Forum: Useful Information & Tips

Hi Everyone I thought I would share my new discovery with you. Apologies if you are all already aware of this. I am no longer a paying member of Ancestry, however I have always been able to view original images that I saved to my private tree when I was a paying member. Today though I...

....either title deeds to land back at the beginning of 1900 (maybe a little before) or information on whether my great grandfather did in fact lose his smallholding business to his brothers over a game of cards!!! Can anyone point me in the right direction please; I've tried everything I can...

There doesn't appear to be a home for poll records, court stuff and the like (I did not run thro all the subs) I suggest that possibly civil court, crim court, eccles court docs etc could be put under one main Court Records Forum with subs for the main types Regards

I just wanted to recommending mindmapping as a way to organise your genealogical research. I have just started doing this (using a mindmapping app for Ipad) and I find it a very useful way to visually set out my facts, speculations, things to do next, etc, especially when it comes to working on...

Candidate for the most transcription mistakes. This image is 1000 pixels wide, so I provide link to it on photobucket. Transcription errors This is a classic example as to why you should check the documents and make good use of the wildcard letters and check boxes to search for similary...

Hi everyone Has anyone out there had any success in finding a marriage using local marriage reference numbers from local registration offices. I understand from UKBMD that the numbers used at local reference offices are different from GRO references and can help identify which church was used...

Could someone please explain GRO? I have googled but cannot find a specific site. Thank you

I have seen an advert from Findmypast.com.au offering a free 14 trial, and it looks as though you will be able to access their world wide collection.

For those of you who have never heard of postems, search on FreeBMD for marriages in Boston registration district 1851-1853 (don't enter any names). Scroll down the results and stop when you see a little envelope to the right of an entry. Click on it, and in another window you get told what's...

In Lancashire, the deaths of inmates of Whittingham Asylum were recorded at Preston, one of my greatgrandfathers* amongst them. He was living in Bolton at the Census previous to his death. I believe another relative, from Wigan, also died there. There is an Index of Lunatic Asylums at...

Apparently the records available for the UK on subscriptions to FMP.com are different from those on FMP.co.uk, and I imagine the same may hold true for other pay per view sites such as Ancestry. It is always advisable to check which records are available before buying credits or taking out a...

I was replying to a a post and within it mentioned my discovery that ancestry. com had expanded its probate calendar to 1966. Before it had been only through 1941. I am not sure how recent this is, but it came as a wonderful---and productive---surprise to me. While I might be the last person...

I want to be sure everyone who had ancestors immigrate to the USA know that the 1940 US census is to be released 2 Apr 2012. This US National Archives site provides official information: www. archives.gov/research/census/1940/ I have reviewed the questions on the 1940 as outlined on this...

I have, over time, developed a simple tool that effectively controls the research that I am doing on the numerous branches of my family tree. The tool, on an Excel spreadsheet, is basically divided into three sections: genealogical information including source data; research history with...

Wednesday 6th June @ 9pm - The Secret History of our Streets. This is based on the Charles Booth's maps and the first in the series (6 episodes) is Deptford High Street. Hope it is as good as it sounds.

Hi everyone I have a PDF document showing an address from Reading in 1888, however what I think it says doesn't seem to appear in the Reading 1888 Directory from the Reading library website. I'd love to ask you to help deciphering, but I'm not sure how to get the document onto the forum -...

Often when you go into someones site you see a tag asking if you want to download a gedcom. This is one of the areas I know nothing about. Has anyone downloaded a gedcom could they give me some feedback as to what it is all about.? Can you just tag that branch of the family onto your...

The payment of Old Age Pensions began on 1 January 1909 for those of 70 or over whose earnings were below £31-10s. per annum and were not in receipt of poor relief. This was the form that had to be filled in by claimants (from a booklet entitled 'Old Age Pension Regulations 1911'): These were...

Can anyone tell me what the P or P or a BP in the margin of baptisms stands for? This is when trolling Cityark parish registers. Thanks Sue