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New to Brit-Gen?
We consider Brit-Gen to be a community of people all trying to help each other rather than just a family history forum. If you are new to Brit-Gen, we would really appreciate it if you could stop here first and take the time to introduce yourself to everyone.
The forum is huge, so once you have said hello, please take your time visiting all the various boards and post any/all queries on the relevant forum.
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Don't just lurk on Brit-Gen as a guest. Get registered, introduce yourself and post your family history queries.
I should mention that unlike some sites, you do have to be accepted before you can make a post (this is to prevent spammers, etc.) but acceptance shouldn’t take too long.
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Introduce Yourself
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Tell us about yourself, how long you have been researching and the problems you are having (or had) when trying to trace your family history.
Please do not post your research queries on this board as it is ONLY for introducing yourself.
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Genealogy beginners
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Help and advice on starting your family history research, and where to go next.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronyms and abbreviations you may come across during your family history research.
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Teaching and Tips
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Here, the more experienced family historian can offer some guidance and ideas for the newbie.
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Useful Information
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Various bits of information, covering lots of different topics and places which could help with your family history research.
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The easiest way to get help to compile your family tree is to join the society in your area of interest. A great many societies have stands at Parish Chest.
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Family History
Family History Forums.
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Although it is best to use specific forums for various topics, this one is for general topics that don't otherwise have a home.
"Records quoted here which are in the care of The National Archives are subject to Crown Copyright."
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Brickwalls
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Post all those Brickwalls that you haven't been able to knock down - yet!
"Records quoted here which are in the care of The National Archives are subject to Crown Copyright."
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Books that you may find useful and/or interesting that may prove helpful to other researchers.
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Specific Look Ups
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If you know exactly what you need, this is the forum to post in.
"Records quoted here which are in the care of The National Archives are subject to Crown Copyright."
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List all the waifs and strays you discover here, and perhaps we can find them a home.
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Success stories.
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Your chance to write about those brick walls broken down, and interesting anecdotes that you have found .
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Surname Interests
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Post a list of the surnames you are researching here - don't forget to state which area(s) they are from, too.
"Records quoted here which are in the care of The National Archives are subject to Crown Copyright."
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Useful sources to help with genealogy. Lots of very useful resources are available at the Parish Chest. Please do not post any links to Ancestry.
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Writing up your family history
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Methods of writing up and publishing your family history
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UK Births, Marriages and Deaths
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Advice on obtaining certificates, what they contain, where are the indexes?
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Have you bought certificates that are unwanted? Advertise them here.
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Topics
Specific family history topics
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Adoption Pre 1900
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Adoption posts after 1900 are not permitted on this forum.
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British Census
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About British censuses in general.
"Records quoted here which are in the care of The National Archives are subject to Crown Copyright."
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Black Sheep
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We all have 'em!
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Catholic Records
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Church Registers
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Baptisms, Marriages and Burials recorded in old church registers
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Court Records
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Civil, criminal, etc.
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Divorce
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DNA
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Electoral Rolls
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Emigration from Britain
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Our ancestors emigrated from Britain to places all over the world - how do we find them, and where they came from?
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Institutions
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Work houses, asylums, etc.
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Jewish Roots
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For people with Jewish ancestors
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Any queries to do with the medical profession should be posted here.
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This board is only to let people know which One Name Study you are undertaking. Please do not include links to web sites.
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How to go about doing an historical and genealogical study of a single place. (Village, Town)
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and how it affected our ancestors
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Hints. tips and advice on reading old documents
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Romanies
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For those of us with wandering ancestors.
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Schools and school records
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Wills
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Occupations
The occupations and trades of our ancestors
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Occupations - general forum
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Carpenters, Wheelwrights, etc.
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Ancestors who worked with leather.
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Agricultural or otherwise.
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Ancestors who were in the hospitality trade.
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Mariners and Ships
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Medical Occupations
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Military - Army
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All regiments
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Anything from early times up to the present day. (Any country)
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Miners
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Policemen
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For ancestors who served in the Police Force.
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Photographers and old photographs
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What was the date of that old photograph? Who was the photographer?
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Did your ancestor work on the railway? Also for discussion of the different railway companies.
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Smiths
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For ancestors who were Blacksmiths, Silversmiths, Goldsmiths, etc.
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Tailors and Dressmakers.
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Teachers
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History Topics
Wars, historical periods, etc.
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American War of Independence - (1775-1783)
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WW1 1914-1918
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WW2 1939-1945
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