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They're working hard in Lancashire ! Received: 17th. July "Hi New data has been added to the databases at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk as follows: 22,954 births for Salford RD comprising: Greengate (1854-1868) 4,130 marriages for Hyndburn RD comprising: Goodshaw All Saints (1875-1907 & 1916-1927) Great Harwood St Bartholemews (1837-1888) Haslingden Grane St Stephens (1884-1950) Haslingden St Peters 1894 (1931-1946) Huncoat St Augustine (1910-1956) Musbury St Thomas (1920-1938) Newchurch St Nicholas (1837-1845) Oswaldtwistle Immanuel (1897-1898) Civil Marriages, Haslingden (1904-1905) John ++++++++++++ John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD"

Received 22:10, 20th. July from Stafford BMD: Hi Listers The Staffs BMD has been updated with the following records .... 4,998 DEATHS for Staffordshire Moorlands Registration District, Sub District - Leek (code LE) 1,499 Births for Stoke-on-Trent Registration District, Sub District - Tunstall (code TUN) 18,726 Marriages for Stoke-on-Trent Registration District :- Fenton, Christ Church - 1899-1947 Bucknall, St Mary - 1929-1969 Shelton, St Mark - 1904-1916 Wellington (Hanley), St Luke - 1925-1939 Burslem, St John - 1909-1946 Burslem, St Paul - 1925-1951 Cobridge, Christ Church - 1945-1950 & 1959-1978 Burslem, St Joseph RC Church - 1914-1951 Birches Head, St George & St Martin RC Church - 1928-1973 Fenton, St Mary RC Church - 1936-1974 Trent Vale, St Teresa RC Church - 1935-1969 Meir, St Augustine RC Church1941-1981 Stoke Register Office, 1884-1886 regards Bill Harrison (webmaster)

LancashireBMD is pleased to report the addition of new birth index data ato the database at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk 15,013 births for Fylde RD comprising Kirkham (1858-1861, 1863-1867, 1888-1889, 1891-1904) and Lytham St. Annes (1837-1887 1893-1898 1900-1902). 500 births for Chorley RD comprising Adlington (1842-1847) John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD

Lancashire has been busy !! ++++++++++++++++++++++ Hot on the heels of the last batch, we now have further additions to the marriage database at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk : Added 10,428 marriages for Bury RD comprising: Ainsworth, Christ Church (1846-1854) Bury, St.Mary (1846-1854) Bury, St.Paul (1851-1854) Elton, All Saints (1846-1854) Holcombe, Emmanuel (1846-1854) Prestwich, St.Mary (1846-1854) Radcliffe, St.Mary (1846-1854) Radcliffe, St.Thomas & St.John (1849-1854) Ramsbottom, St.Paul (1850-1854) Shuttleworth, St.John (1848-1854) Stand, All Saints (1846-1854) Unsworth, St.George (1846-1854) Walmersley, Christ Church (1852-1854) plus Civil Marriages (1846-18John John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD ++++++++++++++++++++++

Received on 30.07.2004 - NORTHWALES: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We have just added the following indexes to the North Wales BMD wesite - it's at www.northwalesbmd.org.uk : "Church" marriages in Holywell registration district: Trelawnyd (formerly Newmarket), St Michael 1837 - 1950 (210 entries) Whitford, Saints Mary and Beuno 1837 - 1950 (634 entries) Ysceifiog, St Mary 1837 - 1950 (411 entries) "Church" marriages in Wrexham registration district: Coedpoeth, St Tudful 1895 - 1950 (164 entries) Gresford, All Saints 1837 - 1950 (1315 entries) Isycoed, St Paul 1837 - 1950 (210 entries) Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, St Garmon 1837 - 1950 (67 entries) Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog, St Ffraid 1837 - 1950 (183 entries) Llay, St Martin 1925 - 1950 (312 entries) Minera, St Mary 1845 - 1950 (609 entries) Holt, St Chad 1837 - 1950 (311 entries) "Civil" marriages: Corwen Registration District 1886 - 1916 (1893 entries) Hawarden Registration District 1893 - 1929 (1846 entries) Wrexham Registration District 1893 - 1900 (1993 entries) Our thanks to all the volunteers who are helping to move this project forward! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Received on 31.07.2004 - LANCASHIRE: Hi We are pleased to announce the first marriage data for Wigan & Leigh RD has now been added to the database at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk This consists of: 2,518 marriages for Wigan & Leigh RD comprising Wigan, All Saints (1837-1845). Thanks to are due to Glenys McClellan and her team for the first of what I am sure will be many additions for this district. John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Received 02.08.2004 - CHESHIRE BMD www.CheshireBMD.org.uk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We are pleased to announce the following additions to the Cheshire registrars' indexes : 26,645 births added for the sub-districts of: * Altrincham (1903-12) * Birkenhead (1888) * Budworth (1909-12) * Heaton Norris (1886-88) * Lymm (1909-12) * Rixton (1909-12) * Sankey (1909-12) * Stockport Second (1881-88) * Tranmere (1893) * Warrington (1909-12) * Winwick (1909-12) 8,264 marriages added for: * Antrobus, St Mark (1937-50) * Ashton under Lyne, St Michael (1922-43) * Aston by Sutton, St Peter (1937-50) * Audlem, St James (1937-50) * Baddiley, St Michael (1937-50) * Barthomley, St Bertoline (1937-50) * Barnton, Christ Church (1937-50) * Bickerton, Holy Trinity (1937-50) * Crewe Civil Marriages (1937-50) * Heaton Mersey, St John (1908-14) * Marple, All Saints (1945-57) * Mossley, St George (1926-45) * Roughtown, St John (1923-43) * Runcorn, All Saints (1863-1910) 10.138 deaths added for the sub-districts of: * Birkenhead (1877-79) * Crewe Borough (1921-25) * Haslington (1921-25) * Heaton Norris (1856-58) * Middlewich (1921-25) * Nantwich (1921-25) * Northwich (1921-25) * Over/Winsford (1921-25) * Weaverham (1921-25) * Wrenbury (1921-25) Brett Langston & Ian Hartas Webmasters for www.CheshireBMD.org.uk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Received - 04.08.04 19:59:57: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear all, Tonight's update for Yorkshire BMD, courtesy of Pam Elliott and colleagues, adds 14,422 births from York Register Office, from Walmgate, 1850-1856 and Micklegate, 1854-1875. Accessible via UKBMD.org.uk or directly via http://www.YorkshireBMD.org.uk regards, Ian Hartas +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

++++++++++++++++++++++ BATH & N.W.SOMERSET: We have just released another 8,787 marriages on the BathBMD site at www.bathbmd.org.uk. Contents of what the update includes, and also the contents of the next proposed update, can be found on the latest updates page on the site. Happy searching!! Anyone who would like to assist us with transcribing should send an e-mail to [email protected] . You do not need to live in the Bath area. Photocopies will be mailed to you and you just transcribe them into Excel and e-mail them back to us. John Fairlie Mail me at John.Fairlie@blueyonder(.)co.uk Home Page http://www.fairlie.plus(.)com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NORTH WALES: We have just added the following indexes to the North Wales BMD website: Births - Machynlleth subdistrict 1837 - 1908 (7980 entries) Many thanks to Bryn Ellis and his volunteers from Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society for these latest updates! Vic Roberts Dafydd Hayes Joint co-ordinators / webmasters, North Wales BMD http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk http://www.gpmgogleddcymru.org.uk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHESHIRE: An update from CHesire BMD was anounced, but I lost it because of a spam-filter. Check the Cheshire site directly ! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WARWICKSHIRE, WEST MIDLANDS, WORCESTERSHIRE: Advance news: it looks like these *new* BMD sites will be up and-running soon. More news ASAP ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ LANCASHIRE: New data has been added to the births database at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk as follows: 3,997 birth index entries for Fleetwood & Fylde RD comprising: Lytham St Annes (1902-1907) Fleetwood (1891-1896) John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NORTH WALES: We have just added the following indexes to North Wales BMD : Civil marriages in Conwy registration district 1878 - 1905 (2787 entries) Vic Roberts Dafydd Hayes Joint co-ordinators / webmasters, North Wales BMD http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk http://www.gpmgogleddcymru.org.uk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am pleased to announce a substantial addition to the databases at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk as follows: Added 7,992 birth index entries for Salford, Regent Road (1857-1863). Added 21,837 marriage index entries for Oldham covering ALL churches and register offices 1936-1945. Added 13,787 marriages for Hyndburn RD comprising Bacup St Johns SJBA/4/ 1906-1930 Bacup, St Saviours (1866-1946); Clayton le Moors, All Saints (1917-1929); Crawshawbooth, St John (1899-1951); Edgeside, St Anne (1887-1952); Facit, St John (1872-1894); Goodshaw, All Saints (1907-1950); Haslingden St Peters (1894-1931) Musbury St Thomas (1895-1920 & 1939-1949); Oswaldtwistle, Immanuel (1840-1865 & 1877-1887); Oswaldtwistle St Pauls (1885-1949); Rawtenstall St Marys (1903-1936); Rawtenstall St Michaels Lumb (1849-1946); Rawtenstall St Pauls (1914-1945); Stonefold St John (1890-1947); Stubbins St Philip (1928-1939); Tunstead Holy Trinity (1905-1931); Whitworth St Bartholemews (1845-1871); Civil marriages, Haslingden (1898-1900 & 1902-1910). John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We have just added the following indexes to the North Wales BMD website: Births - Wrexham subdistrict 1897 - 1914 (24,534 entries) Once again, our thanks to the volunteers who have photocopied, transcribed, and checked these index books! Vic Roberts Dafydd Hayes Joint co-ordinators / webmasters, North Wales BMD http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk http://www.gpmgogleddcymru.org.uk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ YORKSHIRE: Dear all, Tonight's update to the Yorkshire BMD site is a second batch of marriages from Doncaster RO. 2,994 added in total. Please feel free to cross post this to all relevant Yorkshire based lists. The Doncaster folk have been working hard transcribing but I don't think they've seen too many application forms arriving yet. Surely someone must come from Doncaster ancestry ? ;-) regards, Ian Hartas +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ YORKSHIRE: Dear all, Tonight's Yorkshire BMD update is 20,958 Leeds RO deaths covering : Ardsley, 1873-1887 Bramley, 1871-1882 Morley, 1871-1881 Pudsey, 1871-1881 Wetherby, 1872-1882 Wortley, 1871-1881 Many thanks to Leeds RO and their transcribers. Good hunting ! regards, Ian Hartas +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

LANCASHIRE: We are pleased to announce the addition of additional marriage data to the indexes at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk comprising 6,538 marriages for Wigan & Leigh RD as follows: Ashton-in-Makerfield, St. Thomas (1845-1863) Haigh, St. David (1837-1861) Pemberton, St. John (1837-1859) Wigan, All Saints (1845-1855) Wigan, St. Catherine (1854-1863) Wigan, St. Thomas (1852-1861) Thanks to Glenys McClellan and her team for this. John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD

NORTH WALES: We have just added the following indexes to the North Wales BMD website: Welshpool Registration District Pool / Welshpool subdistrict Births indexes: 1837 - 1950 (18,426 entries) Many thanks to Bryn Ellis and his team of volunteers, who have photocopied, transcribed and checked all these indexes - also to the staff of Welshpool Register Office, for their co-operation in the project. Vic Roberts Dafydd Hayes Joint co-ordinators / webmasters, North Wales BMD http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk http://www.gpmgogleddcymru.org.uk

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ LANCASHIRE: I [John Marsden] am pleased to announce the addition of further data to the databases at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk Firstly, there are 33,296 marriages for Manchester RD, an addition to the database which brings the total number of marriages indexed to over 1 million. Thanks are due to all volunteers who have been involved in achieving this milestone. The marriages comprise: Openshaw, St. Barnabas (1841-1887) Rusholme, Holy Trinity (1854-1895) Ardwick, St. Thomas (1883 -1889) Birch-in-Rusholme, St. James (1837-1896) Chorlton-on-Medlock, All Saints (1880-1901) Didsbury, St. James (1846-1921) Hulme, St. George (1881-1896) Hulme, St. Mary (1859-1876) Manchester, St. George (1841-1888) Manchester, St. Mary (1847-1849) Manchester, St. Jude (1856-1884) Manchester, St. Philip (1860-1868) Moss Side, St. James (1858-1898) Manchester, St. John (1846-1928) No less important and with no less credit to the volunteers concerned, we have also added 17,493 births for Salford, Greengate district (1868-1880). John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

NORTH WALES (Wrexham) We have just added the following indexes to the North Wales BMD website: (All in Wrexham Registration District) Births indexes - Ruabon subdistrict: 1837 - 1900 (June) 1906 (October) - 1935 (50,210 Ruabon births) Deaths indexes - Ruabon sub-district: 1837 - 1896 (19,915 Ruabon deaths) Deaths indexes - Wrexham sub-district: 1837 - 1853 (5,004 Wrexham deaths) Once again, our thanks to all the volunteers who are photocopying, transcribing and checking all these indexes; and also to the staff of Wrexham Register Office, for their willing assistance with the project. Vic Roberts Dafydd Hayes Joint co-ordinators / webmasters, North Wales BMD http://www.northwalesbmd.org.uk http://www.gpmgogleddcymru.org.uk

The following new data has just been added to the database at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk 4,710 marriages for Hyndburn RD comprising Haslingden Register Office marriages 1908-1925 129 marriages for Chorley RD comprising Adlington, St Paul (1881-1882) and Coppull, Parish Church (1891-1900) John Marsden Sale, Cheshire Webmaster LancashireBMD

Hello Your up-dating posts are very helpful. I look on UKBMD from time to time but, although it gives the date of the latest update there wouldn't be room for specifics. Do you happen to know why it is that almost all the local BMD sites have been updated in July or August this year, West Midlands was last updated in Dec 2003? It isn't a complaint - if, thanks to someone else's effort, info is supplied free of charge, complaining is inappropriate - but it is an expression of disappointment. [Or shall I find next time I look that there's been a recent update after all?!] cheers Christine

Hi Christine, many thanks for your feedback, I have often wondered if anybody does actually look at this thread ... Sorry, but I don't know anything, other than what I see in the newsletters. By subscribing to the newsletter, I also get lots of other mail addressed to it, and sometimes there are snippets of news, and questions: why this, when that etc. but it does all seem that each county is an independent project, and each is dependant on *their* number of volunteers, and how much they time they have. If you wish to subscribe, too, the address is in the first posting. regards, Bob