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All 2619 surnames have been collected, any duplicates removed and the lists alphabetised, from the Surname Lists in the Reference Section of the Forum.
 
All 2619 surnames have been collected, any duplicates removed and the lists alphabetised, from the Surname Lists in the Reference Section of the Forum.
  
Any offers of databases, resources, wills etc. or generally interesting items have been collected up and will be added somewhere else (?????)
 
  
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Any offers of databases, resources, wills etc. or generally interesting items have been collected up and will be added somewhere else (''this is work in progress'')
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'''If you want to add your surname interests to the site, there are two ways to do it:'''
 
'''If you want to add your surname interests to the site, there are two ways to do it:'''
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The best way is to add your own tree to the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/ged_index.php GEDCOM] which gives you the facility to search by name, place and/or year of birth.  
 
The best way is to add your own tree to the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/ged_index.php GEDCOM] which gives you the facility to search by name, place and/or year of birth.  
  
  
This Surname Directory is really intended for those names which would not appear in the GEDCOM because the “owners” have been born since 1900 and have no date of death, or for those members who do not have a computerised version of their tree and would still like to enter their main names.
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N.B. This Surname Directory is really intended for those names which would not appear in the GEDCOM because the “owners” have been born since 1900 and have no date of death, or for those members who do not have a computerised version of their tree and would still like to enter their main names.
  
 
You are welcome to enter your names into the Wiki yourself, but you need to be prepared to code them yourself. A “How to Guide” will appear here in due course ..
 
You are welcome to enter your names into the Wiki yourself, but you need to be prepared to code them yourself. A “How to Guide” will appear here in due course ..
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'''Please enter your names using the following format:'''
 
'''Please enter your names using the following format:'''
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'''SURNAME'''  (in capital letters)    Location (in Title Case)    User name
 
'''SURNAME'''  (in capital letters)    Location (in Title Case)    User name
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'''SMITH'''                                  Ireland, Scotland, London & Australia    ''Mickey the Mouse''
  
'''SMITH'''               Ireland, Scotland, London & Australia    ''Mickey the Mouse''
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'''JONES'''                                 Middlesex and Kent                            '' Donald ~ Duck''
  
'''JONES'''               Middlesex and Kent                           '' Donald ~ Duck''
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'''BARNABY'''                               Midsomer Common and Kent                 ''*Jim the Detective*''
  
'''BARNABY'''          Midsomer Common and Kent                  ''*Jim the Detective*''
 
  
Please don’t add extra punctuation between the name and location!!
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Don't add extra punctuation between the name and location!!
  
  

Revision as of 14:54, 9 May 2007


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WARNING - the pages are being finalised so please don't add anything until further notice...


All 2619 surnames have been collected, any duplicates removed and the lists alphabetised, from the Surname Lists in the Reference Section of the Forum.


Any offers of databases, resources, wills etc. or generally interesting items have been collected up and will be added somewhere else (this is work in progress)

Those threads will now be deleted.



If you want to add your surname interests to the site, there are two ways to do it:


The best way is to add your own tree to the GEDCOM which gives you the facility to search by name, place and/or year of birth.


N.B. This Surname Directory is really intended for those names which would not appear in the GEDCOM because the “owners” have been born since 1900 and have no date of death, or for those members who do not have a computerised version of their tree and would still like to enter their main names.

You are welcome to enter your names into the Wiki yourself, but you need to be prepared to code them yourself. A “How to Guide” will appear here in due course ..

If you don’t want to enter the names yourself, please enter them on [put link in here].

The Surname Directory in the Wiki is only for surnames, not individuals – if you are looking for a specific individual you can ask for help on the [1]


Please enter your names using the following format:


SURNAME (in capital letters) Location (in Title Case) User name

SMITH Ireland, Scotland, London & Australia Mickey the Mouse

JONES Middlesex and Kent Donald ~ Duck

BARNABY Midsomer Common and Kent *Jim the Detective*


Don't add extra punctuation between the name and location!!



You can also search the GEDCOM database to find possible matches on the site.

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