Hello Peter, Yes you are correct in that the parish records did start in 1538, according to Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Records, but not all of the Parish records started then as many of them did not exist at that time. Clerkenwell in Middlesex had only one church that would fit the time of the marriage & that is St James that started 1551. Any research in the 1500 & 1600's needs a lot of work for accuracy. I wonder Norman if you have tried to obtain any wills for the name Barnard? Robyn -----Original Message----- From: Peter R Booth Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:09 PM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Edward Barnard Norman, You're right to be cautious about submitted trees and most don't cite sources. But you have to be very lucky to find 500 year old records especially since it's right in the middle of the Reformation. Family Search suggest 1538 as the earliest date for English records. But this is obviously not across all parishes. The place to check availability for specific parishes is http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/index.htm But I stress this is only Family Search data on a parish by parish basis. Shepton Mallett marriages, for example, only cover from 1566-1679. There are also big gaps in baptism records, indicating records probably have not survived. Peter in Sydney ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Peter, Thank you for your response. I have obtained the will of William Bannard (of Culworth, Northamptonshire) 27.6.1837. It proved to be very useful. Regards Norman -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of les wright Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 7:31 PM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Edward Barnard Hello Peter, Yes you are correct in that the parish records did start in 1538, according to Phillimore Atlas & Index of Parish Records, but not all of the Parish records started then as many of them did not exist at that time. Clerkenwell in Middlesex had only one church that would fit the time of the marriage & that is St James that started 1551. Any research in the 1500 & 1600's needs a lot of work for accuracy. I wonder Norman if you have tried to obtain any wills for the name Barnard? Robyn -----Original Message----- From: Peter R Booth Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:09 PM To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Edward Barnard Norman, You're right to be cautious about submitted trees and most don't cite sources. But you have to be very lucky to find 500 year old records especially since it's right in the middle of the Reformation. Family Search suggest 1538 as the earliest date for English records. But this is obviously not across all parishes. The place to check availability for specific parishes is http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/igi/index.htm But I stress this is only Family Search data on a parish by parish basis. Shepton Mallett marriages, for example, only cover from 1566-1679. There are also big gaps in baptism records, indicating records probably have not survived. Peter in Sydney ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message