Surname Help

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Adding your details to an existing Surname Page

  • Select edit either using the wiki menu in the navbar (see image) or using the edit tag to the far right of the Locations header.
  • create a blank line above the </table> text and paste the code below into that line.
<tr><td>Location</td><td>[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=Member Number Member Name]</td></tr>
  • Replace Location, Member Number and Member Name with your details..
  • To find your Member Number, place your mouse pointer over your username in the forums and your Member Number will show in the statusbar at the bottom of your browser window .
  • Click on the appropriate button to save your changes.
  • Check that the page displays as intended, and that your PM link also functions.


Creating a new Surname Page

  • Create a new page either by typing the Surname (in CAPITALS) into the search box and clicking Search
  • If the page already exists, click on the search result and follow the instructions above for adding to an existing page
  • If the page does not exist, click on the link to create it and paste the following code into the edit box.
==Variations==
None Listed
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==Locations==
<table width='90%'>
<tr><td width='30%'>'''Locations'''</td><td>'''Researching Members'''</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location</td><td>[http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=Member Number Member Name]</td></tr>
</table>
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==Histories and Origins==
None Submitted
 NOTE: This should be a general history of the name rather than personal family histories.<br>
 If multiple histories are presented, they will be individually attributed and it will be up to the reader to determine their validity.
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==External Links==
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<div align="center"> [[Surname Directory - A|A]] | [[Surname Directory - B|B]] | [[Surname Directory - C|C]] | 
[[Surname Directory - D|D]] | [[Surname Directory - E|E]] | [[Surname Directory - F|F]] | [[Surname Directory - G|G]] | 
[[Surname Directory - H|H]] | [[Surname Directory - I|I]] | [[Surname Directory - J|J]] | [[Surname Directory - K|K]] | 
[[Surname Directory - L|L]] | [[Surname Directory - M|M]] | [[Surname Directory - N|N]] | [[Surname Directory - O|O]] | 
[[Surname Directory - P|P]] | [[Surname Directory - Q|Q]] | [[Surname Directory - R|R]] | [[Surname Directory - S|S]] | 
[[Surname Directory - T|T]] | [[Surname Directory - U|U]] | [[Surname Directory - V|V]] | [[Surname Directory - W|W]] | [[Surname Directory - XYZ|XYZ]]</div>
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  • Replace Location, Member Number and Member Name with your details..
  • To find your Member Number, place your mouse pointer over your username in the forums and your Member Number will show in the statusbar at the bottom of your browser window .
  • Click on the appropriate button to save your changes.
  • Check that the page displays as intended, and that your PM link also functions.


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