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tara1972

tara1972 Report 24 Jan 2011 14:10

hi,
i am trying to find information on jacob rochester born 1789-99 in durham northumberland. could anyone give me some tips on searching before that date
thank you

safc

safc Report 24 Jan 2011 14:12

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Name: Jacob Rochester
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 12 Jan 1794
Baptism/Christening Place: STANHOPE,DURHAM,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Rochester
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00054-1
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 91113
Reference Number:
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

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Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

tara1972

tara1972 Report 24 Jan 2011 14:16

hi safc
thank you for that!
regards
sue

Potty

Potty Report 24 Jan 2011 14:23

For baptisms and marriages before 1837 you need parish records.

The familysearch site has some transcriptions. So also does freereg and some counties have online parish clerks. This site lists them:
www.onlineparishclerks.org.uk/

Also, Google the area you are looking in.

tara1972

tara1972 Report 24 Jan 2011 23:15

thank you all for the info!