Genealogy Chat

Go for the two weeks free trial if it is still on offer, and see then if you want to join. Ohterwise tell us what you want and I'm sure someone will do lookups for you. Joan

Thanks for replies folks. I have managed to find my way around ancestry * co + have found the name i wanted.there seems to be a lot of info on there......should i go for the pay by view or a subscription.the £24 one? It doesnt exactly say what you get for the £24!! Thanks again, Ann

Put the marriage details up here I might be able to find it on ancestry civil reg. nell

If it's a marriage you are looking for and you have a good idea of the date, I could have a look for the reference for you on 1837online, which just gives the reference numbers to allow you to purchase the certificate. You would have to give the name and area. If you don't want to buy the certificate, then the reference numbers won't help you. Kath. x

1880 might be a bit late for LDS and not all parishes are there either.

Thanks nell, I'll try that

Doh! How daft am I Kathleen (mind I feel 100 right now with all this stress/frustration!) . the actual date I really wanted was1880 so it should have been there. It was a marriage.

Ann The LDS site has 3 main sources of info 1881 census Ancestral files - people have added these and they are not reliable IGI = international genealogical index, taken from births and marriages registers though there are a few deaths too. Not every parish is covered and not every date either. If you google "Hugh Wallis Batch numbers" you should find a site where you can choose the county then the town/parish you want and it will give you a batch number. C numbers are baptisms and M numbers are marriages. Besides the number it will tell you which dates are covered. You can click on the batch number of interest and then put in a surname if you want in the search box. Press search and it will take you to the list directly. My experience is that LDS is fairly good for late 1700s up to mid 1800s. Norfolk and Warwickshire aren't covered at all well. nell

Hi Ann Depends who you are looking for. You won't appear as most records are from early 1800's and I'm sure you are not that old! It has the 1881 census mainly, also the IGI which covers parish records but is far from complete and again, most are from early 1800's. Are you looking for people that are born after 1881 and won;t be on the census? Sam

I think the LDS site is mainly for pre-1900 names and events, so you are not likely to find yourself. Kath. x

Hi. Can any-one tell me what I am doing wrong please...........(I looked in threads but couldn't find relevent info). Everytime I try LDS site I type info in the search you get on the home page(name, event,date,country)..............nothing/no records found for anyone! even me! Some-one came up with names for me which was very kind BUT I don't like to keep bothering folks, Has any-one else had this problem because I feel so stupid! Many thanks Ann