Hi Achwr Oh dear, that evidence looks pretty conclusive. I have no means of viewing the entries but accept what you say, duplication does seem to be rife. I know from the FFHS site that they are very much in cahoots with FMP these days. So we must assume that a Burials search on the FMP site goes direct to the NBI database. http://www.ffhs.org.uk/projects/findmypast.php The FFHS itself does refer to some duplication in the NBI but not on this scale surely ! Thanks for the explanation Gareth Genuki Wales http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ Gareth's Help Page http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ukwales2/hicks.html Cwmgors a'r Waun http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cwmgors/Waun.html -----Original Message----- From: yr achwr Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 5:03 PM To: Gareth ; Dyfdd List Subject: Re: [Dyfed] Parish Registers Gareth, I should have said NBI (National Burial Index) not MI's. Just to demonstrate I chose a small Parish for which there are very few records Tremain. I then picked a name that was fairly common in the Parish - Lewis. Here are the entries: BURIALS LEWIS Ann 1835 1816 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS Ann 1835 1816 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW VIEW LEWIS Ann 1885 1796 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS Ann 1885 1796 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW VIEW LEWIS Anne 1839 1839 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS Anne 1839 1839 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW VIEW LEWIS Catherine 1807 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS Catherine 1807 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW VIEW LEWIS Elizabetha 1677 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS Hannah 1908 1838 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS Hannah 1908 1838 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW VIEW LEWIS John 1832 1826 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS John 1833 1827 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW VIEW LEWIS Mary 1852 1830 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW N/A LEWIS Mary 1852 1830 Tremain Cardiganshire VIEW VIEW I believe you will agree that all except one entry in 1677 is duplicated. There is I suggest an error in either the NBI Transcript or the Burial Register transcript for John Lewis 1826-1832 or 1827-1833. 15 entries in total, but only 8 individuals. I rest my case. Achwr ======================================== Message Received: Mar 19 2012, 11:23 PM From: "Gareth" To: "Dyfdd List" Cc: Subject: Re: [Dyfed] Parish Registers Achwr said; ACHWR