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Custodian 4

Posted 12 December 2018 by

GB £29.95

Custodian is not a family tree program, but a series of databases with pre-defined forms, specially designed to store genealogical information.

Every genealogist and family historian collects masses of information over the years and using traditional methods a lot of this information cannot easily be searched. Custodian lets you store, index and organise this information in dedicated databases and creates a Master Index.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows – XP/Vista/Win 7/Win 8/Win10

Optional – Printer, internet access (recommended for updates)

Please note: Custodian has been written for the Windows platform. Currently it is not available for the Mac.

5 in stock (can be backordered)

Category: Software
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Use specialised forms for many record types, build family trees, compile mini-biographies, maintain a library list and keep track of your correspondents and research notes.

Custodian can be used for general family history research, one-name studies, indexing projects, local history and one-place studies. Keep a computer-based version of all your paper records, documents and lists in one place and minimise endless searching for paperwork.

Custodian has pre-defined forms for Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates, Parish Registers, Apprentices, Monumental Inscriptions, Probate, IGI and Vital Records, Taxes and Population lists, Parish chest, Poor Law, Census returns, School Records, Service Records, Published Sources, Pictures, Research Notes, GEDCOM and other records.

Software provided on USB

Features

  • Forms for research notes, interests, library, to-do-list.
  • Every person in a record indexed, including witnesses, beneficiaries, etc.
  • Every person in a record can have a Personal and Family Reference
  • Make family group trees using the references.
  • Record sources and locations for every record.
  • Data can be sorted, filtered and printed in every form.
  • Use of Wizards for many functions, e.g. import/export/customising.
  • Make bar charts from your data.
  • Context-sensitive Help built in

Weight 159 g
Dimensions 122 × 172 × 25 mm

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