Members might like to know that two new CD's have recently been published and they are available for purchase from SFHG Publications at http://www.sfhg.org.uk/pubs-00.html . They are: SXW-191 Lyminster SXW-192 Slaugham Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323

Hi allThe Western Australia Genealogy Society website has a discussion and did a member survey. The favourite is Legacy. There is a free version and a paid version. Best Wishes Mal Dennett ----- Reply message ----- From: "Andy Funnell via" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> To: "sfhg@rootsweb.com" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Subject: [SFHG] Alternatives to FTM Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2015 3:24 PM Beware: Windows 10 is out on 29th July and promises to be easier to use than 8.1, so best wait to check compatibility with FH software. > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 22:17:31 +0100 > To: sfhg@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Alternatives to FTM > From: sfhg@rootsweb.com > > Many thanks for that Alison, > > While I am not the original poster, I have been struggling to find a new > program as I am currently using both Reunion for Windows and > Generations. I had asked my son to look at Family Historian as I am > having to change my computer, and all the other programs he found for > me, didn't suit. Your experience is a great help and looks like my new > computer will be ordered this week. :-) > > Once again many thanks Alison. > > Frances > > On 12/07/2015 21:48, Alison via wrote: > > I have recently got a new computer with Windows 8.1, and have had to > > say goodbye to Generations Family Tree which I love and have been > > using for about 15 years! I was recommended Family Historian as an > > good alternative. I am still getting to grips with it, but it seems > > straightforward, and easy to use so far! Alison > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On 12 Jul 2015, at 18:01, Diana Burns via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, > >> I am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer > >> my data. Any suggestions? > >> > >> Diana > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I also became exasperated with the whole FTM setup. The annual “update” just seems to add minor bells and whistles without any core improvement. Having switched to a Mac it became even more unreliable. Entering data would result in a programme crash virtually every time. I spoke to a FTM for Mac expert at their stand at WDYTYA this year and was advised that buying the latest version MIGHT fix it! I have now transfered all my data to Roots Magic and am very impressed. Loading was straight forward and the latest version runs happily on my Mac. Seems to be a programme written by genealogists for genealogists. Extremely reasonably priced as well. Trevor 10402 > On 12 Jul 2015, at 19:26, Graham Noyce via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I have never had a problem with RootsMagic. > > Graham > On 12/07/2015 17:56, Diana Burns via wrote: >> After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, I >> am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer my >> data. Any suggestions? >> >> Diana >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> > Thank you for the warning Andy, yes when I looked at Family Historian I looked for that, and it says it is compatible with Vista up to 10 . I am on a 30 day free trial at the moment. > Alison > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 13 Jul 2015, at 08:59, Andy Funnell via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> Beware: Windows 10 is out on 29th July and promises to be easier to use than 8.1, so best wait to check compatibility with FH software. >> >>> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 22:17:31 +0100 >>> To: sfhg@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [SFHG] Alternatives to FTM >>> From: sfhg@rootsweb.com >>> >>> Many thanks for that Alison, >>> >>> While I am not the original poster, I have been struggling to find a new >>> program as I am currently using both Reunion for Windows and >>> Generations. I had asked my son to look at Family Historian as I am >>> having to change my computer, and all the other programs he found for >>> me, didn't suit. Your experience is a great help and looks like my new >>> computer will be ordered this week. :-) >>> >>> Once again many thanks Alison. >>> >>> Frances >>> >>>> On 12/07/2015 21:48, Alison via wrote: >>>> I have recently got a new computer with Windows 8.1, and have had to >>>> say goodbye to Generations Family Tree which I love and have been >>>> using for about 15 years! I was recommended Family Historian as an >>>> good alternative. I am still getting to grips with it, but it seems >>>> straightforward, and easy to use so far! Alison >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On 12 Jul 2015, at 18:01, Diana Burns via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, >>>>> I am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer >>>>> my data. Any suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> Diana >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for the warning Andy, yes when I looked at Family Historian I looked for that, and it says it is compatible with Vista up to 10 . I am on a 30 day free trial at the moment. Alison Sent from my iPad > On 13 Jul 2015, at 08:59, Andy Funnell via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Beware: Windows 10 is out on 29th July and promises to be easier to use than 8.1, so best wait to check compatibility with FH software. > >> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 22:17:31 +0100 >> To: sfhg@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [SFHG] Alternatives to FTM >> From: sfhg@rootsweb.com >> >> Many thanks for that Alison, >> >> While I am not the original poster, I have been struggling to find a new >> program as I am currently using both Reunion for Windows and >> Generations. I had asked my son to look at Family Historian as I am >> having to change my computer, and all the other programs he found for >> me, didn't suit. Your experience is a great help and looks like my new >> computer will be ordered this week. :-) >> >> Once again many thanks Alison. >> >> Frances >> >>> On 12/07/2015 21:48, Alison via wrote: >>> I have recently got a new computer with Windows 8.1, and have had to >>> say goodbye to Generations Family Tree which I love and have been >>> using for about 15 years! I was recommended Family Historian as an >>> good alternative. I am still getting to grips with it, but it seems >>> straightforward, and easy to use so far! Alison >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On 12 Jul 2015, at 18:01, Diana Burns via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, >>>> I am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer >>>> my data. Any suggestions? >>>> >>>> Diana >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Beware: Windows 10 is out on 29th July and promises to be easier to use than 8.1, so best wait to check compatibility with FH software. > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 22:17:31 +0100 > To: sfhg@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SFHG] Alternatives to FTM > From: sfhg@rootsweb.com > > Many thanks for that Alison, > > While I am not the original poster, I have been struggling to find a new > program as I am currently using both Reunion for Windows and > Generations. I had asked my son to look at Family Historian as I am > having to change my computer, and all the other programs he found for > me, didn't suit. Your experience is a great help and looks like my new > computer will be ordered this week. :-) > > Once again many thanks Alison. > > Frances > > On 12/07/2015 21:48, Alison via wrote: > > I have recently got a new computer with Windows 8.1, and have had to > > say goodbye to Generations Family Tree which I love and have been > > using for about 15 years! I was recommended Family Historian as an > > good alternative. I am still getting to grips with it, but it seems > > straightforward, and easy to use so far! Alison > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On 12 Jul 2015, at 18:01, Diana Burns via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, > >> I am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer > >> my data. Any suggestions? > >> > >> Diana > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have Windows 10 (32 bit) loaded on a test computer and FTM V11 (2006) works on it. The only feature that doesn't work is printing to PDF which hasn't worked since Windows 7 with that version. So a 10 year old version of FTM works on Windows 10 if that means anything and I also have it running on Vista, Windows 7 64 bit and Windows 8 64 bit. Bob Dawes #5622 Trenton, Ontario, Canada --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Many thanks for that Alison, While I am not the original poster, I have been struggling to find a new program as I am currently using both Reunion for Windows and Generations. I had asked my son to look at Family Historian as I am having to change my computer, and all the other programs he found for me, didn't suit. Your experience is a great help and looks like my new computer will be ordered this week. :-) Once again many thanks Alison. Frances On 12/07/2015 21:48, Alison via wrote: > I have recently got a new computer with Windows 8.1, and have had to > say goodbye to Generations Family Tree which I love and have been > using for about 15 years! I was recommended Family Historian as an > good alternative. I am still getting to grips with it, but it seems > straightforward, and easy to use so far! Alison > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 12 Jul 2015, at 18:01, Diana Burns via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> >> wrote: >> >> After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, >> I am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer >> my data. Any suggestions? >> >> Diana --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

I also changed from FTM to Family Historian and find it easy to use after the initial learning curve Jackie > On 12 Jul 2015, at 18:00, Diana Burns via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, I > am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer my > data. Any suggestions? > > Diana > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have recently got a new computer with Windows 8.1, and have had to say goodbye to Generations Family Tree which I love and have been using for about 15 years! I was recommended Family Historian as an good alternative. I am still getting to grips with it, but it seems straightforward, and easy to use so far! Alison Sent from my iPad > On 12 Jul 2015, at 18:01, Diana Burns via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, I > am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer my > data. Any suggestions? > > Diana > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have never had a problem with RootsMagic. Graham On 12/07/2015 17:56, Diana Burns via wrote: > After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, I > am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer my > data. Any suggestions? > > Diana > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com 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

After months of futile correspondence with Ancestry over FTM 2014, I am looking round for alternative software to which to transfer my data. Any suggestions? Diana

I inspected the Petworth Parish Register yesterday for the burial on 22 Mar 1580/81 WSRO ref: PAR 149/1/1/1. This burial was for an Umfry DURRANT, not Joane DURRANT. The entry immediately above Umfry's was for a Joane BOWYER on 26 Feb 1580/81. So, perhaps the transcriber's eye line strayed momentarily and copied the Christian name of Joane from the line above and linked it to the DURRANT burial as well. It is something that is all too easy to do, especially in these old unruled registers. Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323

Hi Marion.That's just great!Thank you very much for your help on this and for squeezing me in on your 'to do' list - it's much appreciated! Christine, will you be able to get someone to make the correction in the SFHG data archive? Kind regardsChristine JacksonSFHG 397 From: Marion Woolgar <listmail008@btinternet.com> To: 'Christine Jackson' <jackson_cf@yahoo.com>; 'christine payne' <paynes.porcelian@btinternet.com>; sfhg@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:11 AM Subject: RE: [SFHG] Petworth I inspected the Petworth Parish Register yesterday for the burial on 22 Mar 1580/81 WSRO ref: PAR 149/1/1/1.  This burial was for an Umfry DURRANT, not Joane DURRANT. The entry immediately above Umfry's was for a Joane BOWYER on 26 Feb 1580/81.  So, perhaps the transcriber's eye line strayed momentarily and copied the Christian name of Joane from the line above and linked it to the DURRANT burial as well.  It is something that is all too easy to do, especially in these old unruled registers. Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323

I have access, too, so if you don’t get your information, let me know…I live in US and was from MI:) DeAnn > On Jul 7, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Donna Casey via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Neal, I will do that for you when I return to my computer in about an hour or so.Donna Tillinghast CaseyMichigan, USA The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. > From: Neal Ward via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> > To: "sfhg@rootsweb.com" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:37 AM > Subject: [SFHG] re US Naturalization record > > Dear Listers, > > > I suspect that one of my relatives, a Thomas Ward, may have emigrated to the US in the 19th century, as at least one of his siblings went there. Thomas Ward was born in Brighton in 1867. There is an entry in the Ancestry US Naturalization records for a Thomas Ward born 10th March 1867 that might be him, but I don't have access to these records on my subscription. > > > Could someone who does have access kindly check this out for me? > > > Many Thanks > > > Neal Ward 9743 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message DeAnn McAllan 809 Acacia Lane Madison, WI 53716 510-501-0528

I would love to have been able to show you all a picture of a very precious pre 1950  baby...me! Sadly I will still be in Norway Hope you have a good meeting Roger On 8 Jul 2015 16:20, "paynes.porcelian via" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > hello Listers > Roffey meeting at St Andrews Church Hall Tuesday 14 at 1x30 the topic this month Precocious baby photos pre 1950 > Christine > God Bless > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

hello Listers Roffey meeting at St Andrews Church Hall Tuesday 14 at 1x30 the topic this month Precocious baby photos pre 1950 Christine God Bless

Dear Listers, I suspect that one of my relatives, a Thomas Ward, may have emigrated to the US in the 19th century, as at least one of his siblings went there. Thomas Ward was born in Brighton in 1867. There is an entry in the Ancestry US Naturalization records for a Thomas Ward born 10th March 1867 that might be him, but I don't have access to these records on my subscription. Could someone who does have access kindly check this out for me? Many Thanks Neal Ward 9743

Neal, I will do that for you when I return to my computer in about an hour or so.Donna Tillinghast CaseyMichigan, USA The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. From: Neal Ward via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> To: "sfhg@rootsweb.com" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:37 AM Subject: [SFHG] re US Naturalization record Dear Listers, I suspect that one of my relatives, a Thomas Ward, may have emigrated to the US in the 19th century, as at least one of his siblings went there.  Thomas Ward was born in Brighton in 1867. There is an entry in the Ancestry US Naturalization records for a Thomas Ward born 10th March 1867 that might be him, but I don't have access to these records on my subscription. Could someone who does have access kindly check this out for me? Many Thanks Neal Ward 9743                         ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

According to the "National Index of Parish Registers, Volume 4 Part 2", Petworth church is dedicated to "St. Mary, Our Lady of Pity". The "Our Lady of Pity" bit sounds like a Catholic name and perhaps that might have been phased out during the Reformation? Certainly, St. Mary is how the church is named today and it is the only Anglican church in the town. The West Sussex Burial Index to 1600 (WSBI) was originally compiled by WSRO volunteers about 15 years ago and entries in the early registers were copied onto 5" by 3" slips and these were filed into index drawers. Years later they were typed up and published by the Sussex Record Society on their web site. So, there is quite a bit of room for a transcription error to creep in as the data has been handled at least twice and some of these early registers are very, very difficult to read. The source for this particular burial is given as PAR 149/1/1/1 and that is the WSRO reference for the first Petworth Parish Register. The entry shows a burial on 22 Mar 1581 of Umfry DURRANT and the year may have been corrected from 1580. The National Burial Index (NBI) does have the burial on 22 Mar 1581, but under the name of Joane DURRANT, not Umfry DURRANT as appears on the WSBI. The PRTS transcript for Petworth also records the burial on 22 Mar 1581 for Joane DURRANT. The FamilySearch web site was originally built from data collected for baptisms and marriages for the International Genealogical Index back in the 1980's and burials were very rarely mentioned. If you check Steven Archer's web site at http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/fs-ssx.htm you will be able to see just what data has been included in the Family Search site as at 2009 and there is no mention of burials at Petworth. Of course, many millions of records have been added to the FamilySearch since 2010, but I have just checked 10 burial entries shown on the PRTS transcript for 1580/1581 against FamilySearch and none of them are on the web site yet. Neither Ancestry nor Findmypast have Sussex parish registers included within their databases, although Findmypast does have the FFHS burials (and other) data that was originally submitted for publication by SFHG and appears in the NBI. However, the only real answer to this problem is, as always, to check the original entry in the parish register. I am planning to go to WSRO on Saturday and I will try and do it then, if you would like me to do so. I can't promise, as I now have quite a full research list for Saturday and I am not able to spend the whole day there, but I will try and fit it in somewhere. Best wishes, Marion Woolgar Bognor Regis, West Sussex SFHG Member No: 3323