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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 17 Mar 2005 15:48

Could some kind person please explain this facility to me in words of one syllable! lol. Does it mean that if we can't find a BMD on the site, we might find it on the images? Do you have to download the images onto your computer? Thanks. Jeanette x

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy Report 17 Mar 2005 15:54

The images it has are like the ones from 1837online. It doesn't have them all though. You can search though, but when you find the first letter of the surname, you have to guess on which image the one you want might be. You don't have to download them, except to your temp folder to view them. I save the ones I know are right.

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 17 Mar 2005 16:10

Thanks ever so much Tracy. One other daft question! lol. Do you have to download any programs in order to be able to read them? Jeanette x

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy Report 17 Mar 2005 16:24

No, you can view them as pictures or as a PDF file.

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 17 Mar 2005 16:28

Thanks once again Tracy. I'll go and give it a whirl! Jeanette x

Peter

Peter Report 17 Mar 2005 17:16

FreeBMD had not transcribed the the birth registration details of my greatgrandfather but I found them by by looking through the images of the registration lists - haven't been able to find his first marriage though. You can only drill down to the surname letter; after that you will have to downloading images until you find the correct one (hopefully. Pages from the late 1860s onwards are typed and are about 200k bytes; earlier pages are hand-written - some have very dark backgrounds and the files are up to 7M bytes - can take up to 2 mins to download even with broadband. Some of the earlier typed pages are impossible to read as are some of the hand-written pages. Not all years are available and not all quarters within years are available. Good hunting, Peter.

Robin

Robin Report 17 Mar 2005 17:36

Please explain, IMAGES, I am new to this game and sometimes get completely lost. Thanks.

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 17 Mar 2005 17:45

Hi Robin, They are the images of the pages like you see on the 1837 site except they are free to view. Go to the FreeBMD homepage and you will see an option to view images. Click on there and away you go! Jeanette x