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  1. Tim
    Sticky

    FindMyPast

    Tim, Mar 14, 2013
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    Ian
    Nov 24, 2013
  2. Tim

    What to enter in Search Fields

    Tim, Jan 31, 2014
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    Katie Bee
    Feb 7, 2014
  3. Carla

    What to do? 2 Sarah Ann Kerley's?

    Carla, Jun 21, 2013 ... 2
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    Jacqueline
    Jun 30, 2013
  4. Bob Spiers

    Well done Ancestry

    Bob Spiers, Jan 4, 2015 ... 2
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    emjay
    Jan 7, 2020
  5. Tim
    Good tip x 5

    Viewing Newspapers.com without subscribing

    Tim, Sep 3, 2022
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    Tim
    Sep 3, 2022
  6. Chris

    Top Down Research

    Chris, Nov 5, 2019
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    Pauline
    Nov 5, 2019
  7. Bob Spiers

    The importance of Marriage witnesses -and family visitors shown in Censuses

    Bob Spiers, Oct 3, 2016
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    emjay
    Oct 6, 2016
  8. Bob Spiers

    The importance of a middle name when researching a lost relative

    Bob Spiers, Jan 4, 2020
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    Val
    Dec 20, 2020
  9. Bob Spiers

    The dilemma of De Lima

    Bob Spiers, Aug 1, 2014
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    AndyMick
    Aug 14, 2014
  10. Bob Spiers

    Sometimes the family knows best, but only sometimes

    Bob Spiers, Oct 27, 2016
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    Bob Spiers
    Nov 10, 2016
  11. At home in NZ

    Searching pre-1911 birth indexes

    At home in NZ, Nov 15, 2020 ... 2
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    peter
    Nov 30, 2020
  12. Angel54

    Searching from hearsay

    Angel54, Apr 3, 2024
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    Angel54
    Apr 7, 2024
  13. Val
    Good tip x 3

    Searching for exact New Zealand dates of birth, death, marriage

    Val, Jan 14, 2021
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    615
    Val
    Jan 15, 2021
  14. Britjan

    Searching for business records, tips needed

    Britjan, Aug 23, 2013
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    Britjan
    Aug 27, 2013
  15. Bob Spiers

    Search by Census reference in Ancestry?

    Bob Spiers, Dec 3, 2013
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    1,635
    Tim
    Dec 3, 2013
  16. Norman

    Saving documents from FindMyPast

    Norman, Mar 8, 2015 ... 2
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    Alexander Bisset
    Mar 10, 2015
  17. Margery

    Recording Information

    Margery, Jul 28, 2014
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    SuzanneD
    Jul 29, 2014
  18. PaulC

    Question about the 1911 Census

    PaulC, Mar 1, 2016
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    Britjan
    Mar 6, 2016
  19. Bob Spiers

    Probability Assessments - using the WC Method

    Bob Spiers, May 20, 2013
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    Bob Spiers
    May 22, 2013
  20. Liberty
    Agree x 3

    Patting self on back

    Liberty, Jul 2, 2014
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    Margery
    Jul 3, 2014
  21. Bob Spiers

    Opening an Ancestry Tree in family view mode

    Bob Spiers, Mar 23, 2013
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    Bob Spiers
    Mar 23, 2013
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