Hi To all the Listers who answered my original question. Thank you very much, I now know what I am looking at. At 09:11 PM 24/08/02 +1000, you wrote: >Hello Listers, > >I saw Jeannine's explanation of the volume numbers and would like to add a >bit to it. > >The V certainly means volume, 1838 is the year, the 806 is the number of >the entry in that year and the 22 is the >actual volume number, which would have been filmed on say film 5012 or >some such. > >The State Records' film numbers for the pre 1856 BDMs start at 5000 for >volumes 1, 2 and 3, and go on from there. There >is sometimes more than one volume on one film. > >Volume numbers up to about 122 have been filmed - the film numbers go to >about (off the top of my head here - I can't >remember the exact number of films) 5040. > > >Alison :) >Sydney Oz > >------------------------- >Jeannine wrote: > > > Hello Keith, > > > > Concerning your reference numbers 1838/V1838806 22 and your question of > > "What does the 22 stand for?" ....... > > > > The 22 refers to a reel of microfilm - Reel Number 22. If you go to a large > > library that has a Family History section, you will probably find that they > > have many such reels for early (pre 1856) NSW Parish Records for Baptisms, > > Burials and Marriages. > > > > The V1838 means "Volume (as in a book) 1838" where the 1838 is the actual > > calendar year that the entry was originally recorded in the Church Parish > > Record (Registry) book. This book was microfilmed onto Reel # 22. > ><snip> > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Regards Keith Skinner My web page - Joseph Davis / Mary Rogers and their descendants Update 11/8/2002 http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kskinner/PAGE2.HTM