cremated, Other https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185049240/joseph-rutley

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
edited by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hello Rosalie, thank you for the welcome. So new I squeak but appreciate the shout out. ( I'm not sure my Instant Message got to the person Keenan

Sutherland as I had not registered first.) Catherine Allen (nee Grace)

I hope you enjoy your time here at WikiTree as much as I do 🙂
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
The last DNA confirmation statement seems to have an error. The most recent common ancestors for third cousins are their great great grandparents.

See the Help for DNA Confirmation for directions. Try the DNA Confirmation Citation Maker with your match to see how it should look.

Thank you.

posted by John Kingman
Thank you - and yes it should say 2nd cousins. I have corrected the error
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hello Rosalie,

The Australia Project leadership team are carrying out our annual check-in to see how you are going in the project. We'd really like to give you a huge thank you for all your work on Australian profiles over the past year! We've made great progress in 2020/21 with your assistance.

Please could you reply to this message, to let us know if you would like to stay on in the project and if you are happy with your current role and team involvement.

If you would like to do something additional or different, take a look on the Australia Project page to see what other opportunities there are.

It would also be great to get any feedback or suggestions that you have to improve the project.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Gillian, Co-leader, Australia Project

posted by Gillian Thomas
Thanks for the check in Gillian,

I am happy with my current role and team involvement. I love the way that collaboration within the Australia Project (and accross other projects) means that I can follow my interests as my own family research progresses.

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thank you for your work on my Wikitree during the challenge. It is well appreciated, happy hunting!
posted by Shelley Murphy
It was a pleasure and a lot of fun.
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thank you for such a prompt reply.

Just to be clear, no charge is incurred if one clicks on an item, such as the red colored "place" bullet and then program pulls up a screen that is not the record desired but an intervening step requiring user's input...? Thank again for your time. RD Kenney

posted by Richard Kenney
What are the hidden costs when you try to get more info ?

Thanks [email address removed]

posted by Richard Kenney
All levels of membership at WikiTree are free.
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thanks. Well, when one clicks on an item, say "place" requested record does not come up but an intervening screen requiring user's input.

Thank you again. RD Kenney

posted by Richard Kenney
Hi Rosalie,

Do you have any Martin family in western New York State? I have fairly distant cousins that lived in Western New York by the last name of Martin

posted by S Seeley
Hi S.

I honestly do not know where any of my Martin relatives may be.

My great grandfather married my great grandmother, a local Aboriginal woman in a small country town in New South Wales Australia in 1915. We have evidence he was in the country here for at least 7 years before they married. Nothing else about his life before that times is currently known.

They raised my father and his younger siblings. My father was encouraged to recite his Aboriginal family tree from childhood. He could list off his grandmother's parents and her siblings and all their known families.

For my great grandfather he was told very little. The few bits he was told he repeated word for word. He told me that his grandfather would say "I was born in Glasgow but my family didn't live there. MY father's name was Thomas Martin, I am Thomas Martin and I have a son Thomas Martin".

The certificate evidence he left in this Country records his parents as Thomas Martin and Catherine McGuire. He died in 1950 and was believed to be 80 years old.

I would love to explore the possibility of cousins I have not yet found. I have taken a DNA test through Ancestry if that ever helps solve the mystery.

Kind regards Rosalie

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
edited by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thank you for the welcome Rosalie, it makes me feel accepted.
posted by Lynette Brunato
Thank you for the welcome. I appreciate it.
posted by Betty Chernoff
Thank you Rosalie for welcoming me! I really appreciate it. Jenny Hodby
posted by Jennifer Timms
Hi Rosalie,

Thank you for contributing to my tree during the WikiTree Challenge this week! Yvette Hoitink

posted by Yvette Hoitink
Hi Rosalie,

I would like to thank you for all your contributions towards the goals of the England Project during the past six months. We've achieved a huge amount during this period and we couldn't have done it without you and our other project members.

As the England Project Leaders, we are completing our six monthly check-in with all project members.

Are you happy to stay in your current project team(s)? Which team(s) are you most active in? Are there other teams you would like to join or become more active in?

Also, do you have any feedback on what the project is doing well and anything we could do better in the future?

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks!

Nic, England Project Leader

posted by Nic Donnelly
Thank you for the check in Nic. I am happy to stay in the Kent County team and I have much to still do in that area of research. I am also interested in Lincolnshire, Sussex, Greater London and Middlesex and Devon in the next 6 months.

I enjoy working on the English lines in the WikiTree Challenge as well as my own family ones. I think this is being done well. Not sure what else to add at this time.

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
edited by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi Rosalie, Thanks for the nice welcome. I have previously used Geni. I uploaded my GEDCOM file with 552 names, and was disappointed to not find a single match - oh well. To get started with my family tree, I am trying out the ADD button. It takes me to the "Add an Unrelated Person Form". That page states "If you're adding a family member it's better to add them as a parent, sibling, spouse, or child from your profile or from someone else in your family tree" so I am confused. I don't mind adding profiles one at a time, but I'd rather not retype all of my information. What is the correct way to do this? Thanks, Aaron
posted by Aaron Liston
Hi Rosalie, Thank you for welcoming me. I'm trying to figure out how to start my tree. I have a tree started on Ancestry.com. I took their DNA test. How do I get it onto here? My maiden name is Davison. But I've been researching Hiestand, Byrum, Booher, Pickard, as well as Davison Thank you and nice to meet you, Robin
Hi Robin,

Here is a link to Ancestry's instruction on downloading a GEDCOM from Ancestry. It takes some time to download a GEDCOM. Once it has downloaded, you can then upload it on WikiTree. It will take some time to upload and you will get a message emailed to you when it is ready. The GEDCOM will not automatically populate your tree. It generates a GEDCOMpare report which you work through, either accepting or rejecting, suggested matches. This link is very helpful when working through your report GEDCOMpare Process

This is time-consuming, though can be worth it in the end. Unlike other sites, where there are many trees, WikiTree is a single tree, so checking before uploading will save you the effort of having to merge duplicate profiles later. This process allows you to look for existing profiles that can save you a lot of time later.

Once you have completed the match/reject review in the GEDCOMpare process, an Add button will appear beside the remaining records in your GEDCOM. That Add button will let you create new profiles without having to type everything. It is still a one by one process because the data needs to be reviewed for completeness and sources.

If you have more than 5,000 names, you will need to split your tree.splitting a tree

If your Ancestry tree is more than 5,000 people, you have to download your tree as a GEDCOM, then upload it to Ancestry as a duplicate tree, or upload it to a desktop program, then remove records until you have less than 5,000 names. You then download this as a GEDCOM and then you can upload it on WikiTree. Then you do the same with the remaining names.

We do not download DNA Data on WikiTree. We do enter our DNA testing information and it is very easy to do. On the top right of most pages, there is an active button "ADD". If you hover over that button there is a drop-down box and the first item is DNA. Click on that and follow the instructions. You can enter your testing company and the type of test such as Y-DNA, mtDNA, or Autosomal (Family Finder): Ancestry, FTDNA, My Heritage, and GedMatch are examples of the companies. You will also add your identifying information such as the kit # for FTDNA.

If you have already entered ancestors it will take about 24 hours for your test information to populate those profiles. As you add more profiles the information will continue to show up on all the appropriate ancestors' profiles. I hope this helps, any problems please let me know

Take care

Rosalie ~ WikiTree Greeter

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hello Robin. It is nice too meet you as well. I have outlined the steps to get the file for the DNA and the family tree from ancestry.com below.

1. Click on your account picture in the top right corner.

2. Click site settings

3. On the site settings page, scroll to the far right, and click on help.

4. In the help menu, click on download account data.

5. On the Requesting a download of your account data page, scroll down to the section that says Requesting your tree data, the click the link that says click here

6. Under the family tree Data section, click the request button

7. Click the download link

That will get you the download file for the tree. Then you just upload it here. The process is roughly the same for the DNA file. You will see when you got through the steps where you can select either tree or dna.

On here there is a section that says GEDCOM uploads...you can upload the tree there. The is also a section here for uploading the DNA file...feel free to reach out to me if you run into any problems with the process. I look forward to speaking to you soon.

posted by Daron Rice
Rosalie,

Thank you for joining our first ever Connecting Challenge and helping us create 2729 profiles!

You can add the participation sticker to your profile if you’d like. Connecting Challenge Stickers

We’ve started the March challenge here: March Connecting Challenge

Emma

Hello

It’s time for a Project check-in!

Scotland Project Leaders check in with you at least once a year to see how you are doing. With the changes happening around the world, we understand that life is hectic right now.

What are you planning to work on for the Scotland Project this year? Are you happy with the team(s) you part of, or would you like to make some changes?

This time round, we’re also looking for feedback on the use of Google Group and Discord. Do you use one or both of these? If you don’t use either of them, what is the best way to ensure you receive Project communications? If you would like to join us on Google Group or Discord, let us know in your response.

posted by Amy (Crawford) Gilpin
Thank you for the check-in Amy

I have so much I would like to discuss I will send you a private message. Looking forward to another year chipping away at my Scotland based brick walls and helping out with any untended incomplete profiles when and if I can.

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Hi, Rosalie, my fellow Greeter!

Thank you for adding your DNA to WikiTree. Getting the Best from DNA will tell you more about how DNA kits are used on WikiTree.

I hope this helps! If you have any questions or problems, let me know.

Take care,

Laura ~ WikiTree Greeter

posted by Laura DeSpain
Help. I'm new on this venue and less than 2 weeks on Ancestry.com (with DNA). I did microfilm searches off and on for decades.

I spent hours last evening trying to add my mother (to my initial entry) and kept getting notices that there was contradictory information indicating she was both alive and dead. I gave up after midnight.

I'd also tried to find trees with any other known relatives (i.e. deceased maternal grandmother), again, zilch. There are loads of census records and obituaries, but I don't see other trees yet.

Is there something totally likely to have been missed in an eye's blink, something that assures failure of my attempts to add an entry for my mother?

posted by Diane (Scott) Hare
Hi Diane

I have sent you an email.

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Initial issue solved and you gave me guidance on my next stumbling block. I need to learn how to format sources/citations.
posted by Diane (Scott) Hare
I am still learning too - but happy to help if I can
posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
hi Rosalie,

I'm Julie :)

thank you for reaching out. at the moment I'm attempting to set up my family tree lol . its not as straight forward i thought it would be … nothing like the other genealogy sites lol but ill get there...… I think??!! lol. thank u so much though .. ill definitely take u up on your offer of assistance if I get too stuck :)

regards julie

posted by Julz (Morgan) Helper
Rosalie, thank you for the warm welcome. I do have a question for you about some notations I’ve seen in early English records. I wonder if these are somehow some rough dates, for example, 15 Henry VIII, 2 William the Conqueror, and so forth. Do these refer to the 2nd year of William’s reign, and the 15th year of Henry VIII’s reign, instead of using an actual year format we use today?
posted by Cass McDonough
Thank you for your question Cass because since I didn't know I also had to ask. One of our wonderful Wikitreers in the England Project (Laura) answered the question for both of us. Laura confirmed that yes, they refer to their regnal years.

At https://aulis.org/Calendar/Regnal_Years.html there is a tool that can help figure out the year Calendar Regnal Years. She tells us that you just add the regnal year (a month if you know it) and choose the King or Queen from the drop menu and have it convert it. It will even give you dual years for January through March.

On Wikitree there is always something new to learn

posted by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
edited by Rosalie (Martin) Neve
Thank you so much, both you and Laura! Dates were all I could figure out for those notations. Y’all have opened up several new sources for me. Sorry that I was repeating my question, but I’m unaware of protocols here, so far. As you said, we’re always learning something new here! 😊
posted by Cass McDonough
Thank you, Rosalie! I appreciate you taking the time to welcome me! I will be sure to reach out if I need any help.
posted by Mary Leachman

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