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Bishop Transcripts
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Ann | Report | 22 Apr 2010 12:39 |
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Hi can anyone tell me the difference between the bishop transcripts and the parish registers please |
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Kay???? | Report | 22 Apr 2010 13:11 |
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BT's are a copy of what was entered up in the Parish Registers,what you have to remember lots of Parish Registers have been lost.or destroyed by time....water.fire. |
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RobG | Report | 22 Apr 2010 13:32 |
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In theory (!!) there should be no difference. The BTs were copies of the parish registers that were sent to the Bishop once a quarter (I think). However, the "in theory" bit falls apart because original registers may have been lost over time or the BTs may just contain additional/less/different information (the vicar may have added something when he was making the copies for the BTs for instance). Therefore it is always worth checking if BTs exist, and looking at those if they do, as they might just have an extra snippet that may unlock a mystery. |
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Ann | Report | 22 Apr 2010 13:35 |
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thank you all for that information in future if I cannot find what I want to where I expect I will look in bishop transcripts. |
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