Just For Fun

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:59 pm

I am the current President of Perthshire Writer's Group and we regularly have meetings where we do 'writing on the night'. We are have a Family Tree night whereby groups of two or three will write a potted history of the 'family' they are given on the evening.

I am hoping you wonderful people can help me with this as I want to create some spoof family trees to give them as a basis to the writing. No more than three levels as they only get about half an hour and then we will work our way round the groups hearing what they have written.

Anyone want to submit a tree?

Annie

karenc · Post by **karenc** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:54 pm

hi annie i could give you a few gens of my tree

what do you want?
just names or dates and places as well?

let me know and i will see what i can do

Karen

Post by **Pandabean** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:47 pm

Hmmm this sounds fun. I guess the best way is to create most possibilities. An illegitimate child, war service, child deaths. I could start it from the start of the 1900's

The MacRoberts.

1st Generation
John MacRobert
b. 22nd March 1870 in Fort William, Argyllshire
pas. John MacRobert and Marion MacGillvery
d.18th June 1932 in Glasgow City, Lanarkshire
Occup. - Shoemaker

John Married on 18th December 1889 In Glasgow:
Elizabeth MacDonald
b. 7th January 1872 in Glasgow
pas. Donald MacDonald and Elizabeth smith
d. 29th December 1899 In Glasgow
Died as a cause of childbirth.

John had a second marriage on 25th June 1900
Jane Simpson
b.18th July 1875 in Crainlarich
pas. William Simpson and Helen Robertson
d. 1st May 1945 in Glasgow

John and Elizabeth had seven children:
John - b. 20th February 1890 in Glasgow d.18th June 1916 at Ypres
Donald - b. 18th June 1891 in Glasgow d.22nd October 1917 France
Elizabeth - b. 1st October 1893 in Glasgow d. 19th October 1893 due to measles.
Marion b. 18th August 1894
James b. 19th July 1895
Helen b. 2nd November 1897
William b.29th December 1899

The second marriage to Jane Simpson produced 2 children
John b.28th July 1902
Helen b.24th May 1904

2nd Generation
John
b. 20th February 1890 in Glasgow d.18th June 1916 at Ypres
Corporal in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Married Elizabeth Jones: 18th December 1909
1 Child - John

Donald
b. 18th June 1891 in Glasgow d.22nd October 1917 France
Never married, signed up to Army in 1914 - Private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

Elizabeth
b. 1st October 1893 in Glasgow d. 19th October 1893 due to measles.

Marion
b. 18th August 1894 d. 1st January 1952
Cause of death: unknown Place: Edinburgh
Married John Potter in Glasgow

James
b. 19th July 1895

Helen
b. 2nd November 1897

William
b.29th December 1899

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:45 am

That's the kind of thing I am looking for - the bares bones

to get them started!

I am going to transfer the info to a tree skeleton and hand these out. I should say the info will only be used at the meeting as it is just for a writing exercise.

Thank you!

Annie

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:13 pm

Annie

Have just sent you a Tree by e-mail. Hope it is useful.

Best wishes

Catriona

Post by **Pandabean** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:29 pm

Just updated it. I am starting to run out of ideas. Sorry.

I would love to hear what your class writes.

AnnieMack · Post by **AnnieMack** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:59 pm

Thanks to both of you, I will be 'treeing' at the weekend in preparation.

Annie