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Another tip when searching baptism records is that description of the occupation of the father might not be accurate as some parishes were to fussed about the accuracy of occupations, ie a domestic coachman, who would of been a coachman for a rich family might of been put down as servant under the fathers occupation in baptism records, but not on actual certs And, if you cant find a birth record of an ancestor, it is possible they were registered under the mothers maiden name as she hadnt yet married the father. Dont forget that there are more records not on the International Genealogical Index that there are on there, so if you cant find a baptism of an ancestor, they might be put on at a later date.

A big thanks to everyone who has been nudging this topic! I don't get online much at the moment as its getting near Christmas so I'm having to work lots of extra and bizarre hours (yes I work in the food dept of a famous store). If other people could keep nudging this up I'd be really grateful. Thanks Sarah

Could I ask that people who have posted a request for help respond on the thread they have started and not by personal message? As an example, I have received a message today from someone and the message reads 'She was believed to have been of Welsh origin, but that is all I know'. I assume that I have responded to a request for help and asked for more info but I try and help lots of people so have no idea who/what this message relates to! I have had quite a few of these in the last couple of weeks and even trying to look back at my threads haven't helped find some of them so I can't assist any further. Also it will help anyone else that looks at your thread to see the additional info and they may be able to help as well. Sam

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good advice thanks sue

1837 Online information re: pricing etc. £5 for 55 units 10 pence valid 45 days £10 for 122 units 9 pence valid 60 days £15 for 194 units 8.5 pence valid 90 days £25 for 345 units 8 pence valid 120 days £60 for 891 units 7.5 pence valid 365 days £120 for 2640 units 5 pence valid 365 days It costs 4 units per year - one for each qtr, March, June, Sept & Dec. Searches are done by the Qtr. See the site itself for a fuller explanation. *ALSO* ... many people who have already spent lots of money on 1837online have downloaded pages and saved them ... this is what we call "1837 Saved Pages". There are several threads with this heading on the Records Office board. Do a search for " 1837 Saved Pages "and it will give you something like 12 results on the R O Board. Click on this and see the list. There are numerous different threads started by different people. The quickest to view are the one's headed 1837 Saved Pages A - E, F - J, K - O, etc, folks have kindly added under Surnames lists of what they have got and have offered lookups to see if they have what you need. Always worth a look first.

thank-you nudge

Can I just repeat Sarah's earlier request that if you nudge this thread, to then delete your message. Otherwise, it will be several pages long, with numerous messages just saying "nudge", which will put people off reading it. Thanks, Carole