Susan, FamilySearch is your best bet. I can't tell what century you mean. However, here are some if the records available there: Records BillionGraves Index 3 06 Jun 2016 Images are at a partner site Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928 30,407 14 Mar 2012 Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906 6,525 10 Apr 2010 Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905 7,243 14 Mar 2012 Find A Grave Index 6,725 07 Jun 2016 Images are at a partner site Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920 287,389 25 Feb 2013 Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 365,639 30 Nov 2011 Images on FamilySearch Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999 3,778,173 20 Jul 2015 Images on FamilySearch The largest collection is here: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1538386 If you need earlier records then you need to resort to baptisms, marriages and burials in church records. Anglican is the dominant religion and the registers will be very similar to those in the UK. Some early record transcripts here: http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/ Bob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Cater via Sent: 10 June 2016 09:12 To: [email protected] Subject: [G] Jamaican records Hello, I am trying to find records of births and marriages in Jamaica in the early with century. Haven't found them on Ancestry, MyHeritage or Familysearch.org. Where else can I look? Any help much appreciated. Susan Cater Steadman and Tonothy _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7639 / Virus Database: 4598/12389 - Release Date: 06/09/16

A few of mine from Jamaica are on Familysearch, which has a collection of Jamaican civil registration records at <https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1538386>. But I often find the search facilitiesrati+ on Familysealrch baffling... Geoff 5389 On 10 June 2016 at 09:11, Susan Cater via <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to find records of births and marriages in Jamaica in the early > with century. Haven't found them on Ancestry, MyHeritage or > Familysearch.org. Where else can I look? Any help much appreciated. > Susan Cater > Steadman and Tonothy > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Geoff Chew [email protected]

Hello, I am trying to find records of births and marriages in Jamaica in the early with century. Haven't found them on Ancestry, MyHeritage or Familysearch.org. Where else can I look? Any help much appreciated. Susan Cater Steadman and Tonothy

Hi, I don't see how, by numbering people by generation, it can work! I have some very big families in my family history where the wife has married and started her family aged 17 and is still having babies into her forties, with the younger children hardly even meeting the elder children, also one man who married three times with the third wife being younger than his eldest children, her children were still of the same generation but a thirty year age difference between some of them. From Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. E-Mail: [email protected] GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Usher via" <[email protected]> To: "Ron Lomax" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 12:34 AM Subject: Re: [G] FTM/Organisation Advice Needed Please > I'm similar stage to you, I have my family trees on ancestry, I have also > started building up excel spreadsheets which have "events" bmd and census > mostly, and trying to work out way of checking off who in the excel ss > relate to people in the family trees. My one name study is in the > miniscule category by size, so lots of it I can do by memory, for example > I have established a direct relationship with everyone called Isaac > gilhome ever recorded, but I have another significant family of gilhome so > where I have not been able to prove a relationship, it is only inferred by > geographical closeness. When I started with paper records, I tried to give > everyone a Code based on a generation, so I was m1, my parents were L1 &2 > but that didn't seem to help > > Chris U > >> On 9 Jun 2016, at 10:48, Ron Lomax via <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an >> amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains >> concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, >> the >> most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have >> upwards >> of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then >> finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may >> link >> two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 >> people), >> it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth >> and >> death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, >> James', >> Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have >> either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and >> not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the >> option >> of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with >> a >> prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is >> overwritten >> if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD >> dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree >> and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there >> are >> many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too >> much. >> I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better >> than >> either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a >> way >> round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or >> have I >> to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be >> much appreciated. Many thanks >> >> Ron Lomax >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I'm similar stage to you, I have my family trees on ancestry, I have also started building up excel spreadsheets which have "events" bmd and census mostly, and trying to work out way of checking off who in the excel ss relate to people in the family trees. My one name study is in the miniscule category by size, so lots of it I can do by memory, for example I have established a direct relationship with everyone called Isaac gilhome ever recorded, but I have another significant family of gilhome so where I have not been able to prove a relationship, it is only inferred by geographical closeness. When I started with paper records, I tried to give everyone a Code based on a generation, so I was m1, my parents were L1 &2 but that didn't seem to help Chris U > On 9 Jun 2016, at 10:48, Ron Lomax via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an > amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains > concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the > most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards > of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then > finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link > two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), > it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and > death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', > Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have > either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and > not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option > of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a > prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten > if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD > dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree > and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are > many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. > I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than > either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way > round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I > to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be > much appreciated. Many thanks > > Ron Lomax > > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Many thanks to Derrick Watson of the Kingsman ONS who has stepped into the breach. And to you all for your advice, especially as I known far too much about Brindle! Best Wishes Robert Fowler

I've been playing with my FTM to see if there is any way of adding locations to dates in an index and the only thing I came up with is Maps. This shows me a map of USA - not where many of my ONS feature, need one primarily for England and Wales - is that possible? From Merryl Wells of Luton, Beds. E-Mail: [email protected] GOONS Mem. No. 1757 Reg. ONS: Bawtree; Gullick/ock, Moist/Moyst. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Lomax via" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 10:48 AM Subject: [G] FTM/Organisation Advice Needed Please > Hello All, > > I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an > amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains > concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, > the > most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have > upwards > of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then > finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may > link > two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), > it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and > death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, > James', > Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have > either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and > not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the > option > of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with > a > prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is > overwritten > if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD > dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree > and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there > are > many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too > much. > I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than > either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way > round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have > I > to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be > much appreciated. Many thanks > > Ron Lomax > > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Ron, I'm also a keen Family Historian user, having used many of the other programs. I also keep my Trees separate on my PC. I have a TNG (TheNextGeneration) website where I upload all the Trees (the Guild can provide one for modest cost). The advantage of TNG is that whilst you upload the Trees separately (and replace them separately) TNG merges them into one database. This means that providing you are online, you can search all the trees simultaneously. Also useful to see if someone is in more than one Tree... Ken On 9 June 2016 at 14:32, John Keith Coldwell via <[email protected]> wrote: > I fully endorse Brians comments. FH has excellent tools for searching > for relatives.."Pool" is a useful feature. > If you go ahead with FH and load your current GEDCOM into FH it is > well worth spending time studying their advice before starting. > FH has very comprehensive facilities but I would say I have had quite > a "learning curve" to go through to become familiar but it has been > well forth the effort! > I have found that FH provides excellent free support via its Forum > which has got me out of a hole a couple of times. > > Regards > John Coldwell 2172 > > On 9 June 2016 at 14:07, Brian Horridge via <[email protected]> wrote: >> Ron >> >> I use Family Historian (FH) for my ONS where I have just over 7,000 >> individuals in about 300 separate "trees" within the single FH file. >> The reason I have so many trees is that I often find a group of people I >> can connect together but not where they fit in the overall scheme of >> things. In that case, I'd build a separate tree for them and then hope >> that in the future I can find the missing link. FH has a "Pool" feature >> where all individuals connected together in any way have the same pool >> number and I have 300 "Pools". From this you can easily see which >> "tree" an individual is connected to and related to. When I find the >> missing link between 2 trees, FH will re-calculate the Pool number >> automatically. >> >> FH also has an excellent "Query" facility whereby you can narrow down >> the list of possible Williams etc. For example I can narrow it down by >> surname, forename and father's forename (ie any William Smith whose >> father is James). The queries are very flexible and easy to use and the >> results layout can also be easily customised to suit your own needs. >> >> Like one of the the other replies, I keep my raw data / transcriptions >> in excel spreadsheets but, when I've matched a specific event, I use the >> FH ID to mark that individual's event. That way you can (slowly!!) tick >> them off the unfound list. >> >> I appreciate that one's choice of software is very personal but it might >> be worth downloading free demo versions to see how you get on with them >> - I think all major software provides tester downloads. >> >> If you want more help / advice about Family Historian, by all means >> contact me off-list. >> >> Brian >> >> >> On 09/06/2016 10:48, Ron Lomax via wrote: >>> Hello All, >>> >>> I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an >>> amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains >>> concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the >>> most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards >>> of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then >>> finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link >>> two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), >>> it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and >>> death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', >>> Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have >>> either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and >>> not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option >>> of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a >>> prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten >>> if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD >>> dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree >>> and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are >>> many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. >>> I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than >>> either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way >>> round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I >>> to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be >>> much appreciated. Many thanks >>> >>> Ron Lomax >>> >>> >>> >>> _____________________________________________ >>> >>> RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: >>> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > Prof John K Coldwell > Aiming to build a worldwide history of Coldwell people. Please join in! > Facebook: Coldwell Genealogy Group > Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org/profiles/coldwell.html > Coldwell & Couldwell surname information: www.coldwell.info > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can you confirm that I have booked please Alan as it was some time ago. Regards Carol Gill (Member 4643) Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Alan R Moorhouse via Sent: 09 June 2016 15:16 To: Robert Fowler; [email protected] Subject: Re: [G] DNA expert help please Looks like the August seminar on DNA http://one-name.org/seminar_2016aug_cheltenham/ couldn't have come at a better time for you (to broaden your knowledge) or your contact (the seminar is, as always, fully open to non-members as well as members). Don't delay, book today! Alan Moorhouse [email protected] ----Original message---- >From : [email protected] Date : 09/06/2016 - 13:51 (GMTDT) To : [email protected] Subject : [G] DNA expert help please - with an Ancestry a/c The lastest tack is DNA of which I know nothing, Robert Fowler 5464 _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Looks like the August seminar on DNA http://one-name.org/seminar_2016aug_cheltenham/ couldn't have come at a better time for you (to broaden your knowledge) or your contact (the seminar is, as always, fully open to non-members as well as members). Don't delay, book today! Alan Moorhouse [email protected] ----Original message---- >From : [email protected] Date : 09/06/2016 - 13:51 (GMTDT) To : [email protected] Subject : [G] DNA expert help please - with an Ancestry a/c The lastest tack is DNA of which I know nothing, Robert Fowler 5464

I fully endorse Brians comments. FH has excellent tools for searching for relatives.."Pool" is a useful feature. If you go ahead with FH and load your current GEDCOM into FH it is well worth spending time studying their advice before starting. FH has very comprehensive facilities but I would say I have had quite a "learning curve" to go through to become familiar but it has been well forth the effort! I have found that FH provides excellent free support via its Forum which has got me out of a hole a couple of times. Regards John Coldwell 2172 On 9 June 2016 at 14:07, Brian Horridge via <[email protected]> wrote: > Ron > > I use Family Historian (FH) for my ONS where I have just over 7,000 > individuals in about 300 separate "trees" within the single FH file. > The reason I have so many trees is that I often find a group of people I > can connect together but not where they fit in the overall scheme of > things. In that case, I'd build a separate tree for them and then hope > that in the future I can find the missing link. FH has a "Pool" feature > where all individuals connected together in any way have the same pool > number and I have 300 "Pools". From this you can easily see which > "tree" an individual is connected to and related to. When I find the > missing link between 2 trees, FH will re-calculate the Pool number > automatically. > > FH also has an excellent "Query" facility whereby you can narrow down > the list of possible Williams etc. For example I can narrow it down by > surname, forename and father's forename (ie any William Smith whose > father is James). The queries are very flexible and easy to use and the > results layout can also be easily customised to suit your own needs. > > Like one of the the other replies, I keep my raw data / transcriptions > in excel spreadsheets but, when I've matched a specific event, I use the > FH ID to mark that individual's event. That way you can (slowly!!) tick > them off the unfound list. > > I appreciate that one's choice of software is very personal but it might > be worth downloading free demo versions to see how you get on with them > - I think all major software provides tester downloads. > > If you want more help / advice about Family Historian, by all means > contact me off-list. > > Brian > > > On 09/06/2016 10:48, Ron Lomax via wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an >> amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains >> concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the >> most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards >> of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then >> finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link >> two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), >> it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and >> death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', >> Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have >> either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and >> not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option >> of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a >> prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten >> if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD >> dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree >> and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are >> many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. >> I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than >> either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way >> round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I >> to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be >> much appreciated. Many thanks >> >> Ron Lomax >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Prof John K Coldwell Aiming to build a worldwide history of Coldwell people. Please join in! Facebook: Coldwell Genealogy Group Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org/profiles/coldwell.html Coldwell & Couldwell surname information: www.coldwell.info

Is the lady a Guild member? If so she could start by sending a general DNA enquiry​ to the Guild DNA advisor (contact details available on the Guild web-site). I would go so far as saying that Guild membership is well worth while for the range of support available to a DNA project complemented by all the other numerous benefits available. Regards John Coldwell 2172 On 9 June 2016 at 13:51, Robert Fowler via <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I have a very enthusiastic enquirer (much given to realms of fantasy) who > constantly asks me about her ancestors fron Brindle. > > The lastest tack is DNA of which I know nothing, having enough to handle > concentrating on pure records for the large Fowler study. > > I can supply copies of all Ancestry mail, together with easy to read trees > of every Brindle patriarch I know. > > > Since we are bound to answer all enquiries is there an expert willing to > have a look??? Hoping you can reply to her Ancestry "a/c". > > Many thanks > > Robert Fowler 5464 > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- *Prof John K Coldwell* Aiming to build a worldwide history of Coldwell people. Please join in! Facebook: Coldwell Genealogy Group Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org/profiles/coldwell.html Coldwell & Couldwell surname information: *www.coldwell. <http://www.coldwell-roots.co.uk>info*

Ron I use Family Historian (FH) for my ONS where I have just over 7,000 individuals in about 300 separate "trees" within the single FH file. The reason I have so many trees is that I often find a group of people I can connect together but not where they fit in the overall scheme of things. In that case, I'd build a separate tree for them and then hope that in the future I can find the missing link. FH has a "Pool" feature where all individuals connected together in any way have the same pool number and I have 300 "Pools". From this you can easily see which "tree" an individual is connected to and related to. When I find the missing link between 2 trees, FH will re-calculate the Pool number automatically. FH also has an excellent "Query" facility whereby you can narrow down the list of possible Williams etc. For example I can narrow it down by surname, forename and father's forename (ie any William Smith whose father is James). The queries are very flexible and easy to use and the results layout can also be easily customised to suit your own needs. Like one of the the other replies, I keep my raw data / transcriptions in excel spreadsheets but, when I've matched a specific event, I use the FH ID to mark that individual's event. That way you can (slowly!!) tick them off the unfound list. I appreciate that one's choice of software is very personal but it might be worth downloading free demo versions to see how you get on with them - I think all major software provides tester downloads. If you want more help / advice about Family Historian, by all means contact me off-list. Brian On 09/06/2016 10:48, Ron Lomax via wrote: > Hello All, > > I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an > amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains > concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the > most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards > of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then > finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link > two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), > it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and > death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', > Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have > either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and > not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option > of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a > prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten > if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD > dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree > and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are > many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. > I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than > either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way > round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I > to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be > much appreciated. Many thanks > > Ron Lomax > > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Ron, The filter button in FTM can be useful for this situation. A good video explaining its use and how to structure your query can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roOMdEhB8ww Hope that helps Debbie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Lomax via Sent: 9 June, 2016 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [G] FTM/Organisation Advice Needed Please Hello All, I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks Ron Lomax _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7639 / Virus Database: 4598/12385 - Release Date: 06/08/16

First, Considering the fact that FTM is receiving less support now and as a one-name study your database is going to grow, I would seriously consider another Software package. Family Historian, Roots magic, Legacy and some others will all handle large files well, have good sort facility and the ability customize . I use Roots Magic, but I also send gedcoms to a lot of people using other programs and they are able to use them. Roots Magic does assign individual IDs , but I find then hard to remember, so I keep most of my Idenitfiers 'up front' where I can see them easily. At present I have about 20 thousand + in my database with several hundred Johns, Johanns, Mary/Maria?Maries, and so on. 1. I use a four digit family identfier in the suffix field - such as 2014 - if there already is a suffis (Jr, Sr, etc) I just put it after that. John Pepler Jr. 2014 All descendents of a single patriarch receive this number. 2. WHen I have nothing more than a marriage - I qualify the surname spouse with a date in parenthesis after the given name eg John (m-1875-SRY) Again this sorts well. and all the Johns with marriage dates end up at the end of the John list . 3. I sort document images into Family Group folders. They are labeled with the event year, relevant individuals and family number. '1565 Hew Peploe and An Jordaine 1900' is a marriage. '1667 Samuel Peploe birth 1900' is a birth. Both are in the 1900 Family folder and windows sorts them very nicely for me chronologically 4. I keep general folders for each type of event ( Marriage, Birth, Military, Wills, etc.) that I can download new images to until I get them entered to the correct individual, at which point With these very simple adaptions of my habits, I can find individuals very easily and they should all work in FTM as well - though I do think you would be well advised to look into another program since FTM's future is so uncertain, it's gedcom is not standard and it doesn't have some fo the newer organizational features Marie (GOONS 5318) Bringing the world together one surname at a time. 'A Pepler Name' http://pepler.tribalpages.com 'Hedgerow - the Ancestors' http://cranberry.tribalpages.com Pepler DNA Study http://www.familytreedna.com/public/pepler-ow/ 'Scroops, Scropes and Scroopes' http://dentonlk.tribalpages.com 'Peplers and Peplows' pepler.one-name.net ________________________________ From: Ron Lomax via <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 5:48 AM Subject: [G] FTM/Organisation Advice Needed Please Hello All, I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks Ron Lomax _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi I thought it was that we had to RESPOND to all inquiries. We cant be expected to answer all the questions, nobody can. If asked about DNA I apologise that I have not been able to start that part of the study yet. I like to help everyone I can but sometimes have to politely say no -- Nikki Brown #6552 Pullum ONS https://pullumons.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Fowler via" <[email protected]> To: "Goons Forum" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 9 June, 2016 1:51:17 PM Subject: [G] DNA expert help please - with an Ancestry a/c Hi I have a very enthusiastic enquirer (much given to realms of fantasy) who constantly asks me about her ancestors fron Brindle. The lastest tack is DNA of which I know nothing, having enough to handle concentrating on pure records for the large Fowler study. I can supply copies of all Ancestry mail, together with easy to read trees of every Brindle patriarch I know. Since we are bound to answer all enquiries is there an expert willing to have a look??? Hoping you can reply to her Ancestry "a/c". Many thanks Robert Fowler 5464 _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Nikki Brown #6552 Pullum ONS https://pullumons.wordpress.com

I use Brothers Keeper which I am sure is not as sophisticated as FTM. I have 20,000 individuals, many in family groups, but all on the one database. I search on first names and the resulting screen shows full names and date of birth which I scroll down to find the nearest matches. If I click on a name it shows all the basic data in an instant. I have a second reference field that I use for tree reference numbers. T1, T2, T3 etc. Up to T123 currently. Works fine for me. Ian -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Lomax via Sent: 09 June 2016 10:49 To: [email protected] Subject: [G] FTM/Organisation Advice Needed Please Hello All, I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks Ron Lomax _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi I have a very enthusiastic enquirer (much given to realms of fantasy) who constantly asks me about her ancestors fron Brindle. The lastest tack is DNA of which I know nothing, having enough to handle concentrating on pure records for the large Fowler study. I can supply copies of all Ancestry mail, together with easy to read trees of every Brindle patriarch I know. Since we are bound to answer all enquiries is there an expert willing to have a look??? Hoping you can reply to her Ancestry "a/c". Many thanks Robert Fowler 5464

I find that keeping all trees in one single gedcom file in Family Historian is manageable, even with about 11,000 individuals, if one makes sure that each individual's ID number within the gedcom is maintained (particularly when duplicates are merged and separate families linked). I also include those ID numbers in relevant Excel worksheets. Perhaps the same is possible in FTM? Geoff 5389 On 9 June 2016 at 10:48, Ron Lomax via <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an > amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains > concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the > most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards > of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then > finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link > two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), > it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and > death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', > Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have > either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and > not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option > of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a > prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten > if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD > dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree > and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are > many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. > I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than > either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way > round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I > to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be > much appreciated. Many thanks > > Ron Lomax > > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Geoff Chew [email protected]

Is Gedxlate any use to you? -----Original Message----- From: Ron Lomax via Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [G] FTM/Organisation Advice Needed Please Hello All, I am relatively new to the concept of a one name study, but have been an amateur genealogist for many years. I would like to pick people's brains concerning how to organise and record the study. According to the WIKI, the most favoured family tree software is FTM, which I also use. I have upwards of forty sourced family trees. If I keep them in separate FTM files, then finding someone is a nightmare, as is checking for duplicates which may link two trees. If I merge all the trees into one FTM file, (some 7000 people), it is almost impossible to locate a particular person, even with birth and death years, due to the 19th century spawning hundreds of Williams, James', Johns and Charles'. I have to use trial and error, and if I do not have either a definite birth or death date, then I may go through each one and not know whether I have him recorded or not. FTM does not give me the option of showing places in the index. I thought of using the FTM Person ID with a prefix representing the tree the person comes from, but this is overwritten if you merge all the trees. There is no report within FTM which shows BMD dates AND place of birth/death, so I cannot export a list from each tree and combine them in an Excel table. I cannot help feeling that, if there are many people using FTM, I am either missing something or expecting too much. I have considered switching from FTM, but I like the interface better than either Legacy or RM, and would prefer to stick with it if I can find a way round my issues. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem, or have I to bite the bullet and use more appropriate software? Any advice would be much appreciated. Many thanks Ron Lomax _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus