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Heather

Heather Report 17 Aug 2008 08:27

Hi, hopefully someone can help me! This might sound very blonde but i dont understand the censurs.

I can find and view a record but most information gives you a name, volume and page number - i dont understand what this volume or page number means? can anyone help me.

Regards Heather

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 17 Aug 2008 08:57

a census record should look like this

1881 England Census
about John Smith
Name: John Smith
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's Name: George
Mother's Name: Fanny
Gender: Male
Where born: Leicestershire, England

Civil Parish: Leicester St Margaret
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England

Street address: 137 Curzon St
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Leicester
Sub registration district: East Leicester
ED, institution, or vessel: 54
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Fanny Smith 52
Fanny Smith 15
George Smith 59
John Smith 11
Richard Smith 19

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3164; Folio: 12; Page: 18; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341755.

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 17 Aug 2008 09:01

A birth should look like this if you're using Ancestry

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about John Smith
Name: John Smith
Year of Registration: 1869
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Leicester (1837-1974)
County: Leicestershire
Volume: 7a
Page: 161

MarleneB

MarleneB Report 17 Aug 2008 09:08

The best site to use for birth, marriage and death registration is

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

This covers from 1837 to about 1925, it is an ongoing project and is updated about once a month. This site is free.

The district, volume and page no. are the details you need to order a certificate from the GRO

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

The cost is £7.00, make sure you tick the box that asks is the GRO reference known - yes; otherwise the cost is higher.

Hope this helps

Ericthered

Ericthered Report 17 Aug 2008 10:39

The volume and page numbers are on BMD records....not on the census.

The census is a completely different record...........taken once every 10 years.

Heather

Heather Report 17 Aug 2008 18:53

Yes, you arent viewing a census, you are looking up birth, marriage and death references.

Check the Tips for Newbies thread.