From: "Eric Tetlow" <etetlow@alphalink.com.au> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MELB] Fw: Early BDMs >I am presently transcribing a local baptism register starting 1848. > > As I go I check against the Pioneer Index and am surprised at the number > of > baptisms that are not listed before 1854. Even worse are the number of > baptism post 1854 where the child is not on the Pioneer Index. > > So it's all a bit "hit & miss" > > Eric. >