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Finding father of Richard and William Richmond

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51year59

51year59 Report 16 Mar 2010 00:29

I really would appreciate some help with finding out the father of Richard and William Richmond born c1710 and 1705 Yorkshire. How do I do this.I tried asking help on finding them but with no luck so if anyone could tell me how I look for them I would be very grateful

Researching:
Keighly, Gargreave, Ripon, North Yorkshire, west Yorkshire

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 16 Mar 2010 01:48

Well you need to find Parish records for these. I assume you have searched at the following site

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true

You could try local Family History Societies for records,

Otherwise you have to either visit Records Centres in person and look at their Microfilmed records or order the film via a Familysearch centre.

It's a long slog, I am sure.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 16 Mar 2010 03:13

dipper


if you asked for help on GR boards, and had no luck ....... then it is probable that no-one could find them


as Madmeg says, the places to search are parish records.

Possibly look to see if anyone left a will ............. that might contain information


www.familysearch.org is the place that has most records. It is the Mormon site, and one has to be very careful because many of the records on there have been submitted by individuals, usually Mormon church members, and have no backing documentation so there is no way of knowing whether they are accurate or made up!

You could see if there are any Online Parish Clerks records .............. google the name of the town where they were born, and see if you can find a Local Studies and Archives Centre, and see if you can see an online listing of their holdings.


as Madmeg says, contact Family History Societies .... you may have to join, and you may have to pay for research to be done, or to get records from them.



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

51year59

51year59 Report 16 Mar 2010 11:52

Thank you for the advise this is what I needed. Will give this a try.

Researching:
Keighly, Gargreave, Ripon, North Yorkshire, west Yorkshire