Any idea how I search for parish records? I have a Mary Hassall nee Rogers born around 1771. I've only dealth with post 1835 records so far which seem quite easy to trace and process. Any help would be appreciated. Jaquie

Hello Jaquie I am guessing that she had died before the 1851 census so that you are not able to use that to establish her place of birth. Presumably you have found the marriage date and place as you have her maiden surname. A lot of girls, but not all, married in their home parish so I would suggest you search that parish baptism records for possible entires. Always bear in mind that there may be more than one person with that name so check a little each side of the estimated date of birth. If you can't find her baptism in the parish where she married then have a look on the International Genealogical Index (IGI) on the Mormon site www.familysearch.org to see if you can see any likely people listed in the same area then you can look at any likely registers. The other method is to search all the surrounding parishes in ever wider circles until you find her. Mike ______________________________________________________ Jaquie Cook wrote: > Any idea how I search for parish records? > > I have a Mary Hassall nee Rogers born around 1771. I've only dealth with post 1835 records so far which seem quite easy to trace and process. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Jaquie > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > TIPS on list etiquette and how to maximise your chances of receiving help can be found at ~ > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donaghmore1/expectations.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > >