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Springbok
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Lizzie, sorry to hear that it all went pear shaped.
The e-mail support may be able to explain this.
family-historian-users@rootsweb.com
Just put the same info as you have on here.
Jane Taubman is the person who may reply in regard to the FH users Group site, but other users possibly have had similar probs. Or Simon who (I think) is involved with Calico Pie who produced the programme.
Users Group site is http://www.fhug.org.uk/cgi-bin/index.cgi
Hope it all works out for you
Spring
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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Gadget
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Hi Lizzie
I would say that it's more likely to be corruption of the Legacy Gedcom than FH. I've imported a few differently produced gedcoms and have had no problems.
But, as Spring says, it might be best to contact them. It is a great package.
Gadget
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Springbok
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Gadget,
I am in the elderly range , so have just put in the basics /cut and pasted info into Notes etc.And whilst my children are happy to keep copies of files, they don't want to "learn" the prog.at present
Just discovered being able to alter the columns on the record window.and the relationships to Root!!
Keep having to remind myself to carry on searching for rellies!!
Spring
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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Gadget
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Spring
All the technical issues can sometimes overshadow the main reason for using these 'aids' but FH is very good and logical to use.
Keep experimenting with it - it keeps you young 
Regards
Gadget
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Springbok
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Snicker,
OH is sleeping soundly, we don't cross paths 'till circa 11 am!!
Must follow Goodnight !!!
Spring
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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LizzieW
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Well, I downloaded FH again and tried again. This time I imported the correct GEDCOM file (my fault last time) and it all loaded OK. I had a quick play whilst reading the instructions via Adobe. I have now removed the program again as one of my daughter-in-laws has already bought FH on a disc and has the instruction book. Next time I see her, she will lend me the book and perhaps I will get her to show me how the prog works (she worked with computers before having her baby so should be a good teacher). There's no point in having a 30 day free trial starting before I am ready to try it out!!
However, apart from being able to have the complete tree printed off as a chart, I haven't found any benefits over Legacy at the moment.
Liz
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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) - Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- London(?Middx),Hull
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mike175
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I'd like to put in another good word for Roots Magic. After trying half a dozen others, some of which are still on my PC, I have found it does more of the things I want than any of the others.
One big question:
Nearly all the programs have their own 'special' GEDCOM features which are non-standard, and are not understood by other programs . . . why? 
Mike.
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Baskervill - Devon, Foss - Hants, Gentry - Essex, Metherell - Devon, Partridge - Essex/London, Press - Norfolk/London, Stone - Surrey/Sussex, Stuttle - Essex, Wheate - Middlesex/Essex/Coventry/Rutland/Oxfordshire/Staffs, Gibson - Essex
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kerryb
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For me one of the most useful bits of Family Historian has been the add on gedcom census. This has allowed me to 'attach' all my census returns to the appropriate people on my tree.
Not only has this allowed me to fill in gaps and find people I had not seen on census returns since the day I downloaded them but gives an overall picture of where each ancestor was for one night every 10 years.
Yesterday I split my tree through FH which was so simple compared to the old software I used to have, I really like FH.
Kerry 
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kerryb
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Hi Lizzie
I've not ever had a look at Legacy so I can't form an opinion of it but FH has lots of abilities which the old package I first bought 3 years ago did not.
I like being able to query my tree to find out answers to questions like, how many men, how old were mothers at first babies, old when married etc. Maybe not life changing information but fun nevertheless!
It's worth getting hold of that manual and having a good read, something I never bother to do and always wish I did. 
Kerry
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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LizzieW
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Hi
What I like about Legacy is that when I open the program, I can see the names of myself and husband in boxes (my default, it could be my grandparents or anyone), with below us a list of all our children and above us both our sets of parents' names also in boxes. That makes it very easy to follow each branch. I couldn't see that layout on FH, only a list of the names in my tree, with dob's etc and when I clicked on one I got up a small box, which could not be enlarged which showed the spouse and children.
Liz
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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) - Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- London(?Middx),Hull
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kerryb
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No I agree with you there. To see a family tree drawing as it were you need to click on the name of the person you want as your start and then go to some little buttons on the top toolbar which show different varieties of drawing ie just ancestors, ancestors and descendants and including all relations.
I often use this method, the drawing for adding new people to the tree, I see it grow as I add them.
Kerry
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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LizzieW
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Kerry
Thanks for that info. I'll see what my daughter-in-law thinks next time she comes over, which will be Sunday morning as we are taking care of our grandson overnight, whilst my son and d-i-l are at the evening reception following her sister's wedding. I'm looking forward to seeing the baby wearing his waistcoat to match the groom, best man and ushers!
Liz
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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) - Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- London(?Middx),Hull
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cathaldus
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And here am I at 71 yrs. of age, having had a computer for eighteen months
and thinking I'm the real bees knees, loggin' on and postin ' to RootsChatters. Then finding out about my long dead uncle and my Mother's family in Tipperary and my paternal grandparents in Mayo and Barnsley. Eee bye gum, I've got this jeeniology licked 'oller, like fallin' off a log! And who is kidding moi? I look in on Roots, select about software and am completely flummoxed, gobsmacked and in everyway discumknokerated. I remember asking a friend from Finland, who was 31 yrs. old, how long it would take me to learn to speak Finnish - his reply "about 31 years!". I've got a similar feeling now about my genealogy!
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Springbok
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Hi cath,
Have been there and then!! There a number of discussions on here regarding software and I'm sure someone will come up with a couple of links for you.
There are Free Programmes which you can download and some could at least get you started. But do get something down before you get bogged down in scraps of paper.(which often have a vital bit of info)
Reading the letters on this thread, it does appear daunting ...
it comes down to which prog suits you best. Any one you start with will store your tree on a GED file( The Mormons started it I Think!!) and if you try a differant software programme , the GED file will usually just open in that.
The difference is not in the GED file(which just contains your tree) but in the software which displays the information.
Hope that goes a wee way to clarifying (I think I 'm fairly correct if not technically so)
Also aged Spring
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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