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The staff also explained about the year change when researching.
Found this to try and explain
Britain persisted in using the old Julian calandar long after the rest of Europe had adopted the more accrate Georgian calandar. Until the changeover in 1752 the year began on March 25th (Lady Day) So for example December 1689 would have been followed by January 1690. Although this would sometimes have been shown as January 1690/1.
There was 11 days discrepency between the Julian & Georgian calandar so in order to catch up 2 September 1752 was followed by 14 Sept 1752. In theory 3 -13 Sept 1752 never happened. Crowds in London rioted accusing the government of robbing them of 11 days of their lives! Dates before 1752 are referred to as Old Style and after that new style
Phew!
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As an add on to Marcelle's post.
What a lot of people may not realise is that every major town or city has their own records office. The B,M,D, records for the whole of England back to 1837 are available on Micro Fiche and these records are kept by all of these offices, so say you live in Liverpool you can still access the B,M,D, records for London using the Liverpool records office.
You may need to phone them and book time to use a Micro Fiche reader but everything is usually free or there may be a small £2 or so charge and as Marcelle said the staff are very helpful.
Not everything can be looked up on the internet and sometimes a bit of legwork is required and local records offices do have registers etc, that are only available at that local area's records office and not nationwide.
Ron
www.genealogyprinters.com
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Hi Marcelle
I totally agree, I did exactly the same, I did most of my early research online, and took the plunge and made a week-end of going to the Norfolk Records Office ( I live in Manchester ) I went with hubby and my mum, and like you hubby was bored stiff, but mum was enthralled.
I cant wait for the chance to go again to another one, as we are spread all over the country.
Ann
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Just wanted to share this with you. After researching for about 2 years mainly using the internet and ordering certs I decided to take the plunge and visit the Records Office. I made hubby come with me as I was so nervous as I didn't know what to do or what to expect. (must admit he was bored to tears!)
Well all I can say is I wish I would have done it ages ago! The staff were fantastic. They showed me how to locate the micorfiche and how to use the machine. I found 2 things I was looking for in about an hour. Luckily next door were the Bristol & Avon Family History Society so I popped in and had a chat and used their fiche's and found a further 2 things from Dundry in Somerset.
After gaining some confidence I then shot off to the main library and searched newspapers. Again they showed me how to use the machines there.
A work colleague also researches but she is so nervous about going on her own that I have offered to book a days holiday and go with her.
The staff at Bristol Records Office were fantastic, so helpful. Well done to them. Can't wait for my next visit. I wish I would have taken my folders with me as I could have looked for so much more. Mind you some of the baptism records were very hard to read even when magnified.
Give it a go if you are able to. I know it sounds daft being so nervous but I really was but the staff are so helpful
Marcelle
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