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Gillian

Gillian Report 12 Nov 2014 16:24

hi
thanks everybody for all help and replies very usefull

Inky1

Inky1 Report 12 Nov 2014 15:52

My GR exported gedcoms do contain the notes:

I download whenever I have put a few more records in. Two examples from my last download (open gedcom with notepad):-

1 NOTE Birth should have been Plumstead, but a V1 rocket fell near to family home & blew all the roofs off.

1 DEAT
2 DATE 1893
2 PLAC West Ham, Essex
1 NOTE DOB July 1836 - from Record & Establishment Books of HMS JACKAL, also his RN service record.
2 CONT He served approximately 12y on JACKAL out of a total of 20y120d. He entered the RN (First entry in his service record) on 08May1851. Final discharge reads 11Aug1873 from HMS INDUS.

I upload these files into Ancestry, but the notes do not get in.

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 12 Nov 2014 13:37

you can log in from anywhere :-D :-D

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Gillian

Gillian Report 12 Nov 2014 13:16

hi
thanks for all replies and help
and mayfield unfortunatly he does not live local to me

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 12 Nov 2014 13:03

There is the obvious answer he logs on as you, but depends how much you trust him not to screw your tree up!

If he is local just pop round and log on his machine.

Researching:
Moribus facit homo,

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 12 Nov 2014 12:51

You can export yr tree and send the GED file to yr brother. It will not damage yr installed tree. As Graham says notes, pictures and attached records will NOT be exported.

Your brother will need a GED reader to deal with it - there are plenty of free ones while it is easy to get FTM for under a tenner.

GRU's export format has some bugs especially with place names and dates.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

Graham

Graham Report 12 Nov 2014 12:34

I've never tried it; but I've heard that if you export your tree you can't export any attachments such as photos or documents.

Gillian

Gillian Report 12 Nov 2014 12:31

hi
my brother would like to view tree he is not a member but if i export tree to him is it right i will loose all photos and other details on tree?

many thanks