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Records on CD
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Angela | Report | 9 Sep 2004 13:44 |
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I am new to the family tree research and I am thinking of buying the parish records CD's as the two parishes are quite a distance. Has anyone got any advice on these, pros and cons. Thanks Angie |
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Carol | Report | 9 Sep 2004 13:47 |
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Depends who they are produced by. Also you need to check the sources because some have jumped on the bandwagon to make money and dont give a hoot about accuracy. I have come across some that are pure fiction. Some are indexed, and some are not. Same with censuses, I just bought 2 1841 and there are lots of images but no index. Have you tried ordering the films from you LDS family history centre. |
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BobClayton | Report | 9 Sep 2004 14:14 |
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Angie a few on here have bought them. I got mine from http://www.twrcomputing*co.uk/ It's ok (west riding and notts) and seachable but far from complete many parishes are not covered at all. Check the web sites for coverage. Bob |
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Phoenix | Report | 9 Sep 2004 14:26 |
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As others say, quality can vary wildly. These are almost certainly transcriptions rather than original images. They may be original work, or scanned images of a printed volume produced years ago. They may be complete, or based on extracts. A reputable publisher is going to provide you with the details of dates covered and where the info came from. If the price seems reasonable to you go for it, but bear in mind that your people may not have been in the parish for generations and they may not have been church of England, so are not always recorded in the records. Brenda |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 9 Sep 2004 14:27 |
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You can also get the Archive CD Books CDs. They aren't cheap, aren't necessarily indexed but tend to be images of original source documents and books. They work with Acrobat - pdf files of a high quality. They explain their pricing policy very clearly on the site. They are also as careful as they can be (so far as I can tell) to be clear about what is or is not on a CD. I haven't got the url to hand but you'd find it via (eg) Google - or maybe some other kind soul will put it up before I get home? I have already succumbed to the Winchester Marriage Allegations and the Devon/Cornwall maps (and enjoying both) and I am trying to decide which of the census CDs I fancy but am prepared to do without rather than bankrupt myself buying all the ones which would be relevant to the family tree! ;-) [does that makes sense?] good hunting Christine |
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Angela | Report | 9 Sep 2004 15:56 |
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Thanks everyone for your advice |
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