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  1. Acronyms and Abbreviations

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

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  2. Brickwalls

    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

    About British censuses in general.

    "Records quoted here which are in the care of The National Archives are subject to Crown Copyright. Look-up requests in the 1911 census are NOT permitted."

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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!

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

    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

    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

    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. If you have a connection to the name(s) contact the member via the PM system.

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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

    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

    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

    Methods of writing up and publishing your family history

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