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Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Jan 2008 15:38

Ive never used this before so i decided i would search for people i already know about so i can work out how to use it. Anyway im struggling to find people i already know about. So can someone tell me if they put weddings that were in a registry office on there or is it only church weddings?
regards for any advice
catherine

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 8 Jan 2008 15:44

Someone may have submitted a registry office marriage details but the IGI is generally compiled from transcribed church parish registers.
Whichever record you find there should be checked against an original film / fiche or paper copy.

Gwyn

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Jan 2008 15:46

thanx gwyn, im really not getting on with this system none of my family seem to be on there!

Sam

Sam Report 8 Jan 2008 15:46

Familysearch.org only has church records and they cover mainly up to mid 1800's so if you are looking for marriages in the 1900's then you most likely won't find them.

Sam x

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Jan 2008 15:50

Many parishes refused to allow the LDS to film their records......also, the records which are on line are rotated, so what is there this week may not necessarily be there next.

Reg

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Jan 2008 15:54

ahhh that may explain things sam and reggie.Im looking for a death in the late 1800's and early 1900's although im begining to think he is still alive i cant find his death anywhere!

John

John Report 8 Jan 2008 15:56

IGI useful tool for looking before 1837 although prone to errors so care needs to be taken.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 8 Jan 2008 15:56

There are very few deaths on that site.

Have you tried looking for him on

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Gwyn

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Jan 2008 16:07

Hardly any deaths on there.........and for the time-scale you refer to, you'd stand more chance on the GRO anyway.

Parish records are actually of burials......not deaths...and the two events may not occur in the same place.

Reg

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 8 Jan 2008 16:08

Whose death are you looking for?

When was he born? And when is the last positive 'sighting' of him?

Reg

Catherine

Catherine Report 8 Jan 2008 16:09

i wont bother with IGI then for the person im looking for, thanx for the advice every1!
Gwyn yeah ive looked on there i cnt find any death for him, i have his birth cert his marriage cert and even his parents marriage cert but i need to know how he died coz it might be able to answer questions for me i belive my relative could poss be the oldest person in the world as he must still be alive haha