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Re: Shaefer, Russia Lookup

t_waters_marsh — 2012-06-20 02:17:51Z

Hi, this board is no good for you. This board is for the FreeCEN project which only concerns itself with transcribing the 19th century England/Wales/Scotland census and putting the transcriptions online for free.

If your ancestors are "Russian Germans", I suggest you try Poland boards, as prior to WW1, Poland did not exist as a state in its own right. Most of present-day Poland was control by either Prussia/Germany and Russia.

The other suggestion would be to logon to FamilySearch.org and look at the Germany/Poland/Russia/Prussia research guides.

Good luck in your research.

Warmest regards,

Terry Waters-Marsh

FreeCEN Coordinator for England

FreeCEN County Coordinator for Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, London, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset (1891 only), Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire.

Visit the FreeCEN website at http://www.freecen.org.uk

Visit the Somerset website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~somtcen

Visit the Warwickshire website at http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/freecens/1861/index_1861.html

Visit the Wiltshire website at http://www.pope-genealogy.me.uk/nwop.htm

Visit the Worcestershire website at http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/wo-a-p.html

OPC for Avebury, Wiltshire

General census info http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/census/index.htm

"To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root" (Chinese Proverb)

Shaefer, Russia Lookup

sparklinggoddess — 2012-06-19 07:45:55Z

Okay, no idea where to post this, but this looks like the best place.

My great-grandparents, the Hermans, came from a place in Russia called Shaefer. They're called "Germans from Russia," and I can't find ANYTHING on Shaefer. I want to know more about Shaefer to understand why my great-grandparents might have left (and why it exists in the first place!)

Re: 60,000 Aberdeenshire People ONLINE!!

davidrforsyth — 2012-05-27 16:30:10Z

Dear Barbara,

We are researching my family tree - the 'Rae' family living at Tanglands Methlick Aberdeenshire.

I am interested in knowing more about the Canadian connection through your grandmother, Jane.

My tree is on Genes Reunited, and I am very willing to share it with you,

Best wishes,

David Rae Forsyth

Re: Marriage of Alexander Elliot

t_waters_marsh — 2012-01-14 19:43:37Z

This message board is for queries of a general nature about the FreeCEN project. Queries about specific individuals should be sent to county/area-specific message boards. Good luck in your research.

Re: Marriage of Alexander Elliot

winander36 — 2012-01-09 21:23:31Z

married 8 Sept 1833 Cavers (Denholm near Hawick) Roxburghshire

Re: Marriage of Alexander Elliot

winander36 — 2012-01-09 21:20:02Z

married 8 Sept 1833 Cavers (Denholm) Roxburghshire

Re: 60,000 Aberdeenshire People ONLINE!!

BJSall — 2011-11-28 22:44:06Z

Hi:
Jane Rae, my maternal grandmother came to Canada in 1884.
She married John Cruickshank b. 1861 in Fergus, Aberdeenshire, in Canada in Dec. 1884.
I have no idea how they met.
Thanks so much for your post.
Barbara

Re: 60,000 Aberdeenshire People ONLINE!!

BJSall — 2011-11-28 22:41:33Z

Hello:
I am so grateful for your reply. Even though you replied in 2004 and this is 2011.
Barbara

1891 Census Trask family of Plympton St Mary

ChristineFamilyHistory — 2011-08-25 22:33:35Z

I wondered whether anyone may be able to give me any guidance. I have been searching for Charles Andrew TRASK, born 1870 in Somerset. He was living with his parents in 1881 and did not marry in Plympton until 1892. In 1891, his future wife's family were living in Plymstock. However I cannot find Charles anywhere. In 1891, he was not listed with his parents in Plympton - please refer to the extract of their census record below:

Piece: RG12/1722 Place: Plympton St Mary-Devon Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Plympton St Mary Ecclesiastical Parish: Sparkwell
Folio: 24 Page: 2 Schedule: 9
Address: Ford Cottage
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Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
TRASK George Head M M 48 Agnt For Groceries Somerset - Udcombe
TRASK Harriet Wife M F 34 Cornwall - Gwennap

Re: ftm

t_waters_marsh — 2011-02-16 22:47:00Z

This message board is for queries on the FreeCEN project only. We have nothing to do with FTM programs.

Warmest regards,

Terry Waters-Marsh

FreeCEN Coordinator for England

FreeCEN County Coordinator for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, London, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset (1891 only), Warwickshire, Worcestershire.

Visit the FreeCEN website at http://www.freecen.org.uk

Visit the Somerset website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~somtcen

Visit the Warwickshire website at http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/freecens/1861/index_1861.html

Visit the Wiltshire website at http://www.pope-genealogy.me.uk/nwop.htm

Visit the Worcestershire website at http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/wo-a-p.html

OPC for Avebury, Wiltshire

General census info http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/census/index.htm

"To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root" (Chinese Proverb)

ftm

tlockhart2011 — 2011-02-15 14:51:05Z

I need a copy of family tree maker full Version 2005 or 2006. dose any one have one. tlockhart@hotmail.com

Re: WIN-CENS install - Exception EPrivilege in module incens.exe at 0008614A. Privileged instruction

gridffithsa — 2010-11-10 13:25:01Z

My computers are not three years old,one is an 18 month old Sony running windows 7 and the other a Mac with VPC - which allows me to run the Mac on Windows - in this case Windows XP.

I get the same messages + a warning that incens.exe carries a Trojan, and is blocked by McAfee on the Sony, so I cannot even start the tutorial.On the Mac, in tutorial I can enter and store first page, but computer freezes on page two after entering address - apparently a typical Trojan problem?

Re: Marriage of Alexander Elliot

21Patricia21 — 2010-07-09 03:29:30Z

%Thanks for your reply and my next step willdoe as you have advised cheers, Trish

Re: Marriage of Alexander Elliot

t_waters_marsh — 2010-07-08 20:40:10Z

Hi Trish,

Your request has come to the wrong message board. The FreeCEN project mailing list is for enquiries to do with the FreeCEN census project. The information you seek is pre-census (and pre-civil registration) and therefore you will not find it here. Given what you are looking for is pre-civil registration (which began 1837 in England and Wales and, from memory, in 1855 in Scotland), I suggest you visit an LDS Family History Centre and see if the LDS have films of parish registers for Hobkirk, Roxburghshire. If they do, that would probably be your best bet.

Terry Waters-Marsh
England Coordinator
FreeCEN Project

Marriage of Alexander Elliot

21Patricia21 — 2010-07-07 13:40:25Z

Hi there I would like to get 2 transcripts birth of Alexander Elliot brn 1809 Hobkirk Rox. Scotl. and marriage of Alexander Elliot and Mary Trait but I'm having diffculty finding the information. The inform. I have about their marriage is Alexander Elliot and Mary Tait m. Sept. 1833 where??. Alexander b. 1809 Hobkirk Rox. Scotl and Mary b. 1812 Cavers Rox. Scotl. birth place Lurgies Cleuch. I have tried Scotspeople and can't find it here on Ancestry so what should I do next. looking forward to some help cheers, Trish

Re: WinCC pkzip windows7

t_waters_marsh — 2010-06-09 23:53:03Z

WINCC is incompatible with some versions of Vista and ALL versions of Windows 7. We are a volunteer group and unless someone volunteers to rewrite WINCC for Windows 7, we will not have a new Windows 7-compatible version of WINCC. Not the preferred outcome but sadly it's the reality.

Terry Waters-Marsh
England Coordinator

WinCC pkzip windows7

alanbowles52 — 2010-06-08 08:07:46Z

The Wincc pkzip is reported by my machine as incompatible with Windows7 . i could transfer the files without zipping to my coordinator ;which files? i could move the files from my windows7 machine to my wife's Xp machine and then do the zipping on that machine. i could invoke an Xp simulator on my current machine. Someelse could provide a Freecen wincc that is compatible . it appears only to be the zipping at the end and the unzipping at the beginning. the bit at the beginning works under protest the bit at the end fails altogether
any helpful thoughts or past experience of this problem

BETTER THAN FREECEN http://sites.google.com/site/freecensus/

peb205 — 2010-05-27 22:51:00Z

http://sites.google.com/site/freecensus/

Re: WINCC software

bpietruch197 — 2010-03-22 11:54:53Z

Thank you.

Re: WINCC software

t_waters_marsh — 2010-03-22 04:15:55Z

I was replying to the posting of 2 days ago by someone else. Yes, this chestnut arises every few months, despite the FeeCEN leadership having resolved the issue with all major anti-virus program suppliers years ago. The emphasis of my reply was and will continue to be that there is no Trojan in WINCC.

Re: WINCC software

bpietruch197 — 2010-03-22 02:49:10Z

Thank you for the reply - if you noticed, this was posted originally 2 years ago and I have been transcribing and checking since then. My coordinator for Scotland clarified for me.

Re: WINCC software

t_waters_marsh — 2010-03-21 20:39:00Z

Contact your coordinator who will explain the steps to remove this incorrect report. For the umpteenth time, there is NO TROJAN in WINCC. Both Norton and Kaspersky are aware of this false report and both have certified that there is no Trojan in WINCC.

Re: WINCC software

RonaldLankshear — 2010-03-20 03:59:57Z

Both Norton and Kaspersky still report WinCC31.exe as having a Trojan backdoor

Re: Alfred Hill, Maude Hill

GeoffLane242 — 2009-11-14 02:53:35Z

My Grandmother was Maude Mary Hill. She was born in Pillaton, Cornwall, England in 1882. She married a James Gregg Lane and emigrated to Australia at around 1911.

I'm not sure if this is the same person that you are seeking. Your date of 1882 was before she was born. Where is the Black Swan Hotel?

Re: offer for freeCEN

RebekahHouse — 2009-02-03 09:40:47Z

Hi

What a lovely offer. It would most definately be of use to the FreeCen project.
If you would like to email me at my email address houseathome@optusnet.com.au we can discuss in finer detail. Thanks again for your contact.

Rebekah House
FREECen Kent Coordinator

offer for freeCEN

MarieLune — 2009-02-01 10:59:11Z

I have on floppy disks in Access, I think, an index of the 1901 census for the Bexley area, done few years ago. Can it be useful to freeCEN ?
I can check what film was covered, if you need that info.

WINCC software

bpietruch — 2008-12-29 02:46:04Z

I have attempted to download this software to my computer which uses Windows XP. The software has been blocked by my anti-virus program and indicates it contains a trojan. How do I get a clean copy of the file to do checking for the Stirlingshire Project?

Thank you,
Bonnie Paton-Pietruch

Re: Help with WINCC

t_waters_marsh — 2008-11-25 00:55:02Z

If you email me at t.waters-marsh@bigpond.com, I will do my best to help you through the process. It is not very difficult once you have your confidence.

Terry

Re: Transcribing problems

t_waters_marsh — 2008-01-23 22:37:32Z

I am the FreeCEN coordinator for Buckinghamshire and I would be more than happy to assist you with transcribing the census. If you contact me at t.waters-marsh@bigpond.com, I can give you all the information to get you sailing along with the transcription. Generally, we have moved away from using wincen as it was developed for the Windows95 operating platform and later platforms do not support it as well. It does not work at all on Windows XP or Vista.

Transcribing problems

acetracemayhem — 2008-01-22 20:48:11Z

I am desperate to help transcribing 1891 census for Buckinghamshire. However I havent managed to finish the first page yet because I get so far with the procedure then wincen disappears from my pc and I cant get it back again. At first I thought I was clicking on the wrong button, but this is not the case. When I try to get back into the same file to continue transcribing, nothing happens and the wincens does not open. Help please!

VALDREV and no Floppy Drive

SimonBrickell — 2008-01-12 15:33:33Z

I'm just starting Validation. VALDREV won't run on either of our computers because it expects a floppy drive and we don't have one. Our desktop has four card readers, and although VALDREV finds them all it says they're all invalid. The laptop has a CD drive only, but VALDREV says it has found more than one drive. It doesn't show any found drives, though, and won't run. Has anyone else had this problem? What do I do, please?

Re: WINCC and no floppy drive

davejo — 2007-04-25 18:35:00Z

Just heard from Brenda, She has no access here,

To help, can you let me have the county you are working on, who the coord is, also I need your email address, I promise only I and Brenda will have access to this

My address to mail me is david@davejo.eclipse.co.uk

Thanks

Dave

Re: WINCC and no floppy drive

bowmanera — 2007-04-25 14:04:45Z

I am brand new and don't know what helpers list is. Hopefully I may now get some help. Thank you.

Re: WINCC and no floppy drive

davejo — 2007-04-25 14:01:37Z

Are you on helpers list, Brenda is our expert on this

I will bring this thread to her attention

Dave

Re: WINCC and no floppy drive

bowmanera — 2007-04-25 13:41:25Z

Can't see how you can install the software with no floppy

I have contacted coord. No reply yet

It would help if if you gave a hint how you check without the drive to install wincc.

Without sofware I should imagine the job will never get done

Re: WINCC and no floppy drive

davejo — 2007-04-25 12:49:56Z

Please contact your coord,also it might be better to post to mail list

Updating software is not likely to happen, we don't have people to do this,

There are ways of checking without floppy

Dave

WINCC and no floppy drive

bowmanera — 2007-04-24 12:41:48Z

Surely, since most PCs sold these days don't have a floppy drive, it is necessary for this software to have an update.

I have just come to checking and now have to go back to find what to do.

Re: Download

davejo — 2007-03-12 14:16:34Z

Please get in touch with your coord, he/she will advice, or drop mail to helpers list

Dave

Download

AlanKingsman — 2007-03-11 20:53:51Z

I am a new subscriber but I cannot start the programas I have no Floppy drive on my PC.

THanks...

Re: Suffolk Census work - poor response

Robesure — 2006-11-21 16:06:26Z

I do not have a fiche reader but might be able to help with the 1871. My Suffolk interests are in East Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill) where I have a good knowledge of the area which I would think could be helpful in deciphering hard to read names.
Please let me have more details.
Robert

Help with WINCC

2006-09-07 23:41:01Z

Well, I wanted to begin doing transcription checking but realize now that I am maybe not computer savvy enough to understand this. I already have been mailed the CD and floppy. Is there anywhere I can get step by step instructions? And I do mean step by step......thank you

Re: 60,000 Aberdeenshire People ONLINE!!

KEClark74 — 2006-08-27 12:29:48Z

Hi Barbara

I just checked the 1881 census for your james Rae and Jessie Ann Todd.
Dwelling: Tanglan Muir
Census Place:Methlick, Aberdeen, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203461 GRO Ref Volume 221 EnumDist 3 Page 8
James RAE M 54 M New Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Wood Sawyer (Journeyman)
Jessie RAE M 53 F Methlick, Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Jessie RAE U 22 F Methlick, Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Serv (Domestic) Unemployed
Simon RAE 12 M Tarves, Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Margaret RAE 9 F Methlick, Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
James MURRAY 1 m M Methlick, Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Grand Son

Checked IGI for James Rae and Jessie Ann Todd children and found the following:
Jane Lawrence born 07 OCT 1864 in Methlick
Isabel Rae born 03 DEC 1853, chr. 20 DEC 1853 in Methlick
William 07 MAR 1856 in Methlick
Joseph born 18 NOV 1861 in Methlick

From the 1881 census:
Joseph is listed at Chapelton, Methlick, Aberdeen, Scotland
occ.:Farm Serv, unmarried

Well this info should at least help you with the birth years of her siblings.
I have a Margaret Rae b. 1787 Methlick? to James Rae and May Brown.
Margaret Married a John Ross. She died 28 Jun 1879.

Best regards
Karen Brettell

error message when starting up win-cens

melmicbra — 2006-08-21 11:04:11Z

I have just started transcribing and was quite happily doing the tutorial and a few test entries last night. I have tried to open the program tonight and got to the "continue in test mode" button and when I pressed that the window disappeared. I uninstalled and reinstalled the program and now when I try to "continue" it comes up with "Exception EPrivilege in module incens.exe at 0008614A. Privileged instruction."
Can you tell me if I need to reinstall anything or what I can do?

Re: Suffolk Census work - poor response

2006-08-14 00:57:46Z

Hi: Do you still need help in transcribing 1891 census? I am particularly interested in transcribing parishes within Hoxne and Hartismere 100s, but would also be happy to handle any town/parish you need help with. I do have a microfiche reader.

1851 Maryculter, Kincardineshire

2006-08-04 15:58:32Z

I am finally able to start the transcription of the 1851 Maryculter, Kincardineshire census and have downloaded the first file to the floppy disk. However, there is no listing in the 1851 for Kincardineshire downloads.

Please advise next step.

Thanks,

Deb O'Reilly

Census records for part of Dorset

Patricia13945 — 2006-07-23 10:43:15Z

Census records for 1841, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 and 1901 for the villages of Maiden Newton, Frome Vauchurch, Wynford Eagle, Compton Valence, West Compton, Toller Fratrum, Chilfrome and Cattistock are being transcribed under the aegis of the Maiden Newton & District Community Museum Trust. The project is almost finished; it is hoped that it will be by Christmas 2004. The transcription is in one program of at least 8,000 names. The intention is to transfer it on to CD rom and distribute it to Society of Genealogist, Dorset FHS, Dorset County Record Office for examination by anyone who wants to use it.

Dorset Censuses

Patricia13945 — 2006-07-23 10:43:15Z

On 2 April 2005 I sent Dave Newbury my 8000 alphabetical name list of residents in Maiden Newton, Frome Vauchurch, Chilfrome, Cattistock, West Compton, Compton Valence, Wynford Eagle. At the time I was not sure whether I could continue with the project owing to the huge increase in the cost of photocopying the census pages. However, the Dorset History Centre have agreed to continue charging a small amount for copying but only for a short time (unspecified). I have sent Dave two follow up e-mails but I do not know if he even received my original list. I really do need to know whether it is worth while continuing and I would appreciate an answer from someone to tell me what the present position is.

Free Census - Wigtownshire, Scotland.

2006-07-14 18:08:13Z

I am pleased to announce the launch of the 1851 Wigtownshire Free Census Project. This part of the larger UK FreeCEN Project - an internet-based "free-to-view" database that will enable researchers to view details of UK Censuses between the years 1841 and 1891, especially the ability to search by surname across census years and counties. I am the county co-ordinator and I am sending out an appeal for transcribers for all Wherevershire parishes.
To take part, all you need is a computer. We supply everything else including the CD and the software. This project is a global on-line venture designed for ordinary family historians, wherever they are, who would like to make a contribution to our great hobby.
If you are interested in learning more, please contact me, Ron Tapp, at ettrick@telus.net
UK FreeCEN project overview: http://www.freecen.org.uk/
Scotland FreeCEN project overview: http://www.freewebs.com/mmjeffery/index.htm
Thank you,
Ron Tapp, Wigtownshire Co-ordinator: http//www.freewebs.com/ettrick/

Free Census - Wigtownshire, Scotland.

2006-07-14 18:07:43Z

I am pleased to announce the launch of the 1851 Wigtownshire Free Census Project. This is part of the larger UK FreeCEN Project - an internet-based "free-to-view" database that will enable researchers to view details of UK Censuses between the years 1841 and 1891, especially the ability to search by surname across census years and counties. I am the county co-ordinator and am sending out an appeal for transcribers for all Wherevershire parishes.
To take part, all you need is a computer. We supply everything else including the CD and the software. This project is a global on-line venture designed for ordinary family historians, wherever they are,who would like to make a contribution to our great hobby.
If you are interested in learning more, please contact me, Ron Tapp, at ettrick@telus.net
UK FreeCEN project overview: http://www.freecen.org.uk/
Scotland FreeCEN project overview: http://www.freewebs.com/mmjeffery/index.htm
Thank you,
Ron Tapp, Wigtownshire Co-ordinator : http://www.freewebs.com/ettrick/

Free Census - Wigtownshire, Scotland.

2006-07-14 18:07:25Z

I am pleased to announce the launch of the 1851 Wigtownshire Free Census Project. This is part of the larger UK FreeCEN Project - an internet-based "free-to-view" database that will enable researchers to view details of UK Censuses between the years 1841 and 1891, especially the ability to search by surname across census years and counties. I am the county co-ordinator and am sending out an appeal for transcribers for all wherevershire parishes.
To take part, all you need is a computer. We supply everything else including the CD and the software. This project is a global on-line venture designed for ordinary family historians, wherever they are, who would like to make a contribution to our great hobby.
If you are interested in learning more, please contact me, Ron Tapp, at ettrick@telus.net
UK FreeCEN project overview: http://www.freecen.org.uk/
Scotland FreeCEN project overview: http://www.freewebs.com/mmjeffery/index.htm
Thank you,
Ron Tapp, Wigtownshire Co-ordinator : http://www.freewebs.com/ettrick/