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Dive into a community where unraveling family history is a shared passion. Here, real people collaborate, offering advice, insights, and support in navigating the rich tapestry of genealogy. Engage in vibrant discussions, pose questions, or celebrate your latest findings on our active message boards.
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Forum Help Articles
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Suggestions and Feedback
Have an idea to improve our website or forum? Share your feature suggestions, feedback, and improvements here. We value your input and encourage you to contribute ideas that enhance the experience for our entire community.
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Announcements
Forum Announcements from the FHUK Community Team
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General Chat Forum Come on in and Introduce yourself, have a chat or even have a laugh! **Please do not post any help requests in this section**
FHUK Funny Forum
Stories and jokes to lighten the day - but please keep them clean!
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FHUK General Chat Room (off topic)
Family History UK General Chat Room - Come on in get a cuppa on and come and have a chat! Anything goes - within reason!
Please make sure any genealogy requests or help is posted in the correct forum ie - Genealogy / Family History Help
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Introduce Yourself
Welcome!
Please introduce yourself to other FHUK members by posting here!
Tell us a bit about yourself........
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Genealogy / Family History Help Need help? We will all try and help you....* Help us, to help you, to help each other *
Genealogy General Help
Genealogy help or general questions regarding genealogy and family history research
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Genealogy Beginners Help
Everyone has to start somewhere! Postings for people who want help - Go on, ask that question! We will try to help you! help us to help you!
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Help for Names or Surnames
Here you can ask for information on specific names or specific surname information.
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Places - Countries or Counties
Want information on a specific PLACE, county, country, area - ask here!
If you want a NAME - Please see the Country boards lower down.
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Genealogical DNA
Share stories and questions about Genealogical DNA. Dive into discussions, seek advice, and connect with enthusiasts uncovering their ancestry through DNA. Let's explore our genetic roots together!
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Occupations & Work
Discuss how your ancestors earned a 'crust'!
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Wills
Discuss wills and probate records in your family history research.
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Coats of Arms & Heraldry
Discuss your families heraldry - did they have a coat of arms?
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Travel and Migration
Did your ancestor travel or migrate - ask for help & guidance here
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Members Private Area This part of the forum is Private No search engines will collect/scrape information from here
B.M.D's - Birth, Marriages & Deaths The forum to discuss and request information on Birth, Marriages & Deaths
Certificates
Discuss birth, marriage and death certificates and baptism, marriage and burial records
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Births
Looking for a birth, want information on a birth - please post here
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Marriages
Looking for that marriage, cannot find it? See if someone else can try and help
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Deaths
Cannot find a death date or place - post your requests here
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Census - UK 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 census requests. Beware of Copyright - see FHUK Announcement
All Census Information
All census information - links, discussion general help - NO requests for name lookups. Use Census boards below
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1851 Census Request
Post your 1851 Census Request
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1891 Census Request
Post your 1891 Census Request
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1901 Census Request
Post your 1901 Census Request
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1911 Census Request
Please request anything for 1911
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Country Forums English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish roots and other countries ......
English Genealogy Roots
forum for posting your search queries for your English Genealogy roots or for posting any English genealogy questions
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Welsh Genealogy Roots
forum for posting your search queries for your Welsh Genealogy roots or for posting any Welsh genealogy questions
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Scottish Genealogy Roots
forum for posting your search queries for your Scottish Genealogy roots or for posting any Scottish genealogy questions
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Irish Genealogy Roots
forum for posting your search queries for your Irish Genealogy roots or for posting any Irish genealogy questions
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Other European Genealogy Roots
Want some help searching for Genealogy Roots in a European country (apart from UK) - come on in!
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Australia & New Zealand Genealogy Roots
Want some help searching for Genealogy Roots in Australasia - come on in!
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USA & Canada Genealogy Roots
Want some help searching for names in the USA or Canada - come on in and join us!
Genealogy Family History help for you....
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Indian Genealogy Roots
For anyone searching for their Indian Genealogy roots
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African Genealogy Roots
forum for posting your search queries for your African Genealogy roots or for posting any African genealogy questions
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Military Board Discuss & get help for your ancestors in various wars....
Miscellaneous Military Information
Post general non-personal military information here.
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Other Military Ancestry
Discuss any other military ancestry your family served in.
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Criminal/Prison/Convict Board For all your Criminal/Prison/Convict questions
Criminal/Prison/Convict Board
Post your questions on any Criminal/Prison/Convicts you have.
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Old Photos & Documents Forum to post your unknown photo's or documents
Old Photo's
Who is that? What year was that?
What uniform is that?
Get help and advice regarding that old photo
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Documents
Cannot decipher that old will? What is that Latin? What does it mean?
Get help and advice on that old document!
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Software and Internet Found some interesting links or software for Family History researching?
Genealogy Software for computers
Discuss software for family history - for PC's, Mac's, PHP, etc....
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Genealogy on the Internet
Discuss helpful websites for your family history research. Seen any good genealogy websites? Post them here!
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Archive (read-only) Archive of old forums, threads and posts. (Read-only)
Archive Forum (read-only)
Read-only Archives of old forums, threads, posts.
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