Genealogy Chat

potty
thank you

David

I notice that you have been told you that you can search for census and BMD records on this site - you can but you have to pay. For BMDs use this site it is FREE and has good search facilities - www.freebmd.org.uk/. The 1881 census is free on the LDS site (www.familysearch.org/) and if you want any other census lookups, post the details on this board or the records board and there a lot of people who will help.

will i need to have parish details for ipswich suffolk
for 1770 1791 {1822 [for this i have st mary ipswich suffolk} 1823 ipswich suffolk
i am going to lds fhc this week
i will talke theses details i have & hop[e thats suffiencient
thanks for your time

kath
thank you
yes im sure i wll
when i went to records office with my partner for nottingham {mine are from london kent oxfordshire suffolk devon cornwall} we was there 3 hours and it seemed half that time
best wihes
david

You're welcome David. I hope you find some of what you are looking for. Just want to warn you that the time goes really fast so don't expect to find too much, especially on your first visit. You also tend to get sidetracked looking through all the records. Make sure you take some change with you in case you want to get photocopies of anything you find as they have to be paid for at the time you order them.

I'm sure you will enjoy the experience.

Kath. x

kath
thank you
i phoned lds fhc i have to go there on weds next week with parish details they will then send that off to birmingham they will send the film to lds fhc
when they have them they phone me i go in read them on thier readers they keep them there for i month
for that i pay a total cost of £2 -70p not bad
thanks kath
and thanks to all that replied to me
david

stuart
thank you

Are you talking about pre-1837 or post-1837? If post, then you need to consult the indexes to civil registers, which I think are on this site. For the 19th century, you can also consult the census records here for every decade between 1841 and 1901. If pre, then the information you need will be in parish registers. These are held in county record offices. The best listing of addresses for your purposes is provided by `English Record Offices and Archives on the Web' at www.oz.net/~markhow/englishros.htm. Many registers have been transcribed on the internet, so it is worth using Google to search for particular places online. Many other registers have been printed, or are avilable on microfiche, and you should check this out too. Before you go very much further, you really need to read a decent introductory guide to researching family history, which would explain what resources are available, and warn you of the pitfalls. Otherwise you are likely to find yourself floundering and spending money unnecessarily. There are lots of introductions available in bookshops and libraries. There are a few good introductory articles on the web as well, but books tend to offer much better information.

kath
thank you very much
i wiil phone them as like you say my local one is only open 4 days a week
i will explain i dont know much about parishes etc
the first ones im searching for are the 17th /18th century
thank you kath
i will phone them now
happy hunting to you
david

Hi David,

It depends what dates you are talking about. A lot of places that are large towns or cities were only small in the 1800's and only had one parish - so the parish church was known as just that - "the parish church".

If you are looking for births marriages and deaths after 1837 then these are all together in the BMD index and are usually on microfishe. The LDS family history centres have readers for you to use with these.

If you just go along and tell the volunteers there what you want to look up they will help you. The volunteers at my local centre were very helpful and very knowledgeable. I used to go there before I had access to a computer and when I knew absolutely nothing about family history and they showed me what records to look at and also how to load the films into the machines.

They don't charge anything (although they don't mind a small donation now and again which goes to the Family History Centres and not the church) and they will not mention their religion to you unless you ask a specific question.

It's best to ring them up first because most are only open on certain days of the week and they usually keep one day just for Church members.

Good luck.

Kath. x

hi
i am going to lds fhc later to ask them to order film copies for my ancestors
some i have as ipswich {cosford} is that the parish ?? some i just have as ipswich does anyone know the parishes for ipswich please & how many are there??
if i cant trace the ancestors that just states ipswivh any idea how?
once i have the neccasary details i can visit the lds fhc to order
thank you for your time

mgnv
thank you for the info
its appreciated i will do that
david

You go to the LDS FHC, order the film(s) and they tell you when it comes in, then you go and view it there on one of their viewers. Ask them about making digital copies of the images - some centres wil make one for a small donation, but I don't think all have the capability.

how do i read the films ?

jennifer
thank you

sam
thank you for your info and advice
its appreciated
i will contact the Lds family history center
thank you

You can't look at birth or death certificates if that's what you mean. All you can do is look up the reference in the indexes, which you can do online (for free is you use freeBMD). You would still have to pay £7 and send off to the GRO to get the actual certificate.

Marriages are slightly different, you can look at the entry in the parish register and this is exactly the same as a certificate. For this though, you would need to know which church the couple married in otherwise it would be a long search and would cost a fortune.

For BMD before civil registration began in 1837, you would be looking for baptisms, marriages and burials and again you would need to know when and which church.

Kaths suggestion is a good one, most people have a Family History Centre nearby and you can order the relevant films for about £3 each.

Sam x

This is a useful site for Archive addresses.

http://www.familybmd.com/recordoffices.htm

Jennifer

kath
thank you
i will do that
david

sam

i require thier bdm details [expensive }
i will google for the addreses also ask what the cost would be
thanks sam
david