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parish register - Bishops Transcripts

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Meryl

Meryl Report 30 Sep 2003 17:22

Can anyone please tell me the difference between these. Best wishes Meryl

BrianW

BrianW Report 30 Sep 2003 17:40

As I understand it: The parish register is the original document. The Bishop's Transcripts is a copy sent to the diocese for filing. Someone correct me if I'm mistaken.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Mystified

Mystified Report 30 Sep 2003 20:19

That's as I understand it as well. The nice thing sometimes is that the BT's have been typed out by FHS (sometimes the PR's). Worth a look anyway.