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Help Sheets & Reference Material
The NCFHS have a number of Help Sheets which we are now starting to make available on the website. They are in PDF format. If you do not have the PDF viewer installed on your computer you can download it from here.
| Title |
Description |
PDF File |
| Civil Registration |
A history and explanation of the British Civil Registration system. |
Civil Registration.pdf |
| British Censuses to 1911 |
A history and explanation of British Censuses. |
British Censuses.pdf |
| Calendar Dates |
A explanation of the calendar systems used in the England and Wales. Particularly useful for those researching prior to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1752. |
Calendar dates.pdf |
| Land Tax |
A brief introduction to Land Tax, one of the many ways in which money was raised from the population. |
Land Tax.pdf |
| Parish Records |
A summary of the various types of Parish Records. |
Parish Records.pdf |
| Parish Registers |
An overview of Parish Registers. |
Parish Registers.pdf |
| Registers of Electors |
An overview of the various lists of people able to vote in national and local elections that have been used over the years. |
Registers of Electors.pdf |
| Relief of the Poor |
A summary of the systems of relief for the poor. |
Relief of the Poor.pdf |
| Wills & Admons |
A guide to Wills and Letter of Administration. |
Wills & Admons.pdf |
| Old Photographs |
A guide to dating old photographs. |
Old Photographs.pdf |
| Marriage Licenses, Bonds and Allegations |
An explanation of some of terminology connected with marriages. |
Marriage licences,bonds and allegations.pdf |
| UK Family History Sources |
Quick reference to sources of UK Family History information. |
UK Family History Resources.pdf |
| Useful Family History websites |
Useful Family History websites both free and pay-per -view |
Useful Family History Websites |
| General Help |
List of all the various types of Family History records and where they can be found, includes list of websites and postal addresses |
General Help |
| Family Search Website |
Help on using the new "Family Search" website - www.familysearch.org |
Family Search |
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Help Sheets