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Introduce Yourself

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Genealogy General Help

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Genealogy Beginners Help

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Help for Names or Surnames

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Occupations & Work

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Wills

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Travel and Migration

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Family History UK The FHUK Official Forum for FHUK announcements, Awards, Website Help, Editorial Comments

Announcements

Welcome to Family History UK Genealogy Forum. General Site & Forum Announcements From the FHUK Community Team
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FHUK Forum Website Help

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B.M.D's - Birth, Marriages & Deaths The forum to discuss and request information on Birth, Marriages & Deaths

Certificates

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Births

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Marriages

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Census - UK 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 census requests. Beware of Copyright - see FHUK Announcement

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All census information - links, discussion general help - NO requests for name lookups. Use Census boards below
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1841 Census Request

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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

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Australia & New Zealand Genealogy Roots

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USA & Canada Genealogy Roots

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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

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WW1 Ancestry

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WWII Ancestry

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Other Military Ancestry

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Criminal/Prison/Convict Board For all your Criminal/Prison/Convict questions

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Old Photos & Documents Forum to post your unknown photo's or documents

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Documents

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Software and Internet Found some interesting links or software for Family History researching?

Genealogy Software for computers

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Genealogy on the Internet

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