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by cynicalm
16 Apr 2020 02:55
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Where born in census entries
Replies: 13
Views: 7331

Re: Where born in census entries

People rarely lie about their birthplace but often give different locations, parish, township, farm, nearest village the enumerator has heard of.
by cynicalm
10 Feb 2020 16:44
Forum: Ancestral Sources
Topic: Scottish Birth Certificate Fact Creation
Replies: 23
Views: 11702

Re: Scottish Birth Certificate Fact Creation

I have encountered the same problem, indeed I have stopped using AS for other than censuses. Shame, as it would be very useful.
by cynicalm
08 Jul 2015 14:44
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Read only access
Replies: 2
Views: 2595

Re: Read only access

Thank you for the help. Just a demented amateur at this.
by cynicalm
07 Jul 2015 21:59
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Read only access
Replies: 2
Views: 2595

Read only access

I have used FHsince version 3 and frequently sent copies of trees to relatives etc who could then download a read only version of FH. This saved f.....g about producing PDF copies which they could open. This now seems to have vanished. Why?
by cynicalm
28 Feb 2011 19:12
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Gaelic(Welsh) speaking ancestors
Replies: 6
Views: 2560

Gaelic(Welsh) speaking ancestors

Done it!!! It works! Thanks
by cynicalm
28 Feb 2011 15:21
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Gaelic(Welsh) speaking ancestors
Replies: 6
Views: 2560

Gaelic(Welsh) speaking ancestors

Sorry! I tend to work on the principle that if I try to modify a good program it will bite and crash in flames.
by cynicalm
28 Feb 2011 11:25
Forum: The Lost Posts Archive
Topic: Gaelic(Welsh) speaking ancestors
Replies: 6
Views: 2560

Gaelic(Welsh) speaking ancestors

The only point that I have found in the present program is that it does not cover the 1891 and 1901 Scottish census question, 'speaks Gaelic(g) or Gaelic and English(g & e)'. Presumably the Welsh form will have a similar question. While this is not a major issue, it is of interest to anyone with a S...
by cynicalm
04 Aug 2010 03:49
Forum: Research
Topic: Master Grocer
Replies: 4
Views: 3858

Master Grocer

Master tradesman means that the individual was an wmployer tather than an employee or journeyman. There was a surprising amount of toing and froing between the UK and USA but I would check variants on spelling as names can be misheard or misread.