This page is an index to the list of documents, computer files and charts in the Association's archive. If any of this information can be of assistance in your own research please contact us. We will be pleased to help in any way we can.

Downloads:
Most of these documents are available as downloads from this Site. (Have a look at the list of Archived Documents to see which). The files are uploaded in compressed (zip) "Rich Text Format" (RTF) or GEDCOM format which should be readable by most word processors. For details on how to download, extract and display the files click here. If you still have trouble with the format please email me at and we'll work something out.

Updates, Additions and Corrections
Do you have any updates, corrections or additions to the "W" files ? If so, please send your modified version to Peter Whitlock at whitlock@one-name.org. This will allow him to update the Association's master records and send me the new version for the Site. Also please indicate clearly the changes you have made by using bold text or a larger font.

The Latest File Updates:
The latest versions of the following "W" files are now available:

June 12th, 2008
Updates: "W" files: W01, 02H, ,W03, W08, W09, W16, W19, W21, W23, W24, W25, W26, W27, W28, W33, W34, W35, W36, W37, W38, W40, W41, W43, W46, W48, W50, W51, W52, W53, W54, W56, W57, W59, W64, W65, W66, W77, W78, W80, W85, W86, W87, W89, W90
USA Census Extracts: Most of the Extracts have been updated. See the full list.
Canadian Census Records: These have also been updated. See the full list.
Source Records: Certificates, News Articles, Photos, References and Miscellaneous Sourses have been updated.

January 24th, 2006
Updates: USA Census Extracts: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin
New: USA Census Extracts: Utah, Washington and Wyoming
New: Female Marriages

Now available online: The Newsletter Archive

Archived Documents

Files 1	Computerised Charts and Files: Ref  Whitlock01 to 18
Files 2	Computerized Charts and Files: Ref  Whitlock19 to 31
Files 3	Computerized Charts and Files: Ref  Whitlock33 to 52
Files 4	Computerized Charts and Files: Ref  Whitlock53 to 73
Files 5	Computerized Charts and Files: Ref  Whitlock74 to 90
Files 6	Computerized Charts and Files: Misc
Files 7	USA Census & Tax list Extracts in the Whitlock Family Association Files
Files 8	Canadian Census Records
Files 9	English Counties
Sources	A list of Source References
Indexing	How the files are indexed.

Downloading Files
Start here and page through the list of files using the arrows at the top and bottom of the page. Click on the Download Link in the righthand column to save the selected "zip" file to your hard drive.

Zip Files
The files have been compressed ("zipped") to save on server space and download time. Both Windows XP and Vista can deal with compressed files. For older versions of Windows a good open sourse program, 7Zip, is available from http://www.7-zip.org/. After decompressing the downloaded zip file you end up with either a RTF or GEDCOM. The Birth, Marriage and Will Registers are compressed MS Excel spreadsheets or HTML summeries (also compressed).

Rich Text Format ("RTF")
The "Rich Text Format" is about the closest approach to a "standard" file type that can be read by most modern word processor programs. For this reason I converted Peter Whitlock's "wpd" files before uploading them to the website. (For the same reason it is a good idea to use this format when exchanging info over the Internet as one is then fairly sure that the recipient will be able to read your data).

To open an RTF file in your word processor use the File|Open function.

To save a file in RTF use File|Save as .. and choose RTF in the drop down list.

(This works for MS Word and should be very similar for other programs).

WordPad, that comes with most flavours Windows, can also read RTF files

GEDCOM Files
GEDCOM is an ASCII "linked linage" database format specifically designed for the exchange of genealogical data. Any good genealogy program should be able to read and write GEDCOM files.

You can view GEDCOM files using TextPad or your word processor but the info doesn't make much sense.

An excellent genealogy program Personal Ancestral File (PAF) that will read GEDCOMs is available for free download from the LDS at www.familysearch.org

For more info on the GEDCOM format have a look at this Article