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    Default FreeREG update

    A Report on Progress with the Further Implementation of FreeREG

    April 2006
    In November 2005, the FreeREG project team reported that it had commenced the preliminary testing of its search engine. Following the successful conclusion of those tests, a decision was made early in the New Year to commence more extensive testing of the FreeREG system, including its search capabilities, by a small group of people. That testing has been underway since mid-March 2006 and the results are very encouraging. As a result, the numbers of testers will be increased in the near future to include those persons who are currently acting as county coordinators. Availability of a live FreeREG system to the general public will await the successful conclusion of these volume tests but is anticipated for later this year.

    At the same time, the input of registry data to the database has been accelerated. The effectiveness of FreeREG will be completely dependant upon it having a substantial base of data against which to search. The current database holds information from nearly 500 registers with well over 500,000 individual records. The current contents are the result of work by a relatively small number of transcribers. We hope that the extension of the testing to include the County Coordinators will lead to a rapid increase in the size of the database. All potential users are urged to consider contributing to the project as transcribers; if we each contributed one register over the next year just think how quickly the database would grow!!

    Contact your County Coordinator now to contribute.

    The FreeREG Team
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    A Report on Progress with the Further Implementation of FreeREG

    May 2006

    In April 2006, the FreeREG project team reported that it was expanding its testing of a new version of the FreeREG system to include the county coordinators. At this point in time, there are now over 20 people actively making use of the system to load data and evaluate its search engine. In addition, the data editors have been given access to the system. Additional county coordinators are being encouraged to sign on to start loading data. Availability of a live FreeREG system to the general public will await the successful conclusion of these volume tests but is anticipated for later this year.

    The number of records in the database has increased by over 40% in the last month. There are now over 700,000 records in the database covering both England and Scotland. (348,000 baptisms; 154,000 marriages; and 209,000 burials) The effectiveness of FreeREG will be completely dependant upon it having a substantial base of data against which to search. All potential users are urged to consider contributing to the project as transcribers; if we each contributed one register over the next year just think how quickly the database would grow!!

    Contact your County Coordinator now to contribute.

    The FreeREG Team
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    Default September Update

    Well, September has been a big month for FreeREG; after years of uncertainty the database and its search engine have gone live with the later being systematically phased in around the world. The website is https://www.freereg.org.uk/

    Now we have the bigger task of getting the database populated to an extent that it is a usable tool. We are currently like FreeBMD was 5 years ago with only a million records. The speed of growth will be fully dependant upon people like you making the effort to transcribe the data.

    We have transcribers for most counties but need many many more. So if you know of anybody interested in transcribing ask them to contact us or let us know and we will approach them.

    One of the issues facing us all, is the reading of old registers and how to handle the uncertainties involved. We recently put together the following webpage as an aid to transcribers. You might find it useful. It also points you to a couple of websites dedicated to reading old texts. https://www.freereg.org.uk/howto/transcribe.htm


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    Thumbs up August update

    1 Aug 2007 Update

    There are 2,307,475 records in the database. (1,182,777 baptisms, 465,822 marriages and 658,876 burials) An increase of 193,858 in the past month.

    We are looking good for 3 million at year end

    Would you like to help, see www.freereg.org.uk for more information
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    Default September 2007 update status.

    As of September 1, 2007 there are 2,526,360 records in the database. (1,334,048 baptisms, 482,676 marriages and 709,636 burials) An increase of 218,885 in the past month.

    The vast majority of this growth is in a few counties. (primarily Norfolk, Somerset, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Cambridgeshire and Worcestershire).

    To see more even growth there is an urgent need for additional volunteers to work on transcriptions.

    There is an even more urgent need for coordinators for many of the English Counties.

    In addition, people with Unix and database skills are required to help further develop the system.

    If you want to help please contact me.
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    Default October update

    The database was updated on 3 Oct 2007.

    There are 2,755,473 records in the database. (1,475,846 baptisms, 508,296 marriages and 771,331 burials) An increase of 229,113 in the past month.

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    Default November update

    The database was updated on 21 Nov 2007.

    There are 3,025,711 records in the database. (1,665,970 baptisms, 529,793 marriages and 829,948 burials) An increase of 270,238 in the past two months

    Next update will be around 18th December

    Please note we have problems at present with search, and the current build, please do not report errors

    For this we thank you and wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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    Default January Update

    Database updated 2 Jan 2008:

    There are now 3,480,627 records available

    (1,914,316 baptisms, 568,089 marriages and 998,222 burials)

    Dave

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    Smile 2nd January update

    As the last build was out of sync this one put us back on Schedule

    Database updated 17 Jan 2008: There are now 3,636,957 records available
    2,015,099 baptisms,
    581,138 marriages and
    1,040,720 burials

    An increase of 156,310 in 2 weeks

    This puts us at 300,000 + monthly now

    Way to go team

    Dave

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    Smile 20 Feb update

    Database updated 19 Feb 2008:

    There are now 4,020,576 records available
    2,243,193 baptisms,
    638,198 marriages and
    1,134,185 burials

    This was an increase of 383,619

    Dave
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