You could ask for a lookup from the BVRI (British Vital Records Index.) which is not mentioned as much as it used to be. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Parker" <ca.parker@comcast.net> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:22 Subject: [ENG-LIV] when all else fails? > Hi List, I am really stuck! What do you do when you feel you have > exhausted all resources, i.e. IGI, Lanc OPR, findmypast, and > ancestry.com? These are the databases that I have access to. I am > searching for vital records before 1786 in Liverpool. Families: > Isbister/Ivester, McCrum and Appleton. Any suggestions most > appreciated. Carolyn in Boston, MA > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks - I never heard of it! Carolyn At 12:16 PM 10/17/2009, you wrote: >You could ask for a lookup from the BVRI (British Vital Records Index.) >which is not mentioned as much as it used to be. > >Joan > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Carolyn Parker" <ca.parker@comcast.net> >To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:22 >Subject: [ENG-LIV] when all else fails? > > > > Hi List, I am really stuck! What do you do when you feel you have > > exhausted all resources, i.e. IGI, Lanc OPR, findmypast, and > > ancestry.com? These are the databases that I have access to. I am > > searching for vital records before 1786 in Liverpool. Families: > > Isbister/Ivester, McCrum and Appleton. Any suggestions most > > appreciated. Carolyn in Boston, MA > > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > > > The list admin can be contacted at > > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > >Admin Message - List guidelines: >http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > >The list admin can be contacted at >Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carolyn, Sadly, it may be a matter of patience while waiting for databases to be updated. Or you could try ordering fiche from the LDS for any churches you are interested in that haven't yet appeared online. You could also try the National Archives Documents Online service http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/?source=ddmenu_search5 Also, with a name like Isbester/Ivester it might pay to start looking at the appearance of the name outside that of Liverpool, as I think I'm right in saying that the name is of celtic origin. As is McCrum. Regards, Sally

Thank you, Sally for your suggestions - all new to me! Carolyn At 12:29 PM 10/17/2009, you wrote: >Hi Carolyn, > > > >Sadly, it may be a matter of patience while waiting for databases to >be updated. Or you could try ordering fiche from the LDS for any >churches you are interested in that haven't yet appeared online. > > > >You could also try the National Archives Documents Online service >http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/?source=ddmenu_search5 > > > >Also, with a name like Isbester/Ivester it might pay to start >looking at the appearance of the name outside that of Liverpool, as >I think I'm right in saying that the name is of celtic origin. As is McCrum. > > > >Regards, > >Sally > > > >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > >Admin Message - List guidelines: >http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > >The list admin can be contacted at >Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message