What's in Custodian II?

Custodian II consists of a series of data-entry forms into which you can enter information from lots of different sources. They are mainly designed for UK sources but some forms, such as those for the Vital Records Index (VRI), can also be used for information from other countries e.g. North America and Australia (in the case of the VRI). Many of the other forms can be used for source material from anywhere in the world e.g. the form for Newspapers.

All names from your forms are included in the Master Index, which you can browse, search and then access any record from. As well as including all the names from standard name fields, you can now select names from free-format text boxes to be included in the Index (or you can leave some out - the choice is yours!).

The limit for the number of records which can be stored in Custodian II is in excess of

2 billion !!

Below is a list of all the data-enty forms currently available. A selection of these are on further web pages for you to look at - click on as many as you like to get an idea of how Custodian II looks and/or view our slideshow.
Address Books- one for Correspondents, one for organisations etc.
Master Index- where data from all your forms is collated
Civil Registration - includes forms for indexes and certificates for England & Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Parish Records - includes forms for baptisms, burials, banns, marriages (pre-1754, 1754-1837, 1837+) and a form for other records of the parish chest e.g. Overseers of the Poor Accounts.
Marriage Licences - there is a form each for Bonds and Allegations and you can enter a Licence too, if you are lucky enough to have one!
Poor Law Union- these forms are for the 1834 + records, following the passing of the New Poor Law. Forms here include one for Workhouse admissions, one for Workhouse births and another for any other Poor Law Union document e.g. Minutes of the Board of Guardians.
Census Returns - there are forms for England, Wales & Scotland (pre-1841 and 1841-1901), and Ireland (1821-1851, 1901 & 1911).
Monumental Inscriptions & Cemetery Records - there are two forms in this section, one for Cemetery records and their MI's and one for Church/Churchyard MI's.
Probate - there is one form for pre-1858 indexes and wills and one for 1858+ indexes and wills, reflecting the two main 'eras' of probate administration in England and Wales.
The International Genealogical Index/Vital Records Index - there is one form for the IGI and several forms for the VRI, to cover the countries for which an Index has been released.
School Records - there are two forms in this section; one for Admission Registers and the other for Log Book type entries.
Court Records - there is one form to use for any kind of court record you like.
Service Records - there are forms for the Army (Army Lists/All other documents), Navy (Navy Lists/All other documents), RAF (one form), Marines (one form), Merchant Navy (one form) and two special forms for all the services - Medal Rolls and Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Taxes and Population Lists - in this form you can enter details from Hearth Tax returns, Poll Books, Muster Rolls, Militia Lists etc.
Published Sources - there is a form each for Trade Directories, Newspapers, Other Published Sources e.g. local history books.
Title Deeds - in here, you can enter details from property deeds which might include several generations of a family's ownership/occupation.
Apprentices - this form is for entering details of trade apprenticeships (for pauper apprentices, handled by the parish, use the parish chest form).
Other Records - you can use this form for anything else that doesn't fit into any of the other categories!
Pictures - into this form you can import a picture or image from a disk or your hard drive and include names for the Master Index.
GEDCOM- this form is used for importing GEDCOM data and the information is treated as a source in its own right.
Research Notes - these forms are not for data-entry, as such, but include three forms: Research Notes, To Do List, and Library. They are there to help you organise your research, if you wish to use them.

To see information about Personal and Family References, Document Text and Note fields, Import and Export, and Search , Sort and Report facilities, click here.

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