Hi all (Mike) I downloaded and installed the fact type, tab, query and report files found here: https://fhug.org.uk/kb/download/contact-info-10/ I'm getting the first part (name, address, postcode, ph

Is there a problem in Downloading the current update? I’ve used “check for updates” and then I get this Since about 05-00hrs this morning , basically naught happens but why? As far as I’m aware I have

I successfully imported my data from Roots Magic 7 some time ago. Now I am struggling with the export of FH7 generated GEDCOM back to Roots Magic 7 & 8. I have tried both GEDCOM 5.5 & the export GEDCO

This is not strictly an FH problem, but I know I’m going to get the answer I need here! Back in the olden days, when I was new to computers, I used PAF5 after a distant cousin sent me his tree on a fl

Including the record id with a person's name in charts was demonstrated today by Jane Taubman. The syntax used was =RecordId() which was added to the end of the name template. The result is however Pe

I have a marriage, by banns, in Bosham, Sussex in 1915 of a person who was a sick-bat attendant on HMS Monarch I know that he was on leave at the time - the ship was a dreadnaught class battleship inv

Please excuse this "Newby" question, but what is the "Permanent Record Number"? how does it differ from the Record ID? Where can I find information about it (I can find nothing in "Help")? How can I e

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How do folk enter the data for a child, born and died same quarter and not named? Derek Heritage

I ATTACH AN ENTRY FROM THE 1939 REGISTER CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE CODES ON THE LEFT HAND COLUMN MEAN

Hi, I have tried to merge two files, unsuccessfully, as one is headed up male and the other female. The position is that a John Elks was married twice. Firstly to Sarah (no children shown), then to Ma

Hello, I am using FH V7 and have finally gotten someone with family knowledge to assist in the validation of data I have amassed from multiple sources. Is there a facility whereby I can print all data

Since completing an Ancestry DNA test I have been able to identify a number of distant cousins who have also completed a DNA test. I want to identify them in the records window and with the help of Li

How do I make hyperlinks in source citations? I can see that I can create URLs in the text from source field or in the note field but can’t seem to find any way to include the clickable link in the ac

When I merge 2 people, I'm left with an unused number. Being pedantic, I would like to use that ID number for a new person I am entering. So, a) Is there a way I can find out the numbers of the unused

What is best practice when entering dates of events? What I mean is this - if you have a birth certificate, date of birth from 1939 register and copy of GRO info. Do you enter 3 separate facts for bir

The census if you are looking at the original or a photocopy is a primary source. If it is transcribed to a database even accurately the database is a secondary source. The census had handwritten port

I have searched but cannot find how to modify the sentence structure to use the couple's first names only. To clarify, in Rootsmagic it was couple:first, and this would use the couple's first names on

I just discovered that when I generate a Chart of descendants I only see boxes and connecting lines – no text. I am using the defaults for the chart. And I am running Windows 11 and the latest version

When using "Charts" - "All Relatives - Flat", the boxes are not a great colour (purple, bright yellow etc). I've tried to find a way to change their colour but am at a loss. Can anyone help please? Th