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I could kiss the vicar

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TinaTheCheshirePussyCat

TinaTheCheshirePussyCat Report 30 May 2006 17:13

See below - and there is a tip there is you read far enough!

TinaTheCheshirePussyCat

TinaTheCheshirePussyCat Report 30 May 2006 17:14

Just occasionally, someone does something really, really helpful. I have spent the morning at my local LDS Family History centre trawling through a film of the Bamburgh parish registers. From 1799 to 1806, there appears to have been a new incumbent in the parish - his entries in the parish register are a lesson to all clergymen, if only more had been like him. This is the record of the baptism of my g-g-g-g-uncle: '25 April 1802 William Hendry, born 4 April, 10th child and 6th son of Robert Hendry of Bamburgh, labourer, native of Bamburgh, by his wife Jane Aire, native of Belford'. Wow - a man way ahead of his time! Tina PS My Tip, anyone who has not visited an LDS centre and has one within striking distance (I am lucky, it's only a 20 mile round trip), get yourself there fast. You can check online to see what films are held centrally, and then order what you want for the princely sum of £3.80 for three months, and go in to view the film as often as you want during that time. They have far more than is on the IGI - look at the Library catalogue on the Familysearch.org website. You can put in the name of a place you are interested in and it tells you what records they have filmed. There is no way I could have spent long enough in Northumberland to view all these parish records.

Vicky

Vicky Report 30 May 2006 17:17

Tina, wasn't just this vicar. You will find loads of entries in Northumberland & Durham around this time-frame are the same, I think it was a directive from the then Bishop of Durham. Its helped me enormously too! Finding a reference to 'first son of...' is great for dating the wedding (usually about 4 or 5 months previously LOL)

TinaTheCheshirePussyCat

TinaTheCheshirePussyCat Report 30 May 2006 17:18

Hi Vicky Three cheers for the Bish! Tina

Kath

Kath Report 30 May 2006 17:48

That's Brilliant I had a similar experience with the Baptisms records for Moreton,Essex The wonderful clergyman not only put Baptism date but also birth date as well as the grandparents of the child and wether they were deceased or living and where they lived at that time...so there are some good ones out there however can't say the same for Great Canfield Essex, the clergyman there didn't write anything down for about 15 years Grrrr