Hi Pat, Thank you again for all your help, you have been a star. It's only my 3rd day on this wonderful list and I have got so much out of it already. I hope I can be of help to someone else in the future. Thanks Pat, your help really is appreciated, best wishes Vanda >----Original Message---- >From: pat.williams121@virgin.net >Date: 08/07/2008 20:46 >To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> >Subj: Re: [ENG-MAN] Horrocks > > >Hi again Vanda, >The link will take you to a web site of researchers. I've looked at their >cost, and they insist on a minumum of 2 hours worth. Even though you know >exactly what you want, I think it would take over an hour >anyway....including the photocopying. >It really is time consuming looking at the microfilms and sometimes, not >everything is in the chronological order you would expect. The photocopying >of film isn't as straight forward as normal photocopies either. > >http://www.mancestry.co.uk/ > >I don't know anyone who has used this facility.......but with a bit of luck, >SKS may do a look up for free. I would gladly do it for you, but I don't >expect to get back there for possibly months. > >I used a researcher I found on the web to get my Grandfathers war records >from the National Archives and it was worth every penny to me. However, >that's a bit different to collecting Baptism entries which don't give much >useful information (most of the time) >I think they may not be able to help with the Buriels though. > >Anyhow, fingers crossed, >Pat > >----- Original Message ----- >From: andrew-vanda@tiscali.co.uk >To: eng-manchester@rootsweb.com >Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:55 PM >Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Horrocks > >Hi everybody, > >Pat very kindly pointed me in the direction of the local Studies >Library at Manchester to find the baptisms I'm after for my Horrocks >family. The library will do one look up for you if you have the exact >date, church, name etc. which is brilliant of them as I understand >their resources must be stretched. I'm not sure they would like me >writing several letters all asking for a different baptism? > >As I have 7 baptisms with exact dates etc. & 2 burials all at the same >church I thought it might be worthwhile enlisting the help of >researcher who could look these up for me. I have no idea where to >start looking for such a person or what it would cost. My funds are >limited so could anyone recommend such a person please. > >Thank you for reading this message, any help is really appreciated, >best wishes Vanda > > > > > > > > > > > > > >~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > >Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. >Other people can learn from them! > >~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MANCHESTER- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > __________________________________________________________ Free games for a wet weekend - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/play __________________________________________________________