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by victor
10 Jan 2021 08:30
Forum: Importing
Topic: limited functionality
Replies: 5
Views: 2967

Re: limited functionality

I have had that quite a few times.
I opened a new Project and used the Gedcom file in this new project and it got sorted
The only difference betwen what you did is that I have never used TMG
I have no idea what went wrong in my cse but it appears I have got back to norma;
by victor
02 Jan 2021 08:59
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Export Gedcom File V4.1.2
Replies: 27
Views: 8898

Re: Export Gedcom / FH7 problem?

I export Gedcom file to FTM 2019 from time to time. I work on FH which is my default tree. Once I have exported the file I synchronise it to Ancestry which leads me to more information on any particularly names. It also gives me links to Family Search for the names. As to sort I have not bothered wi...
by victor
26 Dec 2020 18:36
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Duplicated Family
Replies: 8
Views: 2514

Re: Duplicated Family

I used the merge correctly I compared the two and no children were listed on either. In my case both had children. The one I accepted listed the children after the merge. The one I discarded lost the chid after the merge. This happened more than once. The last time I made a not of the child and adde...
by victor
26 Dec 2020 18:08
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Duplicated Family
Replies: 8
Views: 2514

Re: Duplicated Family

I have used merge.
One problem I have found is that the merge does not include children. If one side had a chikd and the other didn't an you merge the two that child is not listed after the erge and I have to locate it to add it to the parents

Victor
by victor
23 Dec 2020 18:29
Forum: Research
Topic: How do you record Unknown people?
Replies: 14
Views: 5938

Re: How do you record Unknown people?

If you put Mary// you won't know who it it is linked to especially if there are more than one Mary. Putting her hosbands surname in brackets will help here.
Victor
by victor
23 Dec 2020 18:26
Forum: General Usage
Topic: FH7 - Witnesses - Females - Display married surname rather than maiden surname?
Replies: 5
Views: 2258

Re: FH7 - Witnesses - Females - Display married surname rather than maiden surname?

Not all witnesses are on my tree only those related.
If a maiden name appears all you ned to do is look up the name on your index and you will then find the married name.
Personally I am not bothered about the witness name and one only has to look at the certificate to find the married name
Victor
by victor
23 Dec 2020 17:51
Forum: Research
Topic: How do you record Unknown people?
Replies: 14
Views: 5938

Re: How do you record Unknown people?

If I don't know the surname I simply write //(anybody) for the female.
For the male if it is the father of a child I just put //anybody

Victor
by victor
22 Dec 2020 21:59
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Add GRO Source plugin
Replies: 101
Views: 31915

Re: Add GRO Source plugin

That didn't happen with me.
In V6 it opened an option to chose which B M or D
Victor
by victor
22 Dec 2020 21:19
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Add GRO Source plugin
Replies: 101
Views: 31915

Re: Add GRO Source plugin

Sorry Mike it didn't work with me.
I got a message saying
Please select just one Generic GRO index source or 3 sources in the order of Birth, marriage and death
Haven't a clue what to do
Victor
by victor
21 Dec 2020 16:14
Forum: Genealogy News
Topic: 2007-2019 births
Replies: 18
Views: 7854

Re: 2007-2019 births

Just did a check.
My brother was born in 1932 and his mother's maiden name is listed
Victor
by victor
16 Dec 2020 08:27
Forum: Importing
Topic: Importing Media From Ancestry
Replies: 25
Views: 13490

Re: Importing Media From Ancestry

When I import media from Ancestry I first save it into a folder, Then open FH and copy that into the FH project . Let's say a marriage certificate is available on Ancestry call it John Smith to Mary Brown. The folder I have created is labeled marriage certificate. I save it in that folder. In the FH...
by victor
14 Dec 2020 08:59
Forum: General Usage
Topic: FH7 - Media Missing
Replies: 8
Views: 1935

Re: FH7 - Media Missing

This is a problem I have been having. Not a single media was listed after my upgrade also many names were disconnected from other people and were just on it's own. Happiy I have managed to sort this out by opening my back up. This winzip listed a number of details. I prompted the most likely one and...
by victor
12 Dec 2020 23:00
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Copy & paste as (unwanted) table...
Replies: 17
Views: 5530

Re: Copy & paste as (unwanted) table...

I just take a screen shot and copy that onto V7 it workd the same as V6

Victor
by victor
11 Dec 2020 11:33
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Saving a new Citation
Replies: 34
Views: 10252

Re: Saving a new Citation

In preference section under saving options I have set mine to automatic save every 5 mins. There is a choice on how often you want to save things

Victor
by victor
10 Dec 2020 16:39
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Problem Upgrading to AS7
Replies: 39
Views: 11662

Re: Problem Upgrading to AS7

Thanks Nick have upgraded my AS to 64 bit. No problems just a warning about the change in census image description but nothing to worry about

Victor
by victor
09 Dec 2020 08:55
Forum: Research
Topic: Information re a historic Birth Certificate application.
Replies: 16
Views: 6681

Re: Information re a historic Birth Certificate application.

Just bear in mind not all BMD details reached the GRO. So it is best to search the local history centre. Since West Ham has been the place mentioned there could be details in the Metropolitan archives. I have found some certificates here and downloaded them free. As I have said the GRO does not have...
by victor
27 Nov 2020 15:01
Forum: Closed Wish List Requests
Topic: Syncronisation with popular genealogy sites (Ancestry; FMP)
Replies: 19
Views: 9220

Re: Syncronisation with popular genealogy sites (Ancestry; FMP)

I use FH as my default file and all family details are posted on there. I never put any details directly on FTM From time to time I copy the GEDCOM part to FTM so that I can get links to Ancestry. That is information that is available on there. When I have names which are not directly related to me ...
by victor
16 Nov 2020 20:27
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Is FH As Good As We Think
Replies: 32
Views: 13865

Re: Is FH As Good As We Think

Those you mention, including yourself, deserve some kind of honour for all you have done to help all who have FH in solving their problems. I am no expert in these things but it puzzles me as to how you manage to find time to repond to the numerous queries.

Well done all of you

Victor
by victor
13 Nov 2020 21:19
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Microsoft OneDrive
Replies: 14
Views: 6141

Re: Microsoft OneDrive

One Drive does ask for a new password from time to time to improve your security. I have had this request quite a few times and it won't allow me to use a passowrd I had used before so I always had to think of a new password which will then apply to all MS accounts. I do like One Drive and it is on ...
by victor
22 Sep 2020 09:09
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Ancestral Sources - Remove Flag Support?
Replies: 34
Views: 13526

Re: Ancestral Sources - Remove Flag Support?

Never used the flags so have no idea how useful they are. In anycase I have better use of my time than bother with flags

Victor
by victor
15 Aug 2020 18:22
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Marriage Witnesses
Replies: 41
Views: 10873

Re: Marriage Witnesses

I will have to remember to do this next time I use it. Itis rare for anybody to know who the best man is and I never understood why that was a default.

If I recall correctly the burial details have a witness drop down menu. How many people know the witness names?

Victor
by victor
05 Aug 2020 19:42
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Y-DNA test
Replies: 7
Views: 3528

Re: Y-DNA test

My grtandfather was illegitamatew and baptised under his mother's maiden name of Briggs in 1962. His mother married Charles Markham in 1865 and he used the Markham surname ever since. I had a DNA test to see if Charles could be his father. It turned out he isn't and his father is of Polish origin. S...
by victor
05 Aug 2020 19:34
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Introducing myself and a little (or maybe big) question
Replies: 73
Views: 27213

Re: Introducing myself and a little (or maybe big) question

When I save a census I put it in the form of RG11-2345_Fo-67_Page-89 Name year of birth
2345 being the piece number.
All my census images are saved in separate folders for each year census.

Victor
by victor
05 Jun 2020 19:02
Forum: Genealogy News
Topic: Wrong version of MS word opens
Replies: 14
Views: 8504

Re: Wrong version of MS word opens

Microsoft has changed the name of Office 365 to Microsoft 365 I have no idea if this affects you. In the past I have been getting the wrong verson of Word but then save it in the right version. I am tryin g to recall what happened but think when I open the wrong version I get a message about this. S...
by victor
23 May 2020 10:04
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Google Drive for FH Backups and Projects
Replies: 60
Views: 24213

Re: Google Drive for FH Backups and Projects

For anyone interested I have My Office 345. Now renamed Microsoft 345. This includes Word, Excel, Power Point etc and 1.5TB One Drive storage. For all this I pay £59.99 a year.

Victor