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Baptism and wills

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Kathrine

Kathrine Report 27 Feb 2007 15:27

Can anyone give me a hint where i can find baptism's and will information. I belong to Ancestry but cant seem to find them, either that i am completly blind, and they are staring me in the face. Thanks Kathy

Krissie

Krissie Report 27 Feb 2007 16:02

You will find baptisms and wills in the parish records, I think.

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 27 Feb 2007 16:10

What time period are you talking about?

Rachel

Rachel Report 27 Feb 2007 16:35

Where and when are you Looking Kathy?

Anne

Anne Report 27 Feb 2007 21:59

Ancestry doesn't have very many baptisms or wills, although they advertise as if they have them all!!! If you are very lucky you might find one relevant to you - I never have. Anne

Heather

Heather Report 27 Feb 2007 22:30

Baptisms will be in parish records, you may be lucky to find them on the IGI (I take it you are talking pre registration 1837?)/ You may be lucky to find the parishes you are interested in have been partly transcribed by some kind souls or there is an Online Parish Clerk voluntarily offering look ups. Other wise its the records office for the area or hiring the relevant fiche from the LDS to look at locally. (You do know familysearch.org site?) Wills, SOME wills up to about 1858 on National Archives online which can be downloaded for £3.50. Otherwise you can try to see again if some local records offices have them in their catalogues on line for you to email and pay a fee for a copy? Read the details about Wills on the homepage here and all the other getting started stuff to help you. But give us more details of what you are looking for. Anyway, a sub to Ancestry is still worth its weight a hundred times over for the stuff they do have. Actually, they do have county parish stuff dont they - I found a ton of stuff on that for someone but you have to be lucky for them to have the area/names you are looking for.