Veronica (Coat) Williams

Hi Veronica

Hope you are OK with the new sources I have added to Gertrude (Hurst) Hartley (1861-bef.1939). Her profile came up because you reference a site run by knightsure for her baptism. They clearly no longer have their genealogy section available (or I could not find it) I have found other sources which match.

Regards

Jules Harris (Kent Team)

Hello Veronica,

We recently left a message on your profile to check in with the Profile Improvement Project (PIP). If you would like to continue with the Project, please let us know.

We would like to hear from you with any ideas or suggestions. If you do not wish to participate in the Project, please let us know. If we don’t hear from you within 14 days we will remove you from the Project, but we will welcome you back at any time.

Sincerely,

Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project; Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project

Dear Veronica,

The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing a check-in with project members. Please review the following and respond to let us know that you are content with your current team or if you would like to be more involved.

You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team. The Biography Team works on profiles from their watchlist and other profiles that interest them.

There are currently three participant PIP Teams -- The Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team.

Are you happy with the Team you are on? If you are interested in working with a different Team, please let us know.

Debi

Hi Veronica, Betty Gange came up on my wiki email and thought I would take a look. This one is up for adoption, Gange-2. I have a Betty Gange on my tree born c 1773 to George and Mary Gange nee Hull. Batty was baptised in Dowlish Wake Somerset.

I have not added this line of the family yet on Wikitree, so it could be it with more research. What do you think? Kind regards Candy Hawkins

Hi Veronica

You had left a comment on the profile for Patrick (Hines) Hynes (abt.1848-1908) asking if someone was able to sort these profiles, to let you know. I was working on the profile for John Hines (1863-1866) for the Australia Project Monthly Challenge, and believe I have managed to find enough information to confirm that they are at least 2 families.

I have created a new profile Patrick Hynes (abt.1836-1906) who was the husband of Ellen (Folen) and Bridget (Morriss), and father of John (above).

The original profile Patrick (Hines) Hynes (abt.1848-1908) now has more information in regards to his parents, a sister has been added, and I also have information to add for a brother ~ but the Genealogy SA website has gone done, so that is it for today!

Regards, Karyn

Veronica, a chara,

Please respond before Sunday, 28th September, to the annual Ireland Project check-in :)

1. Would you like to remain a member of the Ireland Project? 2. If yes, are you happy in your current team(s)? Would you like to join another? 3. And finally, do you have any feedback on the Project's current work or suggestions for our future endeavours?

Please respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message. If we don’t hear from you before 28th September, we'll assume that you no longer wish to actively participate in the project, or that you no longer have the time to do so. You will, of course, be welcome to reapply for membership should your circumstances later change.

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

Feargal, on behalf of the Ireland Project Leadership.

Hi Veronica, you may remember me. You introduced me to wiki tree and were kind enough to look up some records in Australia for me. We share a small DNA match which may come from a shared relative in Northamptonshire. We were never able to find the connection but you were kind enough to do sime rese

It made me laugh at the irony when I recently found that according to my cinnection list we are 'cousins through marriage'! You and my husband are degrees from each other (though actually not related )(https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Connection&action=connect&person1Name=Ford-5759&person2Name=Coat-12&relation=0&ignoreIds=)

Thanks Veronica for setting up the romani category, i have added this to all those profiles in my extended family as relevant and only were certain based on census records or jobs me tioned in marriages or childrens Christenings

Thanks again Jon

Hello Veronica,

Thank you for supporting the Categorization Project and our mission to manage the category hierarchy and encourage the use of categorization.

My name is Roy Walmsley. I’ve recently accepted the role of Categorization Project Leader. I’d like to say a little about myself first and then ask you to say a little about yourself, so that we can get to know each other.

Although I’ve not been a formal member of the Categorization Project (it has been closed for some time now) I have been working on categories for a few years now. I’m an active member of the England Project (I live in England) and have been involved with their Categories team for which I am currently a Co-Project Coordinator. I still love regular research and have a couple of small one name and one place studies.

You are listed as having the Categorization Badge. Are you still active in categories and do you want to continue with the project? Do you specialize in any category area or have any specific roles? More generally, are you actively involved in any other projects?

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

Thank you!

Roy Walmsley, Categorization Project Leader

Hello Veronica,

Thank you for supporting the England Project and our mission to make every single English profile the very best it can be. It's been another successful year for the England Project!

The England Project's leadership team likes 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 involved in?

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

Thank you!

Ros Haywood, on behalf of the England Project leadership

Australia Project: Montevideo Maru Connectors Challenge 2024

Tapadh leibh, Takk, Go raibh maith agat

Thank you Veronica for your 5 contributions to the challenge last year.

It was a great success with your help, all but 9 profiles were connected (4 are still under investigation) of the 416 profiles posted to the challenge. Incredibly more than 600 POWs were connected across 2024

The code for the sticker will be forwarded to you by private message.

Do you have any suggestions for a connecting challenge for this year/future? Please let me know. I'd love to hear from you.

Once again thank you for giving these brave men back to their families but also helping to make WikiTree healthier

Amanda Myers (Australia Project)

Hi Veronica,

On behalf of the England Project and at request of the Notables Project am removing you from the trusted list of Elton (Dwight) John so as to comply with WikiTrees policy for Living Notables. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Living_Notables#Trusted_List_access

If I have made a mistake and you are an immediate family member, which WikiTree identifies for these purposes as a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling, niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, or first cousin, then please let me know and I will return you to the trusted list.

Thank you for your interest in this profile and your work on WikiTree.

Regards Joan (England Project Leader)

Thank you for Completing 16 for 16 Missions. I will also send the coding for the 16 for 16 sticker in a private message.

{{Challenge Sticker|image=WikiTree_Event_Images-23.png|challenge= 16 For 16|date=2024|project=|type=achieved the 16 For 16 award for completing 16 misThank you for Completing 16 for 16 Missions. I will also send the coding for the 16 for 16 sticker in a private message.

Hello Veronica,

Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2024! Together, we have made a significant difference to the quality of the One Big Tree, as we strive towards making English profiles the best that they can be.

I'd like to share our end-of-year 2024 Newsletter. You can read it here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:England_Project_Newsletters We hope you enjoy reading about our many project achievements and ongoing developments.

On behalf of all the England Project Leaders, I wish you all the best for a peaceful, productive and enjoyable 2025!

Amelia, England Project Leader

Hi Veronica,

New developments on one of your profiles: Thomas Hine. As you wrote in the Notes in 2015, you can now expand his family branch based on the new sources given. Thanks for all you do!

Hi Veronica, new member added to Born in the Colony and Free Settlers teams. John Morris

Hello Veronica,

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

Hi Veronica!

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!

Ian, on behalf of the England Project leadership

Dear Veronica,

The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing a check-in with project members. Please review the following and respond to let us know that you are content with your current team or if you would like to be more involved.

The Project operates in a team structure. There are currently three participant PIP Teams -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team which guides new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team.

There are currently three different Biography Teams - The Biography Team, the Abandoned Team, and the Popular Team.

You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team. The Biography Team works on profiles from their watchlist and other profiles that interest them.

Are you happy with the Team you are on? If you are interested in working with a different Team, please let us know.

If you have not already done so, we invite you to join the email GoogleGroup. We use the WikiTree Discord server #profile-improvement channel for our project. Neither is required; we also use the Profile_Improvement tag in G2G for Project announcements.

We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project meet its goals. We would like to hear about the successes you’ve had and would also appreciate any feedback you have to help improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or via private message to one of us.

Sincerely,

Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project

Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project

Hi Veronica,

I'm contacting you for the annual ANZACS 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 profiles of ANZACs on WikiTree.

Please could you reply to this profile comment, or send me a private message to let me know if you'd like to stay on in the Project, and if so, what ANZACs activity you're planning to work on over the coming year. There are some ideas for activities on this page - Project:Anzacs. You could also add or update your entry on the 'Project Members and what we are doing' heading on that page.

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 as a member of the Project.

The ANZACs Project is a sub-project of the Military and War Project, which has a channel on Discord. If you're not on Discord yet, here's some information - Help:Discord. It's a great way to communicate with other members of the Project and help each other out.

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!

Gillian ~ ANZACS Project Leader

Hi Veronica,

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,

Elizabeth, England Project Leader

Hi Veronica,

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

Dear Veronica,

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

Hi Veronica - I'm looking for the Super Aussie Genies Channel on Discord!

I am a member of the Wikitree Server. I can see the wizards_of_aus team and the topical Australia (and Ireland) Projects...

Do I need an invitation to join the Super Aussie Genies Channel?

Veronica, wanted to let you know that I took Big Y and have result of A935 haplo. Thanks

I'm back! Can we add 3–4 profiles to Jess Hill to get us started? I'm poking around looking for an obit on SAG or something, but getting hindered on Google by the younger investigative journalist. Do you know where I might learn about Jess's parents?

Veronica, I'm excited to serve as our team captain for the WikiTree Challenge with the Society of Australian Genealogists. Thanks for your help on our G2G registration post!

Mindy has added the Australia Project's guidelines and categories to our Challenge 2 space page. What might we add to the research resources for folks new to Australian research?

Thanks,

- Karen

Not really into genealogy that much, but Australia project followers may be interested in my website dedicated to published OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT music by Australian creators who died before 1955 http://sdarby.au

Thank you for replying to the Anzac July check in, Vanessa. I have marked you as ACTIVE.

I am not sure when Anzacs became listed under Military and War. I know about the Anzacs, but not as well as you, since I live in Texas. The large, red WikiTree box of all wars including Anzacs are 2/3 way down this project page Here Mary

Hi

On behalf of the leader of the Military and War Project, I am doing the six month check-in with Anzac members.. Have you been active in the Anzacs project in the last six months? Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the Military and War Project that you respond to these check-ins. To make bookkeeping easier, just click Reply to this message on your own page, add your reply, then Post the Reply. I look forward to hearing from you..

Many thanks,

Mary~ Project Coordinator, Military and War Project

hi Veronica, just added new member to the Convicts team, Gary Hampton

Cheers, Margaret

Hi Veronica,

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

Dear Veronica,

The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing its first annual check-in with our project members. We are in the process of transitioning to a team structure. There will be three participant PIP Teams to start -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team who guide new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team. Please let us know which team(s) you would like to participate in.

We would also like to invite you to join the email GoogleGroup and text chat Discord channel for our project. (When you request to join our GoogleGroup, please be sure to include your Wiki ID). You will find more information on the GoogleGroup.

We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project and WikiTree. The Project’s mission is to:

• Make profiles beautiful! We clean up messy biography sections and sources, and try to set standards for attractive, useful, and well-written biographies, starting with those we manage.

We know you’re working on profiles *smile* We would like to hear about successes you’ve had toward the Project’s goals. We would also appreciate any feedback you might have to help us improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or privately via private message to either of us.

Sincerely,

Debi Hoag and Robin Shaules Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project

Hi Veronica, thank you for ushering in the merger of two John MacNamara entries. By any chance have you found any direct relationship to John "Fireball" MacNamara, of County Clare (with a memorial in a cemetery in Quin)?

Robert

Hi,

I doing the semi-annual check-in with all project members and I would like to verify that you’re still interested in being a member of the wonderful Tree Hugger Project / Appreciation Team. Please respond by private message and let me know. If you are not yet in the Google group where members communicate with each other, please sign up here: https://groups.google.com/g/wikitree-appreciation

Since I also want to update the task list at the same time, see it here and let me know in your reply which task(s) you are particularly interested in: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Appreciation_Team:_List_of_Tasks

We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions, please ask. We would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project. I look forward to hearing from you soon! Dieter ~ Tree Hugger / Appreciation Team Project co-leader

Hi Veronica, I can't find any evidence of a de La Salle college in Haberfield, do you have a link? Was it maybe closed at some time?

Cheers, Margaret

Hello Veronica. I see that Gov. John Webster of CT is an ancestor of interest. I also see that a Benjamin Webster with YDNA J-L829 states he is a direct descendant.

My full biological brother John P. Webster's Y-DNA is J-CTS5368. He (and I) are also a direct descendant of Gov. John Webster of CT. These groups are both J but I have no idea if the two are related at all. Perhaps you can help. Is there a DNA study for Gov John Webster or CT Websters?

Hello Veronica,

The Appreciation Team Leaders are completing the six-month check in with all team members. Thank you for all your work thanking and appreciating WikiTree members.

I see you are signed up for: Surnames

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Appreciation_Team:_List_of_Tasks

Please let me know if you are happy with your current task, if you wish to do something additional or different, or if the Appreciation Team is no longer something you can keep up with. Thank you again on behalf of all the Project Leaders for everything you do.

Emma :-)

Hi, Veronica!

Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.

Keep up the great work!

Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team

Hi Veronica, just to let you know i have added a new member, Janine Kenny, to the Free Settlers team. Cheers, Margaret

Hello, Veronica!

Thanks for all the work you accomplished during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree. You have every right to be pleased with your efforts!

Kind regards,

Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree’s Appreciation Team

Hi Veronica, this has probably already been asked and answered but what is the duration of time that is covered for category "Born in the Colony"?

The duration of Colony of New South Wales extends from 1788 to 1900, and I would assume that all of the families would have actually been born in the Colony after the initial arrival of the family immigrants to Australia!!!

Megan in Sydney

Hi there, Veronica!

Thanks so very much for your participation in the spring Clean-a-thon! Every suggestion you cleared made our Tree that much better. The WikiTree community appreciates YOU!

Pip Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team

Hi,

The Global Cemeteries Project is currently undergoing our member check-in and wanted to verify that you are still active and interested in being a member of the project. Are you currently assigned to or working with one of our Cemetery Teams? If not, is there a particular Team or area you are interested in participating with? I would be delighted to help you get setup in one or more of our collaborative teams!

We use Google Groups for internal project collaboration, so if you are not yet setup for access feel free to submit a join request and we will get that approved as quick as possible. We also ask that members check their followed tags to make sure you are following the correct project tag (CEMETERIES) so you don't miss any discussions in G2G.

Last, but not least, we would like to thank you for all of your contributions to WikiTree and let you know that any ideas or suggestions for improvement you may have for the Global Cemeteries Project would greatly appreciated!

I look forward to hearing form you soon!

Steve ~Global Cemeteries Project Leader

Hello, Veronica,

I am interested to connect up with someone who is exploring Ann Forbes' DNA. Would this be yourself, or is there someone else who has taken this on? I have 6 family members connected to a cluster of Ann Forbes descendants (29 Ancestry matches). However, Ann is not our direct ancestor, and the connection is back a bit further....somewhere. Who would be interested to look at this further? Cheers Karen

Hello Veronica, Sometimes I look back at older comments and I'm thinking about your message to me posted 5th Oct regarding Irish townlands. I'd like to rephrase my thoughts. I agree 100% with identifying townlands when you can.

I commented about my perception that individual profiles should only be linked to the lowest category possible. I agree with only attaching individual to the lowest category possible. However, in my family. pushing down to townlands actually hides the relationships with family inside the same county.

Hi Veronica, firstly, thanks for putting the stickers on Augusta Suffield Forrest's profile and sprucing up some of the links. I'm still learning how to embed links etc. In regards to her husband's Forrest Family, I have only done his father John Forrest's family so far and they are from Cork in Ireland. When Richard Forrest and Augusta came to Australia in 1839, Richard's father John and the rest of his family all moved from Cork to Chicago/New York about 1840.

I noticed that you have a fair few convict ancestors (Australian Royalty) as you put it, I also have 6 convict ancestors and one female ancestor that I suspect got sent out as a orphan poor house girl, Christian Gallagher who I have no idea how she came to be in Australia pre 1850.

Anyhow, thanks for your good work. Mark H.

Hi Veronica,

Re Irish Townlands. I've joined the Irish Project and noticed your interests in co. Fermanagh. I don't share your enthusiasm for creating categories down to Townlands. I think the collections are too small. I'm looking for family connections in co. Cavan. I've identified family in 4 different townlands. The most useful category to collect them together is a Barony, but I'm happy with civil Parish. Regards, Steve.

Hello, Veronica,

We are sorry to lose you as a member of the Connectors Project, but we understand that life gets busy and interests shift. Please know that you will always be welcome to rejoin the project in the future if you wish.

Thank you so much for your participation; we genuinely appreciate it.

Deb ~ Volunteer Coordinator

Hi Veronica,

On behalf of the Connectors Project Leaders, we are doing a six-month check-in with members. Please let us know if you are still active. If you are active, please let us know in which ways you are currently contributing to the project.

All of us at WikiTree would like to thank you for your contributions and hope that you are enjoying exploring your roots.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Michelle ~ Volunteer Coordinator