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Win a £5 Findmypast Voucher
This month I have three FindMyPast Vouchers to give away.
The monthly page hit counts for the site fluctuate between 1 and 3 million page hits per month. I will give a free voucher to the first person who logs in to the site
at 1 million, 2 million and 3 million page hits for the month of March.
The counter is currently at
765738 Page Hits This Month
33308 Page Hits Yesterday
44461 Page Hits Today
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To find others researching your Family Names start with the County Links in the lists to the far left of every page. The county pages provide alphabetical lists
of all the Surnames listed for each County
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To send a message to a contributor, you first need to register (see below), then login. Once logged in, you can click on the contributors name in any of the lists and send that contributor a message regarding their entry. You will also receive a copy of the message sent.
I do my best to ensure that all the email addresses for contributors are valid and working.
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To start your search with a place name, you can either click on the place link on any of the County Surname Entries, or go direct to the PLACES PAGE
and then Choose a County to get a listing of ALL place names withing that County. The place pages contain usefull information and links pertinent to that place as well as listings of the
Name entries associated with the place
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Use the SURNAME SEARCH Function located in the MENU BAR at the Top left of every page. Clicking on SURNAME SEARCH opens an input box, enter at least 3 letters and the results
will contain ALL exact entries and those starting with those letters, or containing them, as well as Soundex alternatives.
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To ADD your own Surname Interests to the site, you will firstly need to register - using the Grey Register Button in the main Menu Bar (Top Left), once registered you may login (using the LOGIN Menu Item.
Once you are logged in the Menu Bar will change to include an item labelled MY PAGE - this will take you to a page where you can ADD, AMEND or DELETE your own entries.
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If you have lost or forgotten your Username or Password then use either the LOST LOGIN DETAILS or CHANGE PASSWORD menu items - enter your email address in the box which appears.
You will be sent a reminder of your username and a link to reset your password. If you cannot find the auto email withing a few minutes then please check your spam or Junk folders
just in case it has been sent there in error
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To change your email address or other registration details, first LOGIN as above, then use the CHANGE DETAILS menu item which will appear once logged in.
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If you are having any difficulties or would like to send me a message asking for new features please use the form located under the adverts at the top of every page.
If you include an email address I will respond to you as soon as possible.
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WHAT's NEW
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9 March 2011
All place names now cleaned up, multiple places in same entry removed
Surnames cleaned up - multiple names in same entry removed (almost)
Duplicate One Name Study Entries removed
Old advertising offers removed
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This is a golden age for genealogy and there's never been a better time to start tracing your family history.
The internet has made millions of records available to search from home, providing access to family historians around the world.
The links listed below are a selection of pages aimed at beginners with lots of help and advice on how to get strted with your Family History
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ancestry.co.uk
have a number of free pages filled with useful tips and advice on getting started
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GENUKI Have a number of pages of information suitable for beginners to Family History and genealogy
Getting Started in Genealogy and Family History
Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History by Roy Stockdill
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Find My Past Help & Advice
Find My Past have an excellent set of advice pages on getting started.
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Findmypast.co.uk is UK's leading family history and genealogy website and has been awarded the Queen's Award for innovation in 2007.
They pride themselves in having one of the biggest sets of UK family records, including the complete census records from 1841
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IRELAND
Find My Past Ireland has a growing collection of Irish records including local census, and census substitutes, land valuations, memorial records
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Ancestry.co.uk
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Ancestry.com (suitable for subscribers not based in United Kingdom)
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GENUKI
GENUKI provides a comprehensive virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland.
It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers.
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