Genealogy Chat

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The LDS has filmed many different types of records from IGI to records re land Registry, Cemetaries, Military records, Probate Records, Schools, Directories, Public Records, etc etc. They also list all the parish churches etc that they have filmed for the IGI so you can find records for a specific Church , chapel etc. Go to: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp? Then to Family History Library Catalogue at top RHS From here you can search the site in many different ways , by town, village or by name etc. For example if you click on a village name, eg Baylham, Suffolk, and follow the blue links this would give you , Cemetaries Census Church records . For a town like Ipswich it gives about 15 links including the above and Military records, Probate records, Directories and many more. Just keep following the Blue links. When you have found the records you were looking for you can ‘View Film Notes’ which gives you the FHL Film number you need to order it from an LDS centre. Searching by name is useful too. Hope this helps as a further resource for those who didn’t know it existed. Kat

Wow, thanks Kat, I never knew that either! *rushes off to log in to LDS site* Mandy :)

Thanks Kat, off now to play. Hilary.

Thank you, Katarzyna - what a useful tip! Jacquie

Just popped in between glasses of wine, am nudging this for tommorow thanks for this x

This is not restricted to UK or USA. Type in the town and country and it will give you the parishes to search. Kat

Thanks Kat. Adding so I can look later.

Thank you Kat ....have just had a quick look...looks great. Val

Fab, thanks XXX

hiya, many thanks for info, i had used this before, but had forgot, grey matter isnt what it used to be LOL Julie

Thanks for that tip Ann , I never thought of doing that after all this time lol!!! Christine,, no probs, I usually pop them on there as well but forgot this time, thanks Kat :)

Thanks Kat. Keeping for reference.

Thanks Kat, very useful information. I have been trying to find the records for a village for some time, the local record office hasn’t got them and the vicar is not very helpful at all, and now I find that they hold the Bishop’s Transcripts for nearly 300 years. JoJo

Well Kat, what a revelation - now if only they put all their records on line - that would be worth a donation to the Latter Day Saints.

Something else many people do not realise is the Batch Numbers. For example. If you were to type in Cassadrya Bristow 1601 England, you will come up with her baptism record. Look at it and scroll down and you will see the batch number C071301. Click on this and another screen will appear. Where it says SURNAME type in BRISTOW [do not type in a first name] Press search and a list of Bristow's will appear which will include other members of her family. Alan

Kat, Thank you for that tip! linda

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Many thanks for the information, will take a look later Regards