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Morning everyone xx Right ya know the LDS site ya know when you find a christening and it has the batch no like this info below Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C060571 1744 - 1812 0503808 Film 0883860 Film C060571 1813 - 1835 0504528 Film NONE Sheet: 00 How do I get that christening paperwork or where can I view it where is it held? can I get it offline (for a fee) will it give proper details of parents instead of just Thomas Binch & Mary will it give mothers maiden name and ages of parents and places of birth if ya get what I mean. Thanx in advance xxxxx Luv Angie xxx

You have a choice....... to see the original usually means going to the relevant record office or you can order the microfiche from LDS. The info on both can vary. Sometimes you just get father and/or mother. Sometimes mother's maiden name, sometimes even the child's birth date. Parents ages are very rare. Depends on the vicar Have you gone onto the page beginning with 'C' lots in there. A tip, if you change the 'C' to 'M' it will give you the marriages there. Good Luck

Hi John Thank u for replying xxxx Do you know how much LDS charge for the fiche? I dont understand what you mean about chaning the c for a m im sorry im not very clued up with these sorts of searches yet (its taken me 3 months to get 1 name on LDS site lol I could never find anything before) Thank u again xxxx Luv Angie xxx

If you got the info from a 'batch', the details given are transcripts of the parish registers. The chances of getting mother's maiden surname are slim...............the parents' ages will not be given, and you have to assume that the child was born more or less where it was christened...........unless it is not a baby. Very rarely, the child's birthdate is given.........you should, however, see the names of the godparents. Reg

You've found the record for the person you want.............you've scrolled down and found the batch number C******* at the bottom left hand corner............ Now, click on that batch number to get a new screen. Enter the surname in the appropriate box..........and the first names of mother and father in the boxes to the right of that. Click on search.........you'll get a new page with all of the baptisms in the batch whose parents' names match the ones you entered. If the dates are close-ish, chances are they are siblings. Now..............click on 'refine search' at the top right You'll go back to the previous page............. Leave in the surname, but remove the forenames. Now, go to the batch number, and delete the C................replace it with M.......and click search. Hope this helps Reg

Damn Reg :((((((( im stuck again then boohoo (all I have is Thomas Binch & Mary as parents) how do I go back further I wonder ? shall I do a blanket search on LDS for Thomas Binch? But then how will I know if ive got the right one? oh heck stuck again Thanx tho Reg xxxx my knight in armour ;) lol Luv Angie xxx

OMG am I lucky or what I just did that blanket search and Bingo found my Thomas he was born in the same place as his son Samuel his wifes name is mary and he was born in 1699 and his parents names are there omg how lucky is that

mmmmm This just doesnt add up I found Thomas and its saying his parents were born earlier than they should have been (theyre too old to have him as it states his mother would be 60 when she gave birth to him!!!!!!! ) it was submitted by someone but doesnt say who I feel like a balloon thats just been popped lol. Luv Angie xxx

Angela In my experience of Parish Registers, you DO sometimes get useful information from the originals, that is, more information than has been transcribed by the LDS. You can order the film from your local LDS centre - costs about £2.70. They will then ring you when it arrives and you have a month to study it in their centre. You can take photocopies for about 10p of any entry which interests you. Normally what I do, say I am looking for Joe Bloggs, born about 1768 - I go right through the PR, noting down ALL the events concerning any Bloggs. Then I take it home and construct 'trees' as far as I am able to, for all these people. This helps a lot when you have confusing info, or several men with the same name. OC

Ok now I think I got it (get confused when the kids are named after thier dad lol) Sorted now thank u xxxx Now all I gotta do is go to the Church at Papplewick and ask the vicar if I could look at thier christening things wonder if he will let me tho? Luv Angie xxx

Thank u all so very much xxxxxxxxxxxxx I cant believe how much info I just gleaned from that site xxxxx and its all thanx to all your tips thank u very much xxxxxxxxxx I am now one very happy bunny lol. Luv Angie xxxxxx

Angie Parish Registers as old as you want are very unlikely to still be at the Church. They will probably be in the County Records Office. Depending on whether that is nearer to you than your nearest LDS centre, will decide you which way to go! To find your nearest LDS Family History Centre, go on to the LDS Site (Family Search, where you found the IGI) and on the Home Page should be a link to Family History Centres. That should take you to a list with phone numbers and addies. OC

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Nudge for later Very interesting help!.............. Derek