Info for Frank Luby............................ Frank, You said your email bounced back. I've had a positive response from LRO ..................see below! Joan ( from France ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Record Office" <Record.Office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk> To: "'David Holgate'" <joanddav@wanadoo.fr> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:49 PM Subject: RE: Christening Saint John,Preston Dear Ms Holgate, Thank you for your email. We have found the following entry in the parish records of St John, Preston:- Ref: PR 1469 Entry 1613 WHEN BAPTISED NAME PARENTS ABODE 6 Aug 1837 Joseph Bellas Smith Henry & Mary Smith Ribbleton Lane TRADE CEREMONY PERFORMED BY Spinner Chas Wagstaff, Curate. No other information has been recorded but if you require a copy of this entry, then on receipt of your cheque for £2.50 made payable to Lancashire County Council, we shall be pleased to send one to you. Payment cannot be made via the internet as at the moment our website is NOT secure. We also need your full address. Yours sincerely, Bruce Jackson, County Archivist Ref:A1/H-MM Today Mrs Moss dealt with your enquiry. -----Original Message----- From: David Holgate [mailto:joanddav@wanadoo.fr] Sent: 09 July 2005 10:48 To: record.office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk Subject: Christening Saint John,Preston I have found a reference:- Joseph Bellas SMITH Christening 06 Aug 1837 Saint John, Preston, Lancashire Parents Henry Smith Mary Are you able to supply me with a copy of this reference, & if so, how much will it cost? Do you know whether it is likely to give any additional information? I look forward to hearing from you, Joan Holgate ( from France ) ******************** This e-mail contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. If you are not the addressee you are not authorised to disseminate, distribute, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment to it The content may be personal or contain personal opinions and unless specifically stated or followed up in writing, the content cannot be taken to form a contract or to be an expression of the County Council's position. Lancashire County Council reserves the right to monitor all incoming and outgoing email Lancashire County Council has taken reasonable steps to ensure that outgoing communications do not contain malicious software and it is your responsibility to carry out any checks on this email before accepting the email and opening attachments. ********************