Forum: FreeREG

Hi all I want to re-register with freereg but it wont let me because my mail address already exists with them. Any Ideas how to over come this. Mike

I am slowly developing a program that will convert an XLS file into a form that can be uploaded to FreeREG. To this end, I need some data files that I can play with during the testing phase. Can anyone help me? What I need is at least 1 file of each type (Baptisms, Marriages and Burials), both...

Hi all, Does anyone know if the co-ord for ERY is receiving mail at all? I have tried to e-mail without success to offer my services for the PR's of Thorganby. Or, does anyone know if they are being transcribed at all? The film I ordered from the LDS has the added bonus of this parish on it and...

hello moderators and programme writers,I need some help please,my Winreg has stopped backing up my file. I am using 2.01.36 and am assuming that this is the latest issue.I would add that Windows has been entering some updates automatically. I have been noticing a familiarity of some of the names...

Hi All I am interested in trying freeReg and FreeCen. I have had a go but always seem to have problems. Either there are too many commas, my headers are wrong, or I have entered 1 Apr instead of 01 Apr, or something just as annoying. Does this happen to everyone or am I unique in being fed up...

Hello Scribes,having moved on I bumped into this entry if anyone can help, Richardus filius Johis Cross de Pemberton & Testibus Rich: Moll: et Edw: Moll: 17 Feb 1641 I understand Richard son of John Cross of Pemberton,but the rest?? Are they witnesses,I understand "testis" can mean "to...

Edvardus filius Georgij Houlme 2 Apr 1621 Christopher Robie Edward Prescot William Smallshoe Van Heatonn Gilbrt Barto John Naylor Eduardus filius Johannis Rigbie de Lees 13 Apr 1621 Hello Scribes,hope all is well and we all enjoyed the Ashes victory. Can anyone explain the...

When I ran WinREG today, it said there was an update available - size 6.63 MB, Reads and corrects .CSV files previously manipulated by Excel. The URL suggests it is version 2.1.35, and the version I am running at the moment is 2.01.34. But when I try to download the update, I keep getting an...

Hello Everyone, Please can anyone tell me what the File Numbers mean at the bottom of Baptism entries for example. Am thinking that this means all Baptism entries with the same file number relates to one particular family, am I correct? Thank you

The FreeREG website makes a big point about asking for volunteers. The point is underlined from time to time on this forum and on other groups, like the Somerset Hundreds. Several weeks ago, I emailed a county co-ordinator to express interest and get more information. Having had no reply, I...

Stalled at the first entry on a new record. Can anyone help, please? A child's age shows as 9y 8m. I get an error whichever way I try to enter that, even though I'm following the instructions in Help. (Using the latest download version of FreeReg.)

Is there a limit to file size? Will I have problems uploading? I've uploaded files of 1,000 entries with no problem but, currently, I'm working on a baptism file of 1,058 entries (1870 - 1918). Within the file, the clerk made several errors. Several Registration Numbers were duplicated and I...

Is there any way to duplicate an entry into multiple records without having to type it over and over again? E.g., I have a curate and churchwarden who ofiiciated on the marriage register I am transcribing, and I'm writing them into the notes. Is there a function key I can press to duplicate the...

Hi all, Has anyone else had problems with downloading the parish registers from the Essex - SEAX website? My distant relative wants to start transcribing the Essex parish registers and every time she tries to download the pages from there they don't download properly. I tried to do this for...

Hi folks! Have any of you Excel experts out there got the secret of converting a date in date format to text format without Excel displaying the date as a 5 digit number? I have many registers with the date in dd/mm format which I can reformat to display as dd Mmm as required by Freereg. But...

Good evening Scribes,hope you are all well,a change from Latin tranlations,this evenings teaser is about the actual programme we use to input our registers. I have been instructed on going into Settings,Options,Table Contents,and putting in various repeated descriptions,i have added "Childe...

Hello Scribes,hope we are all well and itching to give me info on "affidavit" Samples 2 Apr 1681 Willm Keene of Hawkshead Affidavit Cicily Mackereth Margaret Nicholson 7 Apr 1681 John Braithwaite of Sawrey infra Aff Margaret Rigg Margaret Braithwt 9 Apr 1681 Elizabeth Jackson of Skellwith Aff...

I'm curious about how many steps we go through before the finished product is available to researchers. The first person sees and transcribes parish records. The next person (like me) transfers the information via Excel onto a FreeReg spreadsheet. The next person . . . What happens...

Hi all, whilst I've been transcribing baptisms I have noticed the letters pa sometimes written in the margin notes and in the date column. Does anyone know what these letters stand for? Titanicfan