In a message dated 16/01/2007 09:02:44 GMT Standard Time, Georger14738@aol.com writes: Could anyone please explain to me if the parish records before 1837 only give the Baptisms or can you find out the date of the birth. Thanks in advance. Still have a lot to learn. ________________________________________________________ Hi George, No, the date of birth is rarely given. No fixed format was laid down until Rose's 1812 Act when separate specially printed books were required for baptisms, marriages and burials. In these registers I have occasionally seen birth dates entered in the margin next to the baptism entry. You have to remember that the Parish Registers were only records of Religious ceremonies, and not like the later civil registration records. Regards Stan Mapstone