Bob, I am not sure about this - I am sure Andrew Peake could confirm or not confirm this. Andrew, can you let us know the answer to this question please? Ros On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Bob May <tpibob44@bigpond.com> wrote: > Ros > Just to clarify a point on the book number. > Would I be correct in saying that the registrar issued the books numbers to > the district who in then allocated them to the respective place of > registration within that District, hence there would only be one book of a > particular number. > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Dunstall" <daisygirl.1212@gmail.com> > Cc: <AUS-SAGEN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 7:35 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] Folios and Pages on Certificates > > >> Hi Sheelagh, Lyn and listers, >> >> below is an example from a death cert: >> Date: 1929-12-28 >> Residence: Goodwood >> Death Place: Goodwood >> District Code: Ade >> Book: 517 >> Page: 304 >> >> This tells us that the registration district for Goodwood was >> Adelaide.  The Registrar would receive a copy and a copy kept with the >> District registrar who in 1929 could possibly have been at the Police >> Station, or Council Office [for example].  So the death record is sent >> to the State Registrar and is filed according to the book and page >> recorded on receipt >> in his office.  The original of the District copy for Dist. Ade is >> recorded at Unley Library and I believe the originals are now kept at >> State Records and are indexed at the library.  A full copy of each >> District copy is kept at SAGHS. >> >> Two other District Codes are Hin [Hindmarsh] PtA [Pt Adelaide] -. the >> District copy for these two districts are kept at Hindmarsh Library >> and Pt Adelaide Library respectively. >> Other District copies are kept at the major Library in that area. >> >> So if you wish to order a copy of a certificate the Book and Page No >> are important for the >> search to find the correct person, although not entirely necessary as >> there is the name and date as a search reference also. >> >> Hope this explains these fields >> >> Ros >> >> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Lyn oSchrvyver <schryver@i inet.net.au> >> wrote: >>> >>> Could the answer be posted for others ? >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hello >>>> Can any one help with the Folios Numbers on certificates. Where they are >>>> for, what part of Adelaide etc. >>>> Folio 185/Page 88? >>>> With Thanks >>> >>> Thank you >>> Lyn Schryver >>> Western Australia >>> >>> Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> Advertising on AUS-SAGEN is forbidden by Rootsweb Rules. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-SAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 5519 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > >