The one thing that I would suggest to anyone doing the install is NOT to jump straight in but the read the “Notes on Upgrading to Version 7” from it points you to at the end of the install process It

Maurice You can always do what I have done in such circumstances which is to go and search My Heritage (or any other for that matter) for the incorrect data If it crops up then is the time to worry an

The one thing to remember with all these online services is that unless you delete your data before you close you account it will stay there and so will you email address Ancestry will certainly forwa

John I have been using FH since version 2 and have my one-name study mixed with my own family tree – after all it was my 4th times Great Grandmother that really got me hooked nearly 40 years ago. When

James I all honesty I don’t think that what you are looking for you will find in a book The book will help if you are starting out but I feel that the problem that you have is more of a one-off and th

James There is normally a list on the Family Historian website in https://www.family-historian.co.uk/community/events However because of CV they have all been cancelled apart from the taster listed an

John You have the same issue that I had when I went to check When you click the link and the right edge shifts you should notice that there is an extra wide line on the right If you move over this it

Mike How did you transfer the rest of the data? Is it possible that the query already exists? Regards John Hanson - researching the Halstead/Holstead/Alstead names Researcher, the Halsted Trust - http

John Interestingly in a survey a couple of years ago within the Guild of One-name studies Family Historian was the most popular program Regards John Hanson - researching the Halstead/Holstead/Alstead

John I run a large ONS myself and the easiest way to change file root is I never use the focus window because I have over 1200 family trees in the same file Find the name on the list “edit menu/File R

Personally I prefer to hit the save button Keyboard shortcuts are fine but should never be taken as a guarantee to my mind I have had problems in the past with other programs where you think your keyb

Whilst it shouldn’t have been changed it is always useful to check the preferences – Tools / Preferences And make sure that the first box is checked Regards John Hanson - researching the Halstead/Hols

Chris My personal file, which includes my small one-name study, which I started nearly 40 years ago now has 25,000 in it I also do the research for the Halsted Trust (an educational family history cha

Victor UKBMD does not have all of the counties – mainly in the north of England and depends on whether the local family history society can find the volunteers and whether the Registrar will agree Reg

My best is my paternal Great Great Grandfather Henry NOYCE born in 1843 and his birth certificate from the GRO says that he is a “Girl” I tried once to get an answer from the registration district but

Pauline One of the first things I look at when doing my advice sessions these days is the number of days between birth and registration – 42 is always a good indicator that the birth date might be wro

Whilst I will agree with Mike on the theory behind his list from having looked at so many certificates over the years there are pitfalls with all certificates I remember helping at the FindMyPast stan

Julia Did you use the “Export Gedcom File” plug-in in the plug-in store? https://www.family-historian.co.uk/pluginstore/plugin-entry?id=522 Regards John Hanson - researching the Halstead/Holstead/Alst