Genealogy Chat

Thanks Ann, I've noted that tip, too. I've never been to one of those, so will keep a look-out in the Coming Events, just in case! Glenys.

I had great trouble finding my husband's Grandfather, until at a family History fair i spoke to a member of the F H society in the area he lived and presumable died and they had a burial index for the early 1900s for tht area. (Glamorgan). other areas may alo have an index, contact the local F H society. Ann glos

Thank you all for replying; at least I've got more direction now, and have more of an idea than I did! Thank you again. Glenys. xx

London has the books, the LDS has the films of the books, 1837online has scans of the films, and FreeBMD has transcripts of scans And if you contact Southport they'll only look in yet another copy of the exact same index You aren't going to get anywhere by looking at different copies of the same pages. Individual entries can't get lost in filming and scanning. Whole pages can get lost, but a whole page missing from the alphabetical order would have been obvious lost entries usually come down to wrong name, wrong place or wrong date, ie what's there isn't what you're expecting. Don't expect the records necessarily to match your info, even if you think your info is reliable. The trick is guessing what to look for

Hi, You don't need to go to London to check out the index. If there is an LDS centre near you you can go there. Or to the county record office - most have the GRO on fiche. Hope this helps, Gwynne

Yes they were. I've been talking about going up to London to look in the records, but it's a bit of a trek from Devon, so it's just been "talk" with me so far! I think, being realistic, that's probably the best thing for me to do. Thank you for replying so quickly! Glenys.

FreeBMD (also on Ancestry as England & Wales civil Registration) doesn't yet have much coverage for the early 1900s, so it is down to 1837online or going through the indexes in a research office. Do you know the people whose deaths you are looking for were alive on 1901 census? nell

Okay, I know it sounds a stupid question! I'm trying to find dates of death for my great-grandparents, plus approx. remarriage dates, all in the early 1900's. Asking relatives has drawn a blank, also can't find any trace on 1837.com (used up loads of credits!); can't find much for the period I'm looking for, under Ancestry, so I don't know what info to supply to the GRO for certs. I'm sure it's me rather than a lack of sites; can anybody please point me in the right direction? I'd appreciate it. From a very hopeful (not ghoulish!) Glenys.