Thank you, so far, to Graham, Carol and Maureen. The accuracy and completeness of such weekly newspaper lists of BDMs from the early 1800s of course has to be questioned. I wonder if it was the parties concerned who saw that notices were received by newspapers sometimes good distances away. Or perhaps church wardens were given some enticement to send such reports in. In any event, in this case at least, the place or estate would almost certainly have been "..thorpe", as there are not a few of them around so spelt. Could it have been Castle Thorpe, two words? If so called, presumably there was history of a castle having once been there, or near there. Medieval castles were usually sited next to a navigable river. In this case I had assumed the wedding had been at Thornton, just east of Selby. In fact, LDS records (Batch M108592) now confirm it had taken place at Thornton (le) Dale, near Pickering, the groom, now known to be JOHN CLARKE, having travelled a much further distance from near Selby. Bill. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Metcalf" <grahmetc@hotmail.com> To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:57 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] Castlethorp near Selby and Thornton - CLARK | | Bill | | Checking on GENUKI, there is a Thorpe Hall near Selby, and there is the village of Thorpe Willoughby, not far away. No Castlethorp though. | | Graham | | > From: wbwebster@optusnet.com.au> To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:51:31 +1100> Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] Castlethorp near Selby and Thornton - CLARK> > I wonder if someone may be able to assist locating Castlethorp or any of the > people named? This is a query more properly for the North Yorks list but I > am not a subsciber there, so here's hoping.> > The following I obtained from a brief window of opportunity to search the > British Library's 19th Century newspaper archive:> > MARRIAGES> On Tuesday last, at Thornton, by the Reverend Mr MACKERITH, Mr. CLARK, of > Castlethorp, near Selby, to Miss WEBSTER, daughter of the late Reverend > Robert Webster, Rector of Thorpebasset, and Curate of the Holy Trinity > Church at this place (Hull). (My capitals and brackets.)> > [Source: The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and > General Advertiser, 13 December 1808.]> > I also wonder if a York newspaper may have given more details.> > Bes! | t wishes> > Bill Webster> > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message |

I wonder if someone may be able to assist locating Castlethorp or any of the people named? This is a query more properly for the North Yorks list but I am not a subsciber there, so here's hoping. The following I obtained from a brief window of opportunity to search the British Library's 19th Century newspaper archive: MARRIAGES On Tuesday last, at Thornton, by the Reverend Mr MACKERITH, Mr. CLARK, of Castlethorp, near Selby, to Miss WEBSTER, daughter of the late Reverend Robert Webster, Rector of Thorpebasset, and Curate of the Holy Trinity Church at this place (Hull). (My capitals and brackets.) [Source: The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser, 13 December 1808.] I also wonder if a York newspaper may have given more details. Best wishes Bill Webster

There is a Castlethorp near Scunthorp in Lincolnshire Carol

Bill Checking on GENUKI, there is a Thorpe Hall near Selby, and there is the village of Thorpe Willoughby, not far away. No Castlethorp though. Graham > From: wbwebster@optusnet.com.au> To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:51:31 +1100> Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] Castlethorp near Selby and Thornton - CLARK> > I wonder if someone may be able to assist locating Castlethorp or any of the > people named? This is a query more properly for the North Yorks list but I > am not a subsciber there, so here's hoping.> > The following I obtained from a brief window of opportunity to search the > British Library's 19th Century newspaper archive:> > MARRIAGES> On Tuesday last, at Thornton, by the Reverend Mr MACKERITH, Mr. CLARK, of > Castlethorp, near Selby, to Miss WEBSTER, daughter of the late Reverend > Robert Webster, Rector of Thorpebasset, and Curate of the Holy Trinity > Church at this place (Hull). (My capitals and brackets.)> > [Source: The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and > General Advertiser, 13 December 1808.]> > I also wonder if a York newspaper may have given more details.> > Best wishes> > Bill Webster> > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

MARRIAGES Would any one be able to help me identify the marriage of a Thomas Clark to a Sarah Mounsey in the late 1790s in the Hull area. Would the marriage be listed in The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser? If so are copies available for inspection. Could anyone supply information to further the issue? Many Thanks John L Clark. -----Original Message----- From: eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill Webster Sent: 18 March 2008 09:52 To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] Castlethorp near Selby and Thornton - CLARK I wonder if someone may be able to assist locating Castlethorp or any of the people named? This is a query more properly for the North Yorks list but I am not a subsciber there, so here's hoping. The following I obtained from a brief window of opportunity to search the British Library's 19th Century newspaper archive: MARRIAGES On Tuesday last, at Thornton, by the Reverend Mr MACKERITH, Mr. CLARK, of Castlethorp, near Selby, to Miss WEBSTER, daughter of the late Reverend Robert Webster, Rector of Thorpebasset, and Curate of the Holy Trinity Church at this place (Hull). (My capitals and brackets.) [Source: The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser, 13 December 1808.] I also wonder if a York newspaper may have given more details. Best wishes Bill Webster ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *** Barnsley MBC Disclaimer: This e-mail and any files attached are confidential for the use of the intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender as soon as possible and delete the communication from your system without copying, disseminating or distributing the same in any way by any means. Any views or opinions expressed belong solely to the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Council. In particular, the Council will not accept liability for any defamatory statements made by email communications. Recipients are responsible for ensuring that all e-mails and files sent are checked for viruses. The Council will not accept liability for damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. No guarantees are offered on the security, content and accuracy of any e-mails and files received. Be aware that this e-mail communication may be intercepted for regulatory, quality control, or crime detection purposes unless otherwise prohibited. The content of this email and any attachment may be stored for future reference.

Hi Everyone A lot of you have probably heard about the event that we have held every 2 years in York since 2000. This year it is named Yorksgen 2008 and it is from Saturday July 5 to Saturday July 19th. You can come for one week or for both weeks. It is a chance for people from all over the world who have an interest in researching their family tree to visit the land where their ancestors came from. We have people coming from Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Germany, Canada, USA, Scotland and England. This is not part of a commercial event, its just some ordinary people trying to put this together and not for a profit. We stay in student houses near York University. A short bus ride into York. Within walking distance to Borthwick where a lot of the records are held. Each house has 10 single bedrooms, each with bed, wardrobe, desk, sink. Shared facilities include a large well equipped kitchen where we often get together for a lot of fun times. Coin laundry within a couple minutes walk. Store nearby. Charles X11 Pub nearby which is a great spot to get together for a meal, a drink, and social gathering. There is no set program that anyone has to follow. Use the facilities to sleep and do your own thing. Go to the different Archives within Yorkshire. There is a program that has been set but it is up to each individual if they want to participate in any, part, or all of it. The program includes talks, walks, trips and tours and is again based on the cost. Take a look at www.yorksgen.com and follow the links for this event. Don't worry if you are solo as many of the attendees are solo. Don't worry about your age. My mother-in-law Dorothy is coming for the 5th time and she is 83 years old. Don't worry if you don't know anyone. There are lots of new people that come each time and everyone is made to feel welcome and does feel welcome. The cost for accommodation is 90 pounds per week, a price you cannot beat. If you have an interest or would like more information about this event, please contact me offlist. Janet Lovegrove

jan My error; Robert Dunn and isabella Dawson were married in 1854, no 57 so all is welll I have exracted a raft of Dunns from the booklets of MIs published by the EYFHS if you are interested. richard Dawson __________________________________________________ Find the answer to your questions - www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/

Jan, My gt aunt Isabella Dawson(b 1825, d1857) married a Robert Dunn in 1857. they had four children, Francis b 1857, Robert b1855(something funny there0, Elizabeth b1861 and Mary b 1859. Robert Dunn is said to have been a butcher as was his father before him. Sorry that I cannot give places or souirces as i am building on work done by my cousin in the 1940s and he did not record them. Richard Dawson __________________________________________________ Find the answer to your questions - www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/

Thank you, Graham and Peter. Graham, I had been to the GENUKI site, and can place some of those names in the Directories. I now think my direct line is not the one from the Moor, tho I haven't had time to work out yet where they fit in. There are also some DUNNs in North Frodingham directories, including butchers. There are other DUNNs in Parish registers, who were butchers over generations, which could explain why my Richard was stealing 6 sheep! Peter, thank you very much for your links, which I will follow up. The area you describe is about the one that I had found on the 1854 map. In the Beeford Registers, they either say just "The Moor", or "Moor Grange", the latter presumably being Beeford Grange. I don't think I have any connections there. I will follow up the local societies, that is great to know. Thanks again Jan

The area to the south of Beeford village, in the eastern section of North Frodingham parish and to the north of Brandesburton village is know as the " Moor " As it was an area that was partly in each of these parishes the census addresses are usually described as Beeford Moor or Brandesburton Moor depending on which side of the boundaries the actual residence was, or just " Moor " as each parish was enumerated separately It is a large area in local terms so you need to work with maps and other written information to narrow down where you need to look. It might be that you may not be able to pinpoint the exact place, local knowledge is going to be useful. The main place on Beeford Moor was a farm named Beeford Grange which was originally a land holding of Meaux Abbey and became a private farm estate after that. The house is still there but the land is now held by separate owners. If you follow the road A 165 south from Beeford to just north of Brandesburton the lands at either side of it were the Moor area Many of the farms in the locality still today have Moor as part of their names There are good histories of these parishes at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/place.aspx, where you can view and download the official Victoria County History sections free. Also for anyone else with Mid or North Holderness interests the other parishes are also covered in detail. If you use the East Riding Archives map site you view Ordnance Survey maps of various years free of charge, this is an excellent way of familiarising yourself with the area http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/cs/culture-and-information/libraries/virtual-heritage-library/ The North Frodingham History Group meets on the third Thursday in May in the Social Centre and there is a Heritage Centre in the former mortuary chapel in the village cemetery which is run by the Parish Council and accessed via the Parish Clerk, Mrs Joy Harris. The East Yorkshire Family History Society will be holding several meetings at their various venues during the time of your visit. Peter B Message: 2 Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:49:52 +1030 From: "Jan" <jangmc@bigpond.com> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] "The Moor", Beeford To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <003f01c8849f$f54ba120$0200000a@yourdh7axfhyur> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, last month I was asking about the DUNN family, and I am currently going through the LDS films for Beeford and North Frodingham. I have quite a way to go yet, but it seems that this is a good possibility for the antecedents of my Richard DUNN. In the Beeford registers there are several baptisms to children of a Richard DUNN, labourer, and Anne, his wife, saying they were "of the Moor". Does anyone know if this is the name of a farm or such, or just that they lived somewhere on the moor? I have looked at the old map on Genuki, and in North Frodingham Parish, there is a wooded area named as "The Moor or Foxcover Plantation". The map was 1854, and the registers are for 1750s. Not sure that I can find it on Google Earth, tho there is a bit in about the right place that looks not quite as cultivated as the rest of the area! In the 1854 map, there is also Beeford Moor, and North Frodingham Moor, surrounding each of the villages. Any suggestions, anyone? I will be visiting in May and June, and want to visit as many actual locations as I can....always supposing that I can confirm the family! Thanks Jan South Australia

Hi, last month I was asking about the DUNN family, and I am currently going through the LDS films for Beeford and North Frodingham. I have quite a way to go yet, but it seems that this is a good possibility for the antecedents of my Richard DUNN. In the Beeford registers there are several baptisms to children of a Richard DUNN, labourer, and Anne, his wife, saying they were "of the Moor". Does anyone know if this is the name of a farm or such, or just that they lived somewhere on the moor? I have looked at the old map on Genuki, and in North Frodingham Parish, there is a wooded area named as "The Moor or Foxcover Plantation". The map was 1854, and the registers are for 1750s. Not sure that I can find it on Google Earth, tho there is a bit in about the right place that looks not quite as cultivated as the rest of the area! In the 1854 map, there is also Beeford Moor, and North Frodingham Moor, surrounding each of the villages. Any suggestions, anyone? I will be visiting in May and June, and want to visit as many actual locations as I can....always supposing that I can confirm the family! Thanks Jan South Australia

Bill Have you checked out Hugh Wallis's site on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm You will find a number of Harrison's listed under Elvington, including those you mentioned. This site give the Christening dates and some birth dates as well as marriage dates. Victor Ellen Harrison wrote: > Still looking for anyone connected to my HARRISON'S. > > Benjamin Harrison b. abt. 1795 > married to > Ann Bell b. abt. 1799 > (going by the 1841 census) > > children: by baptism records > John 1819 > Jane 1822 > Charles 1825 > Elizabeth 1827 > Benjamin 1829 > Robert 1832 > Stephen 1835 > All born in Elvington, except Robert & Stephen born in Bossall. > Robert was my Grt.Grandfather. > > Bill Harrison > Ontario, Canada. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Jan, Have a look at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Beeford/index.html Check out the directory pages, some Dunns in there. Also on the maps page there is a Moor Grange, near Dunnington. (Note this is not the Dunnington near York). As far as I can make out, the Moor was a large area of wet land stretching from Hornsea on the coast to Brandesburton, a few miles inland. Graham> From: jangmc@bigpond.com> To: eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:49:52 +1030> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] "The Moor", Beeford> > Hi, last month I was asking about the DUNN family, and I am currently going> through the LDS films for Beeford and North Frodingham. I have quite a way> to go yet, but it seems that this is a good possibility for the antecedents> of my Richard DUNN. In the Beeford registers there are several baptisms to> children of a Richard DUNN, labourer, and Anne, his wife, saying they were> "of the Moor". > > Does anyone know if this is the name of a farm or such, or just that they> lived somewhere on the moor? I have looked at the old map on Genuki, and in> North Frodingham Parish, there is a wooded area named as "The Moor or> Foxcover Plantation". The map was 1854, and the registers are for 1750s.> Not sure that I can find it on Google Earth, tho there is a bit in about the> right place that looks not quite as cultivated as the rest of the area! In> the 1854 map, there is also Beeford Moor, and North Frodingham Moor,> surrounding each of the villages.> > Any suggestions, anyone? I will be visiting in May and June, and want to> visit as many actual locations as I can....always supposing that I can> confirm the family!> > Thanks> > Jan> South Australia> > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Victor, Yes I have been in there before. I was hoping that someone on the this list or possibly a new person on this list, may recognize my list of ancestors, and contact me, and we could share info. I have found quite a few of them on census and followed up on them. I have the marriage of Benjamin & Ann which was in 1815 in St. Mary's Bishophill Sr. No parents names on the marriage. Only witnesses. Bill Harrison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Markham" <victor@markham.me.uk> Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] HARRISON > Bill > > Have you checked out Hugh Wallis's site on > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm > > You will find a number of Harrison's listed under Elvington, including > those you mentioned. This site give the Christening dates and some birth > dates as well as marriage dates. > > Victor > > Ellen Harrison wrote: >> Still looking for anyone connected to my HARRISON'S. >> >> Benjamin Harrison b. abt. 1795 >> married to >> Ann Bell b. abt. 1799 >> (going by the 1841 census) >> >> children: by baptism records >> John 1819 >> Jane 1822 >> Charles 1825 >> Elizabeth 1827 >> Benjamin 1829 >> Robert 1832 >> Stephen 1835 >> All born in Elvington, except Robert & Stephen born in Bossall. >> Robert was my Grt.Grandfather. >> >> Bill Harrison >> Ontario, Canada. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Still looking for anyone connected to my HARRISON'S. Benjamin Harrison b. abt. 1795 married to Ann Bell b. abt. 1799 (going by the 1841 census) children: by baptism records John 1819 Jane 1822 Charles 1825 Elizabeth 1827 Benjamin 1829 Robert 1832 Stephen 1835 All born in Elvington, except Robert & Stephen born in Bossall. Robert was my Grt.Grandfather. Bill Harrison Ontario, Canada.

Michael Beverley a village? It is a town. Last year it was voted as one of the best places to live in. Victor > > Better yet, go there and enjoy Beverley! It's a beautiful village in a > gorgeous setting. Stop by the Woolpack for a pint as you're walking > around the Minster. > > You won't regret it! > > Michael Alan Lewis > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Richard On the subject of cheques you may like to know that many companies, like shops, here no longer accept them. I hope ER County archives set up an electronic payment plan soon. I visited the fine new archives last week. These are now in a modern building. The Beverley Registration Office also does not accept electronic payments nor do they accept credit cards. So if I order a BMD certificate from there it has to be by cheque and snail mail. At least Hull Registration Office accepts credit cards via phone and email. Mind you via email could be a bit risky. It is time the Beverley people took a leaf out of Hull. Victor Richard W. Harris wrote: > Hello Gill, > > Many thanks for your prompt response to my enquiry. It would appear that > the ERY Council Archives has either dropped the ball or my e-mail has simply > disappeared into the ether as it transpires that I did exactly as described > in your e-mail, but as I said, I have not received any response from them. > > It's ironic that in this day and age they can make their index available on > line but haven't set up the necessary procedures to accept electronic > payment. I would have thought it would have made life easier for them as > well as the customer. I concur with your comments regarding the cost of > making such payments. Fortunately, however, the banks here in Cayman (and I > deal with a branch of a major Canadian bank) only charge a fee of $5 for > foreign currency bank drafts, but at $25 a pop it does make an otherwise low > cost purchase rather expensive. > > Regards > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-east-yorks-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gillian > > Hello Richard, > > I had the same question a couple of weeks ago and I emailed the East Riding > Archives at this address... > > archives.service@eastriding.gov.uk > > You have to email the Archives at the above address with the Finding Number > and title of the document you are wanting copies of. They will email you > back with a price. You will need to complete and sign a Copyright form which > they will send to you and send a cheque, payable to 'East Riding of > Yorkshire Council' (in sterling). They don't take any form of electronic > payment that I could find. If the Cayman Islands are anything like Canada, > it will cost you an arm and a leg to get a cheque or money order in > sterling. I'm trying to make up my mind whether sending for the 4 pages I > need copying > is worth the $25 bank fee on top of the copying and postage fees of £7.30. I > wish they would take PayPal or something similar. > > Good luck, > Gill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard W. Harris" <rwh@candw.ky> > > >> Can any list member tell me the proper procedure for ordering photocopies >> of documents listed in the Online Archive Catalogue of the East Riding of >> Yorkshire Council Archives. The site, although excellent, doesn't seem to >> address this point, or if it does it is hidden in the small print. I sent >> them an email enquiry on 8th February but to date I have not received a >> reply. >> >> Richard Harris >> Cayman Islands >> > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Michael, It wasn't my intention to criticise the staff at the Archives. I'm sure they do a fabulous job and are wonderful people who work hard. My comments are mainly directed toward the banks and the outrageous fees they charge for any services. They are the ones that make paying for things by cheque (especially overseas cheques) so prohibitive. Fees these days are really outrageous. The convenience of using electronic payment would be wonderful for people unable to visit the archives. In fact, I wouldn't even mind paying a small fee for the privilege of doing so. Rather the fee goes to the archives than the multimillion dollar profits of the banks. As for visiting the archives; I would truly love to come back to England again. It has been almost 38 years since my parents emigrated to Canada with my brother and I. The last time I visited was in 1979. I love Beverley and all of Yorkshire. I was born in Horbury and grew up in Wakefield and Scarborough. Even after all these years I have my moments of homesickness. One day, maybe I'll see you in the Woolpack! :o) Cheers, Gill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lewis" <hayduke@rattlebrain.com> To: <eng-east-yorks@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-EAST-YORKS] East Riding of Yorkshire Council Archives > Richard W. Harris wrote: > >> It's ironic that in this day and age they can make their index available >> on >> line but haven't set up the necessary procedures to accept electronic >> payment. I would have thought it would have made life easier for them as >> well as the customer. I concur with your comments regarding the cost of >> making such payments. Fortunately, however, the banks here in Cayman >> (and I >> deal with a branch of a major Canadian bank) only charge a fee of $5 for >> foreign currency bank drafts, but at $25 a pop it does make an otherwise >> low >> cost purchase rather expensive. > > Hello Gentlemen: > > My wife and I spent a delightful day in the East Riding Record Office > in Beverely not too long ago. It is a modest facility, with a small > staff. While we were there, they were serving many people physically in > the archives searching for records. I think the day to day foot traffic > is about all they can handle. > > Have a bit of patience, write back to them, call them on the phone, > send a snail mail. They're really lovely people, very dedicated to their > jobs of facilitating your records searches. > > Better yet, go there and enjoy Beverley! It's a beautiful village in a > gorgeous setting. Stop by the Woolpack for a pint as you're walking > around the Minster. > > You won't regret it! > > Michael Alan Lewis > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-EAST-YORKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know if it's an option here, but some places you can ring with a credit card number, after you have ordered the document needed. Looks like it might not be possible with these Archives. Tell them that Teesside Archives lets you do this! I agree with the comments about the exorbitant prices we "foreigners" have to pay for sending cheques, or even doing Direct Credit internet banking transactions...my last one added over a third to the price, and then somehow the amount paid into the receiver's account still was not enough. Jan South Australia They don't take any form of electronic payment that I could find. If the Cayman Islands are anything like Canada, it will cost you an arm and a leg to get a cheque or money order in sterling. I'm trying to make up my mind whether sending for the 4 pages I need copying is worth the $25 bank fee on top of the copying and postage fees of £7.30. I wish they would take PayPal or something similar. Good luck, Gill

Richard W. Harris wrote: > It's ironic that in this day and age they can make their index available on > line but haven't set up the necessary procedures to accept electronic > payment. I would have thought it would have made life easier for them as > well as the customer. I concur with your comments regarding the cost of > making such payments. Fortunately, however, the banks here in Cayman (and I > deal with a branch of a major Canadian bank) only charge a fee of $5 for > foreign currency bank drafts, but at $25 a pop it does make an otherwise low > cost purchase rather expensive. Hello Gentlemen: My wife and I spent a delightful day in the East Riding Record Office in Beverely not too long ago. It is a modest facility, with a small staff. While we were there, they were serving many people physically in the archives searching for records. I think the day to day foot traffic is about all they can handle. Have a bit of patience, write back to them, call them on the phone, send a snail mail. They're really lovely people, very dedicated to their jobs of facilitating your records searches. Better yet, go there and enjoy Beverley! It's a beautiful village in a gorgeous setting. Stop by the Woolpack for a pint as you're walking around the Minster. You won't regret it! Michael Alan Lewis