So If you go to the family history centers and view the actual films--both parish records and bishop's transcripts--are you still missing information that may be available in England?? RaKay >From: "Keith NZ" <genmail@ihug.co.nz> >Reply-To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com >To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [B'ham] Birmingham St. Philip and St. Martin >Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:39:49 +1300 > >I understand that the LDS transcribed their data from BTs (Bishops >Transcripts), not the actual registers. > >Although the BTs should have been a copy of the registers the two do >not always have the same information. Often items found in one are not >in the other. > >LDS transcribers do miss records, and as those of us who have >transcribed know that some records are almost impossible to read or >get correct. > >For a record to appear on the IGI it had to go through the LDS rites >first. Some transcribed records may not have had the rites performed >yet, but I believe records recently transcribed no longer require this >to appear on the IGI. The LDS will advise you of the correct >situation. > >Keith Wellington, NZ > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "RaKay Dance" <rakaydance@hotmail.com> >To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 12:22 PM >Subject: Re: [B'ham] Birmingham St. Philip and St. Martin > > > > Could someone enlighten me on how this happens?? Did the LDS skip > > pages > > when they were filming or were there actual books of records that > > were > > missed?? RaKay > > > > > >>From: "Keith NZ" <genmail@ihug.co.nz> > >>Reply-To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com > >>To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> > >>Subject: Re: [B'ham] Birmingham St. Philip and St. Martin > >>Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 09:04:30 +1300 > >> > >>Hi Pauline, > >> > >>A trip to Birmingham would be nice, although not at present being > >>your > >>winter. However a rather expensive way of finding details for a few > >>burials and perhaps the odd marriage that the IGI does not have. > >> > >>The degree of missing data on the IGI became apparent to me in 1993 > >>when a cousin in Nottingham went through the registers there and > >>came > >>back with 40% more entries for Flinders from St. Marys, Nottingham. > >>Alas I don't have any cousins near Birmingham who are able nowadays > >>to > >>go and do research. Age and infirmity has caught up with them. > >> > >>I spent 5 weeks in England August/September last year and was > >>delighted with the weather that was turned on for me. In contrast > >>the > >>summer in this part of NZ has been the coldest on record since 1928, > >>and has seldom been above 16 degrees. Global warming has bypassed us > >>and the iceage commith. > >> > >> > >>Regards > >> > >>Keith Flinders > >>Wellington, NZ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> > >>To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> > >>Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 10:22 PM > >>Subject: Re: [B'ham] Birmingham St. Philip and St. Martin > >> > >> > >> > Hello Keith > >> > > >> > Records for St Philip and St Martin are available in Birmingham > >> > Library. > >> > > >> > I know from my own research that all are not on the IGI, it is > >> > very > >> > incomplete. BMSGH have some fiche available, but I am not sure > >> > exactly how > >> > many have been produced. > >> > > >> > Google BMSGH and you can purchase from the site, as NZ is a bit > >> > of a > >> > long > >> > way to travel!! > >> > > >> > Pauline > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Keith NZ" <genmail@ihug.co.nz> > >> > To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> > >> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 7:23 PM > >> > Subject: [B'ham] Birmingham St. Philip and St. Martin > >> > > >> > > >> >> Birmingham is a new area of research for me, hence this > >> >> question. > >> >> > >> >> Do indexes exist for baptisms, marriages and burial at > >> >> Birmingham > >> >> St, > >> >> Martin and St. Philip for the period 1790 to 1837 ? > >> >> > >> >> The IGI has some marriages and some baptisms, but I suspect not > >> >> all > >> >> for the above period I cite. But of course it does not have > >> >> burials. > >> >> > >> >> The surname I am interested in currently is WYON, a rather > >> >> uncommon > >> >> one. > >> >> > >> >> Any guidance re the above will be much appreciated. > >> >> > >> >> Keith Wellington, NZ > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > _____________________________________________ > >> > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > >> > http://www.bham.de/ > >> > > >> > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > >> > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > >> > the > >> > message > >> > > >> > > >>_____________________________________________ > >>Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > >>http://www.bham.de/ > >> > >>Any problems, please contact the List Admin: > >>ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > >>------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >>'unsubscribe' > >>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Type your favorite song. 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