How do I navigate around this site?
How do I find people on this website?
How is data in the trees displayed?
Why is some data hidden?
How do i register as a user?
Can I view Dates and Anniversaries?
How can I find places in the tree?
What reports do you have?
What if the names I'm looking for aren't in your tree?
How did you create this website?
Site Navigation
There are 3 main navigation elements to the site. On the left of every page is the Navigation Block, that links to the most important pages in the site, such as the homepage, surname list, photos & reports etc. Most of these pages are also available from the 3 pull down menus which appear towards the top right of the screen. The option bar appears when you select an individual person, and allows you to view ancestors, descendants and timelines associated etc with that individual.
Basic Search
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To find people in the database, use the search box, which can be
found to the top left of every screen on the site. You can search by either or both of last name and first name. Searches are intelligent, so if you enter a first name of 'Liz' results will return all records that contain 'Liz' such as Elizabeth, Eliza, Lizzie, Liza and Liz
If too many results are displayed,
refine your search by using the Advanced Search page, which is located in
the links just below the search box |
Advanced Search
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The Advanced Search page allows you to search by more that just First & Last names; you can filter by name, place, dates,
gender and spouse details.
By using the dropdown boxes the selection of names and places can be filtered by options such as contains, starts with, ends
with, sounds like.
Likewise dates can be filtered by options such as equals, greater
than, less than, + or - 5 years etc
If you tick the option boxes at the bottom of the page, you to see death & burial information or spouses displayed in the search results.
The link to the advanced search page can be found towards the top the the red navigation bar on each page, or you can go to the Advanced Search page by following this link. |
Surnames
The surnames screen allows you to search all surnames either by the first character of the surname or by selecting from the most popular surnames.
The link to the surnames page can be found towards the top of the red navigation bar on every pages or by following this link to the surnames page.
The forenames screen allows you to search all forenames either by the first character of the forename or by selecting from the most popular forenames.
The link to the forenames page can be found towards the top of the red navigation bar on every pages or by following this link to the forenames page.
Navigating Between the Different Views
This option bar appears near the top of each page, when viewing an individuals details. The top row of tabs allows you to view the individual, their ancestors, descendants, the relationship of this individual to another, world events that occurred during the life of the individual, or a facility to contact us if you spot any errors. the bottom row provides additional options based on the item selected on the top row.
Personal Information
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This shows the main person details page, where all details of the
person selected are displayed.
The screen will also display a map (if we
have place coordinates entered in the database) and any media (photos,
documents etc) relating to the person selected.
Links from here take
you to parents and the children of the person you are viewing, if
applicable.
Any media related to the selected individual is displayed as a link or thumbnail image at the bottom of the page. By clicking the link or thumbnail you can view the full size picture or read the document.
Items relating to living individuals, and full personal details, are hidden unless you have an account, and are logged on.
The bottom row of the navigation bar allows you to filter the display to just show either, the personal information, the notes for is person, all items, or to create a PDF of the information shown. |
Ancestors
This option displays an individuals ancestors in a family tree type display. You can change the number of generations and how the tree is displayed by using the options in the bottom row of the option bar.
Descendants
The descendants screen provides a tree view and options similar to the
ancestor view.
Relationships
The relationships page allows you to determine the relationship between two
people. You will need the ID numbers of the individuals concerned, which can be
found on the Individuals page, or by clicking the find button..
Timeline
Shows the years the selected person lived, along with a list of events that
happened throughout the world during these years. Hovering over the red bar will
show details of marriages and children related to the selected individual. If
you click Add People button, you can add other people from the tree to the
timeline. (You will need to know the individuals ID number, which can be
obtained from the Individual page)
Ancestor Map
Available from the option bar under Ancestors, is the ability to view the location of Birth, Marriage and Death locations of a persons immediate ancestors on a Google Map.
Suggest
Suggest allows you to email us comments, suggestions or corrections to
information in the tree. To stop spambots filling in the form with spam, we use
a captcha image, where you must type the word displayed in the graphic, before
the suggest form is displayed.
Why is some data hidden?
You may find some screens display the comment: 'At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.'
This is to protect the privacy of living individuals. If you are a family member or think you may be related to us, please apply for a login and we will give you an account that will let you see more information from our family tree.
How do i register as a user?
Click here to apply for a login. Once you have completed the challenge screen, which we use to stop the spambots, (see above) you will be taken to the screen shown below.
Once you have completed from, click submit. We will only issue user accounts to those who are, or who may be, related to individuals in these family trees. When registering for an account, please give us as much information as possible as we can see where you fit into the tree.
Find Dates
You can find out what happened on a certain date by selecting the Dates and Anniversaries page. Here you can search for details of what happened on a particular day, the results will be shown below the selection criteria.
Calendar
The calendar page lists all events for the selected month. This can be filtered by events (e.g. Births, Burials etc)
How did you create this website?
This website was created using TNG Genealogy. More details can be found here.
Event Place Search
This option, displayed at the bottom of the Advanced Search page, allows you
to find places by entering multiple location details. For example to find all
the churches in Southend, enter Church in the first box, followed by Southend in
the second.
Places List
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This pages lists all the places in the tree. You can see search for locations by the first letter of the place name, select from the 30 largest localities or you can enter the place name in the search box.
Whichever method you choose takes you to a further list screen described below: |
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This screen display the results of selecting 'Kent' from the options shown above.
If you click one of the hyper linked names, such as Gillingham, Kent or Deptford, Kent, the screen will show all the locations in Gillingham or Deptford.
Clicking the magnifying glass icon takes you to the place page for that location, which lists the people with events at the location (e.g. Births or Census events). If we have geo-coded the place a Google Map will also be displayed. |
World Maps
We have 6 different world maps:
- The show me everything map
- The Births map
- The Marriages map
- The Deaths map
- The Census map
- The BMD map
The show me everything map has no options and just display ALL geo-coded places in the family tree. Because of this it may take a while to fully display the map.
The Births, Marriages, Death and Census maps display just the referenced events. The display of places can be filtered by various dates, by clicking the relevant links at the top of each map.
The BMD map shows birth, christenings, marriage death and burial information. As well as filtering by dates, you can also filter by event type.
On any map, if you click the a link in the sidebar next to each map, that location will be highlighted that on the Google Map (in the screen shot below, the Southend on Sea, Essex link has been clicked in the side bar). Clicking the pins on the map will show a pop-up link, which if clicked, will take you to a page that display the individuals listed in the tree for that location.
PLEASE NOTE - as we geo-code more location in the tree, the maps will take longer to display on screen.
Reports
Over 100 different reports are listed on the reports page. Such things as cause of death, occupations, star signs. Just review the list for the report you are after, then click the hyperlink to view the detail.
Search for Names (TNG Gendex)
This option allows you to search a number of other website's, that use TNG
software, for names of interest. This option is at the very bottom of the Advanced Search page
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