Hi in earlier records I have found it is quite normal for the mothers name not to be mentioned. Normally I look for other baptisms and marriages that could fit in that parish to see if a picture builts and then start working my way around surrounding parishes. Though the I G I or familysearch is not in my view wholly reliable as it has been created in some instances by unsupported data from individuals however read with Philmores parishes book which give the dates and parishes registers put on the I G I by the church itself it can help avoid a lot of work. regards john ferguson ----- Original Message ----- From: <Madbadrob3@aol.com> To: <ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [N'Yorks] Request For Help Please ? > Lee, > > The mothers names didnt always appear on the baptism records however this > wasnt the norm. It is dependednt on the vicar, for example some made notes > on a piece of paper then did it at a later time some did it there and then > and some did it from memory. It could be due to poor memory and I suppose it > could be because mum had died. > In transcribing my local parish baptisms I have found this occuring in an > adult baptism however these tend to be preceeded with an age. > > I hope this doesnt ask more questions than it answers > > rob > > ========Original Message======== > Subj: [N'Yorks] Request For Help Please ? > Date: 4/6/03 5:01:12 PM GMT Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:henderson.fam4@ntlworld.com">henderson.fam4@ntlworld.com</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com">ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com< /A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com">ENG-NORTH-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com< /A> > Sent from the Internet (Details) > > > > Hello Once Again Hitting My Self Against A brick Wall. > Trying To Locate My Ancesters. Please If Anyone Could Help i would be most > gratefull. > > My 4x Great Grandfather Thomas Seymour Was Born In St Martin's Village, > Richmond, North Yorkshire. > In 1777. He Was Christened At St Mary's Church, Richmond, North Yorkshire. > Mother's Name Not Stated On > Baptism Record. Does Anyone Know Why That Was ? Anyway He Was A Paper Maker. > He Was The Son Of: > Thomas Seymour, Also A Paper Maker. Mother Still Unknown ? > > Thankyou Lee > > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > Uh-Oh!!! <----- Missed or deleted a post that would put a crack in your > wall? Remember, day and night, the RootsWeb Archives are always there to > browse or search from http://www.rootsweb.com . > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== ENG-NORTH-YORKS Mailing List ==== > ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ > Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The > 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Hi John, You could also try using Hugh Wallis's website which uses only those Batch numbers from the IGI which relate to actual Parish Registers to avoid receiving patron submissions which you often get in amongst the results from the IGI on Familysearch. With Hugh's site you can only search using the surname, no other details can be included, but I find it very useful even with my Smith families, to be able to go straight to a particular parish and search. Between both Familysearch and Hugh Wallis's sites I get some interesting results. Go to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page Whatever you find on the IGI should always be checked against the film of the original register because mistakes do happen in the transcribing onto the IGI as I have found in the past. But the IGI on line is a good guide, I would be lost without it living here in Spain as I do. I began last year to go to the LDS in Barcelona to order and then look at the films of the original registers, and other items of interest, for those entries found on the IGI, I am busy trying to catch up with the backlog of entries to be checked that I have. Regards Jenny DeAngelis. Spain. >Though the I G I or familysearch is not > in my view wholly reliable as it has been created in some instances by > unsupported data from individuals however read with Philmores parishes book > which give the dates and parishes registers put on the I G I by the church > itself it can help avoid a lot of work. regards john ferguson

Jenny, Thankyou So Much They Just Do not Want Me To FIND them ? I've Tried what you suggested, found his 2 brothers and father, no mother. I'm So Fedup And Stuck What Next ?