I wouldn't trust these records, I have checked some of mine that I have taken direct from Parish Records and theirs are wrong ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Burhouse" <k.burhouse@btinternet.com> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] PACK - Christchurch > Hi Peter > > You're in luck - it's on this site... > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp > > Sarah's maiden name is NAISS. This is from a transcription rather than a > record placed by a member of the LDS. > > Kate > in sunny Devon, UK > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter L Goff > Sent: 29 October 2008 17:42 > To: ENG-HAMPSHIRE@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-HANTS] PACK - Christchurch > > Hello Listers > > I'm new to your list and am researching the Pack family in Hampshire. > > The first request is whether anyone has access to PR's for Christchurch > marriages. I have a marriage of Joseph Pack and Sarah on 28 Sept 1819 at > Priory, Christchurch, Hampshire. I need to know the maiden name of Sarah > and whether Joseph was of the parish. Any other information would be > useful > > Regards > Peter G > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this outgoing message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.3.5 > http://www.iolo.com > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I'd quite agree if you are referring to records that are shown as having been 'submitted by a member of the LDS Church' in the MESSAGE: section. However, these are shown as 'Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.' which tend to be far more reliable. Obviously any 'transcribed' record is open to error, so you should always try to check the original document. -----Original Message----- From: eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-hampshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nigel Chalk Sent: 30 October 2008 13:42 To: eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] PACK - Christchurch I wouldn't trust these records, I have checked some of mine that I have taken direct from Parish Records and theirs are wrong

Nigel Sweeping statement, thankfully inaccurate, otherwise all of the research using this site would be worthless. Anyone using the LDS IGI site needs to have a clear understanding of what they are looking at when they view the records. There are indeed some appalling records in the database, wholly inaccurate and misleading. However, by careful inspection of the record one can generally ascertain the relative accuracy. Any record with the note "Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage [or baptism] date" and an Mnnnnnn Batch number (for marriages, B for baptisms) are generally considered to be of very good quality and usually as accurate as any transcription, often better than many. Of course reference to the original PR should always be made for any transcription. Any other record in the LDS IGI database should be considered suspect, though in many cases they do prove to be accurate. You can tell this if the record says "Record submitted by a member of the LDS Church". Many are transcribed from parish registers or Bishops Transcripts but not with as much care as the original extractions, and many others are pure fantasy. Golden rule as always is check the original, but as transcripts go the extracted records on the IGI are about as good as they get. Jon Baker Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] PACK - Christchurch I wouldn't trust these records, I have checked some of mine that I have taken direct from Parish Records and theirs are wrong