I looked at Rick's initial request and my immediate reaction, right or wrong, was that he was asking for his research to be done for him. I quick look at the IGI, available free to all, made it pretty obvious what had happened - late baptism - but perhaps folk with less experience might not pick up on that. But as Rick didn't say what his research had been we had no idea if he'd been through censuses or not. But then I saw that Peter had beaten me to the reply, giving more detail and guidance than I would have given. If Rick had found the baptism of the wife then presumably he knew her parents. It was asking for their grandparents which caused me to wonder why he couldn't do that himself. Of course for a belt and braces job he could always purchase the marriage certificate, which would confirm fathers' names. Yes, perhaps Peter was a bit impatient with his follow up to his initial post, but not unduly so. I for one am grateful for the effort he puts into this list, and can but admire his patience on many occasions. I share his approach that the list should be for helping people do their own research, rather than just handing it to them on a plate. David On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Gus Tysoe <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Despite having - as I'd thought - pasted Marlene's address into my quick > reply, it'd seem the pasting failed... > > My apologies for continuing this On-List, as I fully realise it's > Off-Topic. > > Gus > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html<http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehughw/bedf.html> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Rick, Have you looked at Census records? I always recommend checking every available census year and comparing data. Often you pick just one and it has an error that is very misleading. And don't make your search criteria too tight. And here's a case in point. If you look at 1851 census, Sarah's birthplace is written as NK Thanley??? Try looking that up on a map. But in 1861 it shows Thorley, Herts. And don't include husband's name Thomas in your search. You'll see why it doesn't appear. If you search in Thorley on IGI you'll find her christening and parents. Remember who found it first. Peter

I note my emails are now being rejected by the List. Is anyone else having this problem? Marlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <david11000carca@gmail.com> To: <bedford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] THOMAS MORGAN & SARAH HALE - c1840 Heath & Reach >I looked at Rick's initial request and my immediate reaction, right or > wrong, was that he was asking for his research to be done for him. I quick > look at the IGI, available free to all, made it pretty obvious what had > happened - late baptism - but perhaps folk with less experience might not > pick up on that. But as Rick didn't say what his research had been we had > no > idea if he'd been through censuses or not. But then I saw that Peter had > beaten me to the reply, giving more detail and guidance than I would have > given. > > If Rick had found the baptism of the wife then presumably he knew her > parents. It was asking for their grandparents which caused me to wonder > why > he couldn't do that himself. > > Of course for a belt and braces job he could always purchase the marriage > certificate, which would confirm fathers' names. > > Yes, perhaps Peter was a bit impatient with his follow up to his initial > post, but not unduly so. I for one am grateful for the effort he puts into > this list, and can but admire his patience on many occasions. I share his > approach that the list should be for helping people do their own research, > rather than just handing it to them on a plate. > > David > > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Gus Tysoe <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk> > wrote: > >> Despite having - as I'd thought - pasted Marlene's address into my quick >> reply, it'd seem the pasting failed... >> >> My apologies for continuing this On-List, as I fully realise it's >> Off-Topic. >> >> Gus >> >> >> >> >> The List Guidelines >> >> http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ >> >> The Bedfordshire Surnames List >> >> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html<http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Ehughw/bedf.html> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://bedfordrootsweb.blogspot.com/ > > The Bedfordshire Surnames List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/bedf.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEDFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message