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  1. Parish Chest - The Premier Online Genealogy Specialists.
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    We are delighted to say that, although we are a family business, Parish Chest is now the largest UK based online family history shop, offering a huge variety of genealogy products. Please do click the link above and take a peek at everything that is on offer.

    The store may be large, but when you visit the Parish Chest, please be assured that you are not dealing with robots or a bank of computers, but real people. If you need help, advice or just a chat, we are only a 'phone call away.

    Parish Chest is very proud to sponsor british-genealogy.com and the Brit-Gen Forum.

    1. Parish Chest News

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      This is where you will find postings about new suppliers, societies and products available at the Parish Chest. The Parish Chest is the largest, one stop, online family history shop for everything to do with genealogy and building a family tree. Get yourself comfortable, grab a cuppa, kick off your shoes and take your time browsing through over 36,000 family history products. Parish Chest has something for everyone.

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  2. Finding Your Feet on the Brit-Gen Forums Last Post

    Here at Brit-Gen, we are a community trying to help each other rather than just a family history forum. The forum is very large, but if you take your time and also read the FAQs, you will learn to navigate around the site quite easily. Below are main topic headings, each contains several boards which you are encouraged to explore and where you can post messages. Look near the top of the screen and you'll see 'Search' where you can look for messages that have already been posted about specific names and subjects.

    Please remember to read the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

    1. Welcome

      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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    2. 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. Once you have made your introduction, please take a look around the forum and post your queries on the relevant boards.

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    3. Problems Navigating Brit-Gen?

      If you have any problems posting a query, or just need to ask a question or two about finding your way around the forum, this is the place to do it.

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  3. Family History Last Post

    Family History Forums.

    1. Acronyms and Abbreviations

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      Acronyms and abbreviations you may come across during your family history research.

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    2. Brickwalls

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      This board is not for general research queries. Please only post those Brickwalls that you haven't been able to knock down - yet!

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    3. 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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    4. British-Genealogy Help Pages

      Lots of free help and advice pages to assist you with your family history research. Well worth exploring!

    5. Certificates - Births, Marriages and Deaths in the UK

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      Advice on obtaining certificates, what they contain, where are the indexes?

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    6. Family History Societies

      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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    7. Genealogy Beginners

      Help and advice on starting your family history research, and where to go next.

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    8. General Family History Queries

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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.

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    9. Recommended Books

      Books that you may find useful and/or interesting that may prove helpful to other researchers.

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    10. Strays

      List all the waifs and strays you discover here, and perhaps we can find them a home.

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    11. Success stories.

      Your chance to write about those brick walls broken down, and interesting anecdotes that you have found .

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    12. Surname Interests

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      This board is for Surname Interests only. Please do not post research queries on this board.

      Post a list of the surnames you are researching here and don't forget to state which area(s) they are from. Put your main research names in capital letters in the heading of the post. Once you have posted your research names, the thread will be closed.

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    13. Unwanted Certificates

      Have you bought certificates that are unwanted? Advertise them here.

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    14. Useful Information & Tips

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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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    15. Useful Online Sources

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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 or other commercial sites.

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    16. Writing up your family history

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      Methods of writing up and publishing your family history

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    1. Adoption Pre 1900

      Adoption posts after 1900 are not permitted on this forum.

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    2. Black Sheep

      We all have 'em!

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    3. Catholic Records

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    4. Church Registers

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      Baptisms, Marriages and Burials recorded in old church registers

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    5. Court Records

      Civil, criminal, etc.

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    6. Divorce

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    7. Emigration

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    8. IGI

      Information about the International Genealogical Index (IGI).

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    9. Illegitimacy

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    10. Institutions

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      Work houses, asylums, etc.

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    11. Jewish Roots

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      For people with Jewish ancestors

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    12. Medical

      Any queries to do with the medical profession should be posted here.

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    13. Newspapers and Magazines

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    14. Non Conformist Records

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    15. One Name Studies

      This board is only for announcing which One Name Study you are undertaking.

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    16. One Place Studies

      How to go about doing an historical and genealogical study of a single place. (Village, Town)

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    17. Parish Law

      and how it affected our ancestors

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    18. Reading old documents

      Hints. tips and advice on reading old documents

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    19. Romanies

      For those of us with wandering ancestors.

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    20. Schools

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      Schools and school records

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    21. Wills

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  5. Occupations Last Post

    The occupations and trades of our ancestors

    1. Occupations - general forum

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    2. Actors & Artistes

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    3. Apprentices

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    4. Bakers

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    5. Canals and Watermen

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    6. Carpenters, Wheelwrights, etc.

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    7. Clergymen

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    8. Coastguards and Customs Officers (Preventive Men)

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    9. Cordwainers, Shoemakers, Saddlers, etc.

      Ancestors who worked with leather.

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    10. Husbandmen, Yeoman, etc.

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    11. Labourers

      Agricultural or otherwise.

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    12. Licensed Victuallers, Innkeepers, etc.

      Ancestors who were in the hospitality trade.

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    13. Mariners and Ships

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    14. Medical Occupations

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    15. Military - Army

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      All regiments

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    16. Military - Royal Air Force

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    17. Military - Royal Navy & Royal Marines

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    18. Military - General

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      Anything from early times up to the present day. (Any country)

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    19. Miners

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    20. Policemen

      For ancestors who served in the Police Force.

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    21. Photographers and old photographs

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      What was the date of that old photograph? Who was the photographer?

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    22. Railwaymen

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      Did your ancestor work on the railway? Also for discussion of the different railway companies.

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    23. Smiths

      For ancestors who were Blacksmiths, Silversmiths, Goldsmiths, etc.

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    24. Stone Masons & Builders

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    25. Tailors and Dressmakers.

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    26. Teachers

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  6. History Topics Last Post

    Wars, historical periods, etc.

    1. Medieval Period - Roughly (500-1500)

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    2. Tudor and Jacobean England (c1500-1625)

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    3. The Normans (1066 onwards)

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    4. English Civil War - (1642-1649) (commonwealth & Protectorate 1644-1659)

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    5. The Georgian Period - (1714-1830) though could run to 1837

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    6. American War of Independence - (1775-1783)

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    7. Napoleonic Wars - (1804-1815)

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    8. The Victorian Period - (1837-1901) though this could run from 1832

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    9. The Crimean War - (1854-1856)

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    10. American Civil War - (1861-1865)

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      Barcus family History Go to last post

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    11. Boer Wars - (1880-1881) & (1899-1902) suggest (1880-1902)

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    12. WW1 1914-1918

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    13. WW2 1939-1945

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    14. Post WWII

      Just as it says, post WWII.

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  7. County Forums including Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British Islands. Last Post

    Discussions relating to specific places.

    1. England - Counties (Chapman Code - ENG)

      Family history relating to specific counties and places in England

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      1. General English Family History
      2. Bedfordshire (Chapman Code - BDF)
      3. Bedfordshire county-wide forum
      4. Berkshire (Chapman Code - BRK)
      5. Berkshire county-wide forum
      6. Buckinghamshire (Chapman Code - BKM)
      7. Buckinghamshire county-wide forum
      8. Cambridgeshire (Chapman Code - CAM)
      9. Cambridgeshire county-wide forum
      10. Cheshire (Chapman Code - CHS)
      11. Cheshire county-wide forum
      12. Places in Cheshire
      13. Wirral and Birkenhead
      14. Cornwall (Chapman Code - Con)
      15. Cornwall county-wide forum
      16. Cumbria (Chapman Code - CMA)
      17. Cumbria county-wide forum
      18. Derbyshire (Chapman Code - DBY)
      19. Derbyshire county-wide forum
      20. Places in Derbyshire
      21. DBY - DERBY (town)
      22. DBY - Smalley
      23. Devonshire (Chapman Code - DEV)
      24. Devonshire county-wide forum
      25. Places in Devonshire
      26. DEV - Exeter
      27. DEV - Plymouth
      28. Dorset (Chapman Code - DOR)
      29. Dorset county-wide forum
      30. Durham (Chapman Code - DUR)
      31. Durham county-wide forum
      32. Essex (Chapman Code - ESS)
      33. Essex county-wide forum
      34. Gloucestershire (Chapman Code - GLS)
      35. Gloucestershire county-wide forum
      36. Places in Gloucestershire
      37. Bristol
      38. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Chapman Codes - HAM & IOW)
      39. Hampshire county-wide forum
      40. Isle of Wight forum
      41. Herefordshire Chapman Code - HEF)
      42. Herefordshire county-wide forum
      43. Hertfordshire (Chapman Code - HRT)
      44. Hertfordshire county-wide forum
      45. Huntingdonshire (Chapman Code - HUN)
      46. Huntingdonshire county-wide forum
      47. Kent (Chapman Code - KEN)
      48. Kent county-wide forum
      49. Places in Kent
      50. Canterbury
      51. Dover
      52. Maidstone
      53. Margate
      54. Lancashire (Chapman Code LAN)
      55. Lancashire county-wide forum
      56. Places in Lancashire
      57. Furness
      58. Liverpool and Merseyside
      59. Manchester and environs
      60. Leicestershire (Chapman Code - LEI)
      61. Leicestershire county-wide forum
      62. Places in Leicestershire
      63. Leicester
      64. Lincolnshire (Chapman Code - LIN)
      65. Lincolnshire county-wide forum
      66. London (Chapman Code - LND)
      67. London main forum
      68. London - census
      69. Middlesex (Chapman Code - MDX)
      70. Middlesex county-wide forum
      71. Norfolk (Chapman Code - NFK)
      72. Places in Norfolk
      73. Norfolk Central
      74. Norfolk North Coast
      75. Norfolk North East
      76. Norfolk South and East
      77. Norfolk West
      78. Norwich and countywide queries
      79. Northamptonshire (Chapman Code - NTH)
      80. Northamptonshire county-wide forum
      81. Northumberland (Chapman Code - NBL)
      82. Northumberland county-wide forum
      83. Nottinghamshire (Chapman Code - NTT)
      84. Nottinghamshire county-wide forum
      85. Oxfordshire (Chapman Code - OXF)
      86. Oxfordshire county-wide forum
      87. Rutland (Chapman Code - RUT)
      88. Rutland county-wide forum
      89. Shropshire (Chapman Code - SAL)
      90. Shropshire county-wide forum
      91. Somerset (Chapman Code - SOM)
      92. Somerset county-wide forum
      93. Places in Somerset
      94. Bath
      95. Bridgwater
      96. Crewkerne
      97. Frome
      98. Taunton
      99. Staffordshire (Chapman Code - STS)
      100. Staffordshire county-wide forum
      101. Places in Staffordshire
      102. The Black Country
      103. The Potteries
      104. Suffolk (Chapman Code - SFK)
      105. Suffolk county-wide forum
      106. Surrey (Chapman Code - SRY)
      107. Surrey county-wide forum
      108. Sussex (Chapman Code - SSX)
      109. Sussex county-wide forum
      110. Warwickshire (Chapman Code - WAR)
      111. Warwickshire county-wide forum
      112. Places in Warwickshire
      113. Birmingham
      114. Westmorland (Chapman Code - WES)
      115. Westmorland county-wide forum
      116. Wiltshire (Chapman Code - WIL)
      117. Wiltshire county-wide forum
      118. Worcestershire (Chapman Code - WOR)
      119. Worcestershire county-wide forum
      120. Yorkshire (Chapman Code - YKS)
      121. Yorkshire county-wide forum
      122. Brompton by Northallerton
      123. Yorkshire East Riding
      124. Yorkshire North Riding
      125. Yorkshire West Riding

    2. Ireland - Counties (Chapman Code - IRL)

      Family history relating to specific counties and places in Ireland

      Sub-Forums:

      1. General Irish Family History
      2. County Antrim (Chapman Code - ANT)
      3. Antrim county-wide forum
      4. County Armagh (Chapman Code - ARM)
      5. Armagh county-wide forum
      6. County Cavan (Chapman Code - CAV)
      7. Cavan county-wide forum
      8. County Clare (Chapman Code - CLA)
      9. Clare county - wide forum
      10. County Cork (Chapman Code - COR)
      11. Cork county-wide forum
      12. County Donegal (Chapman Code - DON)
      13. Donegal county-wide forum
      14. County Down (Chapman Code - DOW)
      15. Co. Down county - wide forum
      16. Dublin (Chapman Code - DUB)
      17. Dublin county-wide forum
      18. County Fermanagh (Chapman Code - FER)
      19. Fermanagh county - wide forum
      20. County Galway (Chapman Code - GAL)
      21. Galway county - wide forum
      22. County Kerry (Chapman Code - KER)
      23. Kerry county - wide forum
      24. County Kildare (Chapman Code - KID)
      25. Kildare county - wide forum
      26. County Kilkenny (Chapman Code - KIK)
      27. Kilkenny county-wide forum
      28. County Laois (Chapman Code - LEX)
      29. Laois county - wide
      30. County Limerick (Chapman Code - LIM)
      31. Limerick county-wide forum
      32. County Mayo (Chapman Code - MAY)
      33. Mayo county-wide
      34. County Monaghan (Chapman Code - MOG)
      35. Monaghan-county wide
      36. County Offaly (Kings) (Chapman Code - OFF)
      37. Offaly county-wide forum
      38. County Tipperary (Chapman Code - TIP)
      39. Tipperary county-wide forum
      40. County Tyrone (Chapman Code - TYR)
      41. Tyrone county - wide forum
      42. County Waterford (Chapman Code - WAT)
      43. Waterford county - wide forum
      44. County Wexford (Chapman Code - WEX)
      45. Wexford county - wide forum
      46. County Wicklow (Chapman Code - WIC)
      47. Wicklow county - wide forum

    3. Scotland - Counties (Chapman Code - SCT)

      Family history relating to specific counties and places in Scotland

      Sub-Forums:

      1. General Scottish Family History
      2. Aberdeenshire (Chapman Code - ABD)
      3. Aberdeenshire county-wide forum
      4. Angus (Chapman Code - ANS)
      5. Angus county-wide forum
      6. Argyll (Chapman Code - ARL)
      7. Argyll county-wide forum
      8. Ayrshire (Chapman Code - AYR)
      9. Ayrshire county-wide forum
      10. Banffshire (Chapman Code - BAN)
      11. Banffshire county-wide forum
      12. Berwickshire (Chapman Code - BEW)
      13. Berwickshire county-wide forum
      14. Caithness (Chapman Code - CAI)
      15. Caithness county-wide forum
      16. Clackmannanshire (Chapman CODE - CLK)
      17. Clackmannanshire county-wide forum
      18. Dumfriesshire (Chapman Code - DFS)
      19. Dumfriesshire county-wide forum
      20. Dunbartonshire (Chapman Code - DNB)
      21. Dunbartonshire county-wide forum
      22. East Lothian (Chapman Code - ELN)
      23. East Lothian county-wide forum
      24. Fife (Chapman Code - FIF)
      25. Fife county-wide forum
      26. Inverness-shire (Chapman Code - INV)
      27. Inverness-shire county-wide forum
      28. Kincardineshire (Chapman Code - KCD)
      29. Kincardineshire county-wide forum
      30. Kinross-shire (Chapman Code - KRS)
      31. Kinross-shire county-wide forum
      32. Kirkcudbrightshire (Chapman Code - KKD)
      33. Kirkcudbrightshire county-wide forum
      34. Lanarkshire (Chapman Code - LKS)
      35. Lanarkshire county-wide forum
      36. Glasgow
      37. Midlothian (Chaoman Code - MLN)
      38. Midlothian county-wide forum
      39. Edinburgh
      40. Moray (Chapman Code - MOR)
      41. Moray county-wide forum
      42. Orkney (Chapman Code - OKI)
      43. Orkney county-wide forum
      44. Peebleshire (Chapman Code - PEE)
      45. Peebleshire county-wide forum
      46. Perthshire (Chapman Code - PER)
      47. Perthshire county-wide forum
      48. Renfrewshire (Chapman Code - RFW)
      49. Renfrewshire county-wide forum
      50. Ross and Cromarty (Chapman Code - ROC)
      51. Ross and Cromarty county-wide forum
      52. Roxburghshire (Chapman Code - ROX)
      53. Roxburghshire county-wide forum
      54. Selkirkshire (Chapman Code - SEL)
      55. Selkirkshire county-wide forum
      56. Shetland (Chapman Code - SHI)
      57. Shetland county-wide forum
      58. Stirlingshire (Chapman Code - STI)
      59. Stirlingshire county-wide forum
      60. Sutherland (Chapman Code - SUT)
      61. Sutherland county-wide forum
      62. Western Isles (Chapman Code - WIS)
      63. Western Isles Forum
      64. Wigtonshire (Chapman Code - WIG)
      65. Wigtonshire county-wide forum

    4. Wales - Counties (Chapman Code - WAL)

      Family history relating to specific counties and places in Wales

      Sub-Forums:

      1. General Welsh Family History
      2. Breconshire (Chapman Code - BRE)
      3. Breconshire county-wide forum
      4. Caernarvonshire (Chapman Code - CAE)
      5. Caernarvonshire county-wide forum
      6. Cardiganshire (Chapman Code - CGN)
      7. Cardiganshire county-wide forum
      8. Carmarthenshire (Chapman Code - CMN)
      9. Carmarthenshire county-wide forum
      10. Denbighshire (Chapman CODE - DEN)
      11. Denbighshire county-wide forum
      12. Flintshire (Chapman Code - FLN)
      13. Flintshire county-wide forum
      14. Glamorgan (Chapman Code - GLA)
      15. Glamorgan county-wide forum
      16. Merionethshire (Chapman Code - MER)
      17. Merionethshire county-wide forum
      18. Monmouthshire (Chapman Code - MON)
      19. Monmouthshire county-wide forum
      20. Montgomeryshire (Chapman Code - MGY)
      21. Montgomeryshire county-wide forum
      22. Pembrokeshire (Chapman Code - PEM)
      23. Pembrokeshire county-wide forum
      24. Radnorshire (Chapman Code - RAD)
      25. Radnorshire county-wide forum

    5. British Islands

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Channel Islands (Chapman Code - CI)
      2. Isle of Man (Chapman Code - IOM)

    6. Across 'The Pond(s)' Forums

      Sub-Forums:

      1. Australia Genealogy
      2. Canada Genealogy
      3. Europe Genealogy
      4. India Genealogy
      5. New Zealand Genealogy
      6. South Africa Genealogy
      7. USA Genealogy
      8. West Indies Genealogy
      9. Rest of the World Genealogy

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    Competitions

    We have some really great prizes and the competitions are open to every member, but to have a chance of winning, you do have to participate. Don’t just sit on the sidelines, come on and have a go!

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    Well, just as it says really.

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      Just a meeting place on the Brit-Gen forum where people can get away from the more "serious" stuff and have general discussions about topics other than family history. However, this is not the place for listing your favourite (non-related genealogy) TV programmes, nor is it an internet chat-room. Members of Brit-Gen who wish to chat in that way, should find a forum other than Brit-Gen in which to do so.

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      Stories and jokes to lighten the day. Please do not post any jokes that may cause offence - anything you would not be happy for your child/wife/grandparents to read. Gutter humour is not appreciated on this forum and will be deleted. Political jokes are best avoided as they may cause offence to others. Not everyone shares the same political views.

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    These are password protected forums for the use of family history societies and/or groups and their members.

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    Great projects that you can help with and will also help you.

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      For discussion about the FreeCEN project, progress and updates. Please note that volunteers are always needed for this excellent project.

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      For discussion about the UK FreeREG project. (This is a database of parish registers.) Please note that volunteers are always needed for this excellent project, so if you would like to help, please do contact us.

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      So... you have a computer problem?

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      Plenty of options are available at Parish Chest. Everyone has their favourite....

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      Building your own web pages? Help and discussion here.

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    Family History Fairs and Events

    Great places to meet people, gather tips, ideas and items to help you with your family history research. Most events are listed on Geneva, so this section is ONLY for me to use to announce the Fairs that Parish Chest and Brit-Gen will be attending. If you have / know of an event that you want to post here, then please contact me BEFORE posting.

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