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[Ma-dotcom]

I don't know where you have your tree, but for safety, why not try a software package? There are many available which you can download free & if you want to upgrade later.
I personally use Legacy as it's the one I started with. I also have 'Rootsmagic, & Family Historian, neither of which I have updated for some time, due to having an Ancestry tree & one on My heritage, no I don't keep them well updated either due to frequent I'net dropouts.
Have a look at tree packages here & see what appeals.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_genealogy_software

 

[arthurk]

And although I've got some way with my Campbells, there's a lot that I don't know, and I eventually reached a point where there were so many with the same name that I more or less gave up.

Oh no, I hate to hear that you pretty much gave up. I know doing Genealogy Research can be so time consuming and sometimes it feels like you're beating your head up against a brick wall; well, for me at least it has because I do not have any family members that are willing or interested in helping with any part of my research.

Thanks for that, but it was only the Campbells that I called a halt on - my 3x great grandfather married in 1792 and was deceased by 1828 (Scottish deaths can be tricky to find), and my notes on him say "I have found references to over 50 births or baptisms of an Archibald CAMPBELL in Perthshire between 1740 and 1777, making it almost impossible to work out which is his, and who his parents were"

I do take another look at them from time to time, and meanwhile I have plenty of easier lines to explore. And if I really can't face doing anything of my own, I can come here and offer a fresh pair of eyes to someone else's family

 

[Genie1]

Welcome to Top Dog

 

[MSWarrior79]

Thanks for that, but it was only the Campbells that I called a halt on - my 3x great grandfather married in 1792 and was deceased by 1828 (Scottish deaths can be tricky to find), and my notes on him say "I have found references to over 50 births or baptisms of an Archibald CAMPBELL in Perthshire between 1740 and 1777, making it almost impossible to work out which is his, and who his parents were"

I do take another look at them from time to time, and meanwhile I have plenty of easier lines to explore. And if I really can't face doing anything of my own, I can come here and offer a fresh pair of eyes to someone else's family

I completely understand. The Archibald Campbell name actually sounds familiar. I've seen it somewhere. I'm going to do some more looking around. Who are some of your other Campbell Ancestors?

I've tried to get my mom to help me some but she said trying to do the research "stresses her out." I don't understand that but okay. My oldest daughter is the only one that shows any interest at all in Genealogy. She not only helps with our side(s) but she started her research on her Paternal side(s) as well. Our local library has a Genealogy room. I haven't been able to go there often due to hectic schedules. However, I haven't figured out how to use all of the available resources there. Since Covid Pandemic they haven't had any workshops to assist us re searchers. I need to learn how to look up information on the microfilm and microfiche.

My main "priority" right now is trying to continue "finding" my Ancestors from my Maternal Grandmother's side due to some "family secrets." It all has to do with the Ethnicity/Nationality of that side of my Ancestors. Being told the entire time that I was growing up they were of Indian Heritage (all had dark skin, hair, and eyes). It wasn't until after I as an adult (mid 20's) I was told by an aunt that she discovered while doing her they were not from Indian Heritage; they were actually of African Heritage that migrated from Canada. They did have minimum amounts of Indian Heritage along with other heritages. A couple of my great uncles found out that I started my Genealogy Research and one of them bluntly told me that "I needed to leave well enough alone." A couple of long distant cousins made some rather hateful (racial) remarks in regards to our Ancestry.

We have a Family Reunion for this side of my family coming up in April so I am trying to get it all figured out and organized so I can take it with me to the Reunion to share my findings. My main goal is to discover the truth and have as much information as possible to support my findings.

 

[MSWarrior79]

Welcome to Top Dog

Thank You!

 

[MSWarrior79]

I don't know where you have your tree, but for safety, why not try a software package? There are many available which you can download free & if you want to upgrade later.
I personally use Legacy as it's the one I started with. I also have 'Rootsmagic, & Family Historian, neither of which I have updated for some time, due to having an Ancestry tree & one on My heritage, no I don't keep them well updated either due to frequent I'net dropouts.
Have a look at tree packages here & see what appeals.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_genealogy_software

I would much rather use a Software Package for the reason that you said, safety! However, I am not financially able to invest in any software packages at the moment. Hopefully, within the next couple of months I will be. Is there one particular one you prefer over the others. I really want to use something that is user friendly and easy to navigate around.

I have accounts with FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage and a couple of others but I honestly don't know which ones I have my family tree on. When I first started my research several years ago, I didn't have a clue what I was doing and everything I've learned so far has been self taught. So, that is how I ended up using several different types of Genealogy Accounts. I need to look at all of them just to see what I have on which ones and narrow it down to just a couple so I won't feel so overwhelmed. I know I completely deleted my family tree from Ancestry a couple of weeks ago because my information was getting changed and I don't know why. I felt like I was doing double or triple the work trying to keep it correct and updated.

 

[Daft Bat]

I have my family tree on Tribal Pages. There is a free version (but you get pop-up ads) or you can pay just over £30 a year for the deluxe version. You can keep the information private or open for all to see - the choice is yours.

There is a link to mine on my profile page - click on my user name, then on profile page and the link is in the column on the left.

Visit their website and see what you think.

 

[arthurk]

The Archibald Campbell name actually sounds familiar. I've seen it somewhere. I'm going to do some more looking around. Who are some of your other Campbell Ancestors?

I'm not surprised you've seen the name Archibald Campbell, as there are so many of them.

Anyway, Archibald married a Barbara Campbell in 1792, daughter of Donald Campbell and Janet Campbell. They were all in the highland part of Perthshire, around Rannoch. One of Archibald and Barbara's daughters, Ann, married David Kennedy (1828 in Edinburgh, then lived in Lanarkshire, SE of Glasgow) - and just when I thought that was the end of the Campbells, one of their daughters married a Campbell cousin and went back to Perthshire.

(I have a website too where there's a bit more detail - using the instructions given by Jan/Daft Bat, go to my profile and follow the link there.)

 

[Ma-dotcom]

I would much rather use a Software Package for the reason that you said, safety! However, I am not financially able to invest in any software packages at the moment. Hopefully, within the next couple of months I will be. Is there one particular one you prefer over the others. I really want to use something that is user friendly and easy to navigate around.
I have accounts with FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage and a couple of others but I honestly don't know which ones I have my family tree on.

If you down load a FREE version of the software packages, they are exactly that - FREE, & they remain only on your computer unless you upload to one of those online trees you have mentioned. No-one else sees your software trees on your computer without your sharing.
I'm still happy with Legacy software.

If you are happy with one of those, & confident you can pay to upgrade later on.
Jan's advice is a good one also.

 

[MSWarrior79]

It is not a name I am familiar with, and may well have evolved in the centuries that follow - Anstruthers comes to mind, not that I have anyone with that name either.
If you would like us to try and help you find out more about that particular ancestor (or any other), then post what you know, and we will do our best to assist you

Thank you! I haven't come across the Surname Anstruthers (yet) but it sounds/seems very close to "Strother." It may be one of those situations when the Surname's spelling was changed through generations.

Where I live is the northern most point of the underground railroad... If I can help with your maternal side let me know.

Thank you so much for offering to help! I definitely need help with my Maternal side. In a response to another member, I explained to him the reasoning of wanting to get as much research and background information on that side of my family. My daughter and I have a Family Reunion for that side of our family coming up in April. There are several family members that absolutely refuse to accept where our Ancestors originated from and their ethnicity/nationality. I've been able to get my Ancestors traced back pretty far but I still have many unanswered questions and "road blocks" that I need to get through so I make sure that all of research matches up with my family tree so there is absolutely no room for any discrepancies.

 

[MSWarrior79]

Thanks for clearing that up. Often heard it mentioned but had no idea what it was all about.

I've never heard of the 49th parallel but that doesn't surprise me considering that I was never really taught "real" history/geography while in grade school and even in my college courses I took. I will be doing some research about it though just so I can learn about it and be more familiar with it just in case I come across it in regards to one of my ancestors.

 

[MSWarrior79]

If you down load a FREE version of the software packages, they are exactly that - FREE, & they remain only on your computer unless you upload to one of those online trees you have mentioned. No-one else sees your software trees on your computer without your sharing.
I'm still happy with Legacy software.

If you are happy with one of those, & confident you can pay to upgrade later on.
Jan's advice is a good one also.

Oh okay; I didn't realize that I could utilize the free version of the software to build my family tree. I am definitely going to look into in just a little bit. Thank you so much for explaining that to me! I am slowly learning the ins and outs of "easier" ways to do research and utilize the many resources available. I am so thankful I found this group because I enjoy getting to actually talk and connect with other people that are researching as well.

 

[MSWarrior79]

I have my family tree on Tribal Pages. There is a free version (but you get pop-up ads) or you can pay just over £30 a year for the deluxe version. You can keep the information private or open for all to see - the choice is yours.

There is a link to mine on my profile page - click on my user name, then on profile page and the link is in the column on the left.

Visit their website and see what you think.

I have never heard of Tribal Pages. I will check it out also. I am getting a lot of awesome recommendations and it is greatly appreciated. I thank everyone who has and is offering help and pointers/ideas on how/where to start my new family tree.

 

[MSWarrior79]

I'm not surprised you've seen the name Archibald Campbell, as there are so many of them.

Anyway, Archibald married a Barbara Campbell in 1792, daughter of Donald Campbell and Janet Campbell. They were all in the highland part of Perthshire, around Rannoch. One of Archibald and Barbara's daughters, Ann, married David Kennedy (1828 in Edinburgh, then lived in Lanarkshire, SE of Glasgow) - and just when I thought that was the end of the Campbells, one of their daughters married a Campbell cousin and went back to Perthshire.

(I have a website too where there's a bit more detail - using the instructions given by Jan/Daft Bat, go to my profile and follow the link there.)

So Barbara's Surname was Campbell? When I researching my Ancestors on my Paternal side, I discovered two "situations"/relationships that were from incest. Do you know if that was a common "thing" back in the early days?

 

[MSWarrior79]

I don't know where you have your tree, but for safety, why not try a software package? There are many available which you can download free & if you want to upgrade later.
I personally use Legacy as it's the one I started with. I also have 'Rootsmagic, & Family Historian, neither of which I have updated for some time, due to having an Ancestry tree & one on My heritage, no I don't keep them well updated either due to frequent I'net dropouts.
Have a look at tree packages here & see what appeals.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_genealogy_software

I downloaded Legacy Tree and I am trying to use it. So far, It has me very confused.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

I downloaded Legacy Tree and I am trying to use it. So far, It has me very confused.

It does come along with practise.
Facebook had a dedicated Legacy page which is enormously helpful, but perhaps watch the initial video, -don't be put off by the names used just see where they place people & how.
Have a go.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LegacyUserGroup

 

[MSWarrior79]

It does come along with practise.
Facebook had a dedicated Legacy page which is enormously helpful, but perhaps watch the initial video, -don't be put off by the names used just see where they place people & how.
Have a go.

I was having a difficult time linking my family tree from MyHeritage to Legacy. I finally gave up and just started manually entering everyone from the beginning.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

The very best way to go, unless you have a 'GedCom' which does NOT include photos.
Cot time calling me now, ciao.

 

[MSWarrior79]

The very best way to go, unless you have a 'GedCom' which does NOT include photos.
Cot time calling me now, ciao.

Oh okay, I am glad to know I made the best decision as far as deciding to enter everyone manually. I got pretty far on my Paternal side. I'm starting off with just entering names then I am going to go back and add all of the specific details. I am starting to get a little tired myself. Have a good night.

 

[arthurk]

So Barbara's Surname was Campbell? When I researching my Ancestors on my Paternal side, I discovered two "situations"/relationships that were from incest. Do you know if that was a common "thing" back in the early days?

I hadn't considered incest as a possibility, because at that time there were just so many people with the same surname. In fact in Scotland there is sometimes said to have been a tendency for people to change their surname if they moved to the area of a different clan, but I've never looked into this in detail - and as there are very few written records when you get that far back, it would be very hard to prove (or disprove).

Over here you will sometimes come across cousin marriages, even first cousins, whereas I understand that some states in the US forbid them - and would they be classed as incest? Sometimes an eyebrow might be raised for first cousins, but it's never been illegal. Having said that, Roman Catholic marriage registers record that special permission is given when cousins wish to marry, and I don't know if they would give it for first cousins, but that's a church rule, not the law of the land.

Finding a case of actual incest as understood here is quite unusual, but I couldn't say whether that's because it was hushed up or because the penalties were so severe as to be an effective deterrent.