To Andrew, The IGI does not have many records for Hunts because the Hunts record office did not allow the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to film the records. Most of the Hunts entries will have been submitted by individuals. Janet

Hi Andrew, Before the Mormons are allowed to film PRs, each incumbent of every parish has the right to veto the matter and historically this was exercised frequently in our neck of the woods. This was more to do with the religious objection to the Mormons acquiring n million devotees, dead or alive, than as a deliberate act to make the lives of subsequent genealogist a misery! These days some ministers have a slightly more relaxed view but still retain these rights, and the Hunts RO will permit access for filming but only when the owners of the PRs (the Church) give a formal release. (This is a simplistic overview because there are many issues which govern ownership vs. curatorship.) As Janet says, most of the Huntingdonshire IGI has been submitted by individuals and at best can only be considered as secondary source, but often an _extremely_ welcome device to point one in the right direction. Always remember that "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"! Nigel - in un-filmed Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire (or Huntingdonshire to all thinking persons esp. genealogists) The birthplace of John Howland, one of the first Pilgrims on the "Mayflower" ___________________________________________________ http://www.fenstanton-village.co.uk - best viewed at 800 x 600 or greater - optimised for IE4 and above ___________________________________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 07/03/2001