Genealogy Chat

Having done a little investigation I am left with the impression that this covers very little of London - am I right?

If you look at www(.)ffhs(.)org(.)uk/General/Projects/NBI(.)htm it tells you what parishes are covered in this edition. There is supposed to be another out some day I believe Margaret

I was very disappointed with this. For £30 it is just not worth it. I have never found anybody on it. Some counties have less than 1,000 entries., Middlesex 11,000

Diane Agreed, I bought it some time ago. I was lucky in that I needed Suffolk and that is very well covered. Nottinghamshire is not covered at all, but, I think it was because some family history societies didn't contibute. It's very hit and miss Margaret

Thank you

Yes, I bought it a while ago too and have never found anyone I am looking for. But if anyone wants me to look for them just send an email! These messages move to quick for me!! Barbara

Hi, What areas does it cover? Laurie

Hi Laurie, Margaret posted the site at the top of the thread where you can read all about the discs. But here is the coverage, in thousands Bedfordshire 52 Berkshire 119 Buckinghamshire 80 Cambridgeshire 95 Cardiganshire 11 Cheshire 255 Derbyshire 35 Dorset 1 Durham 159 Essex 48 Glamorgan 249 Gloucestershire 154 Hampshire under 1000 Herefordshire 84 Huntingdonshire 79 Kent 16 Lancashire 29 Leicestershire under 1000 Lincolnshire 616 Middlesex 11 Monmouthshire under 1000 Montgomeryshire under 1000 Norfolk 74 Northamptonshire 86 Northumberland 106 Oxfordshire 213 Radnorshire 5 Shropshire 85 Somerset 2 Staffordshire 18 Suffolk 429 Surrey 120 Warwickshire 460 Wiltshire 145 Worcestershire 483 York - City and Ainsty 19 Yorkshire East Riding 28 Yorkshire North Riding 311 Yorkshire 720 Hope that helps Yvonne

Beds, Berks, Bucks, Cambs, Card, Chesh, Derbs, Dorset, Durm, Essex, Glams, Gouc, Hamps, Herforshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancs, Leics, Lincs, Middx, Monmouthshire, Mongomneryshire, Norfolk, Northants, Nothumberland, Ox, Radnorshire, Shrops, Someerset, Staffs, Suffolk, Surrey, Warks, Wilts, Worcestershire, York, and Yorks But its only bits and bobs from each. Some areas have a lot like Yorkshire West riding has 720,245 listed. Hampshire has just 217. Sadly there is no Cheshire which was what i bought it for. I guess I went in quite hot headed but I just assumed it had everything! You live and learn!

Thank you all - I went to the site and noticed that there was no coverage for the areas I needed - money saved - thankyou Sylvie

I feel sorry for some of the people buying this from e bay. It goes generally for at least the £30 it originally cost.

Evn though there is a lot from WRY, I could find sign nor hair of my nan! I was lucky enough to use it at our local library for nothing! I would have been howling into my porridge! I couldn't even find a Smith! Now that IS sad!! Sonja

First thanks to Barbara for looking up my rellies and getting a result I have been to my local family history group today and the first item was about the Natiional Burial Index an updated version is due to be released in August 2004 Apparently some of the reasons why some parishes aren't listed is either the records are lost or someone holds them and won't part with them . Or perhaps they haven't been transcribed yet Bren

This doesn't surprise me. The local parish councillor who happens to live up the road to me, has the burial register for the local church in his house! If anything happened there would be no records of all those burials