I think you have answered your own question. As with almost every other kind of record, it tends to be the later (closer to present day) you get, the more information you obtain. Death certificates for example, now give precise DOBs. Prior to this (some time in the 1980s I think) they had YOB, before that the age. Same goes for marriage authorisations, now they have all sorts of details, but in the 1870s and 1880s a single line appeared for provincial marriages (those outside London) which simply stated the names, date, venue and minister. I have no experience of 1811 denizations but it seems logical if censuses only counted heads, denizations would be pretty basic too. See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=242#7 which will probably not help at all, but it's all I could find! Best Sherry On 29/01/2008, Myra & Peter Waddell <mpwaddell@aapt.net.au> wrote: > These applications were made in 1913 and 1930, > so maybe there wasn't as much information included in 1811

Hi all, I am wondering if there is a kind person person with a subscription to the other well-known site (not A.com) who could check the Consular Returns for any births or marriages in Ceylon for WORMS (mine ran out in December). In particular a suppoed birth there of a Samuel Lewis (or Lewis Samel) WORMS c 1837, a marriage for same c 1862 or birth of Worms children during 1863 - 1868. I appreciate any help at all on this one..trying to unravel a possible/probable Worms connection to my family Thanks in advance Lesley Melbourne, Australia