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cant find doris!

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Sue

Sue Report 1 Oct 2003 23:26

hi mary thanks for info on records office as most of my research will be in the manchester area i think i will need to contact them at some stage thanks sue

Mary

Mary Report 1 Oct 2003 12:01

Hi Susan, I have always found that County Record Offices are very helpful. If you write to them enclosing a stamped and addressed envelope they will usually do some research for you for free. They have most of the documents such as BMD, census returns, IGI, Wills, in fact they will send you details of what they hold. You can find a list of these offices on http://freepages(.)genealogy(.)rootsweb(.)com/~familysearch/page9(.)html Manchester is a very good Record Office, they are very helpful, so if you are doing a lot of research in this area, I should find out what they hold. Mary

Sue

Sue Report 30 Sep 2003 23:57

hi mary as you can probably tell i'm new to this! many thanks for your suggestions .idon't know where the nearest records office is ! i live in the wilds of north yorks!

Mary

Mary Report 30 Sep 2003 23:53

Hi there again, It looks as if Crista has found it for you. Well done. I did not think that Manchester were that up to date. Mary Beckett

Mary

Mary Report 30 Sep 2003 23:51

Hi there Susan, The only way to find the birth is to search the gro. There must be somewhere near you where you can look at the index. Are you not near a County Records office or an LDS centre. If this is out of the question then email me the details and I will try and have a look for you later this week or early next week. You will find your nearest LDS centre on Family Search web site. Mary Beckett

Crista

Crista Report 30 Sep 2003 23:43

Susan, FreeBMD is almost complete for 1899. If you can't find her there might be a spelling error. How about this: Births Dec 1899 Jeffray Doris Chorlton 8c 869 Crista

Emma

Emma Report 30 Sep 2003 23:33

Yes it is - I think it starts at £5.00 but you can see a fair few records for that. It's worth looking out on here though as sometimes people have the last few of their credits spare and are willing to look up for other people. Emma.

Sue

Sue Report 30 Sep 2003 23:31

thanx crista! never thought to try different spelling sue

Bren from Oldham

Bren from Oldham Report 30 Sep 2003 23:22

Hi Susan have you tried looking on Lancashire B.M.D for your rellie? It has entries for the Trafford and Salford areas of Manchester Bren

Emma

Emma Report 30 Sep 2003 23:20

Hi Susan Have you tried the 1837 site? Emma.

Laurie

Laurie Report 30 Sep 2003 23:18

Hi Susan, Have you tried the family search website? Laurie

Sue

Sue Report 30 Sep 2003 23:14

hi laurie,no record on family search unfortunately seem to have deleted original message so i will repeat it! doris jeffrey on 1901 census born 1899 south manchester cant find any other record.i would like to order birth cert but need gro index any suggestions gratefully received hi brenda yes have tried lancs bmd -no joy there either thanks lucy! or is it emma? i will probably need to take up this option