Hi, Stan: One of the many things I've learned from following this list daily is that when Stan Mapstone writes, ``As far as I am aware .....`` it`s time to give up on that subject and start considering another question. I`ll assume that all the Sunderland Parish transcripts in the Diocesan Registry actually wound up on film, and abandon that hunt. I`m sure I can find something else to do. Thank you Stan, yet again. And also for the little historical background you threw in for good measure. Bruce Dodd Ottawa, ON eng-dur-sunderland-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > I think you have to consider how the returns, required to be sent in > by the parishes to the Diocesan Registry, were treated and filed. > Before 1812, bishops’ transcripts were usually recorded on loose > pieces of paper, following that year, the transcripts were recorded on > the same pre-printed forms as parish registers. It appears that the > returns from Wallsend were accidentally filed with the Sunderland > returns, and this was not realised when they were being filmed. As far > as I am aware there are no other sources for the transcripts, apart > from going to see them at the record office. > > Stan > > On 15 June 2010 04:36, Bruce Dodd <bmdodd@rogers.com> wrote: > >> Hi, Listers All: >> >> Thanks to those who offered help re the Bishop's Transcripts. >> >> In addition, I have to apologize to Stan Mapstone. I ought to have >> known that the subject of Wallsend's transcripts' being included within >> Sunderland's would already have been covered, and looked for it. It >> adds weight to my suspicion that I'm not always smart enough to use what >> I already know. >> >> But the Bishop's Transcripts, especially for the Parish of Sunderland, >> seem still a bit of a mystery. Are those shown on that web site all >> that exist, even in the Bishop's archives; or only those that have been >> digitized; or only a subset of those digitized selected to be shown on >> the site? >> >> Is there another site to be consulted? Another source of Sunderland or >> other transcripts? >> >> And, as a matter of pure curiosity, can anyone suggest a reason that the >> error still persists ? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bruce Dodd >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To contact the ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND list administrator, send an email to > ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND mailing list, send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2941 - Release Date: 06/16/10 06:35:00 > >