Hi, I'm just working through some Worcester newspapers (the Guardian) from 1846 for digitalising and reaching December, thought you might enjoy the following : "CHRISTMAS PRESENTS !! G. BIRLEY BEGS respectfully to announce the arrival of his recent purchases from London and Paris, comprizing a great variety of NEW GAMES, TOYS, DISSECTED PUZZLES, DESKS, DRESSING CASES, WORK BOXES, GOLD, SILVER, GILT, and BLACK ORNAMENTS, LADIES' COMPANIONS, WRITING CASES, PAPETERIES, Playing and Conversation Cards, Backgammon Boards, CHESS and DRAFT MEN, CRIBBAGE BOARDS and BOXES, Accordions, Musical Boxes, &c. &c; also a great variety of small articles calculated for presents; now open for inspection at the CIVET CAT 2, CROSS, WORCESTER " Merry Christmas From Richard Heaton

Well my last minute preparations are even more last minute than usual - I can offer many excuses but the main ones are illness. I have been suffering from a bout of bronchitis since last Friday night, and then my cat, of at least 17 years of age and who this year has been starting to look it became very weak over the weekend. I'm glad to report that I am on the mend, but very sad to say that Scampi died last night...:-( But last minute though they maybe they are sincerely meant and come with thanks to all who have helped me over the past year and best wishes for the future to you all in both your lives and researches. I would like to share my online Christmas card with you: www.rowberry.org/xmas10.html and the ROWBERRY ONS Newsletter 2010: www.rowberry.org/xmasRlet10.pdf Kindest regards Polly

Just be careful as the indexing is very bad. People supposedly on page are not there and others with surnames very incorrect. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Jones" <ziksby@gmail.com> To: "*ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb. com" <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 6:01 AM Subject: [WOR] New on ancestry - 1911 census Just noticed that a 1911 icon had appeared next to the previous census dates on Ancestry .com. It's not the full census, but the enumerator's summary books. Very interesting nevertheless as you can trawl through districts street by street looking for likely suspects you may have missed on the 1911 website. roger ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just noticed that a 1911 icon had appeared next to the previous census dates on Ancestry .com. It's not the full census, but the enumerator's summary books. Very interesting nevertheless as you can trawl through districts street by street looking for likely suspects you may have missed on the 1911 website. roger

Family Search shows a marriage of Thomas Corbett and Mary Sanders in Inkberrow on 19th June 1780. This is a member's posting and there does not seem to be a transcript from the actual register. According to the message on the page it is possible to contact the person who posted this information if the Batch number and Sheet number are known - these are 7626616 and 81 respectively. Can anyone possibly tell me what I do with those numbers if I wish to follow up please? Thanks Dennis

Not every library has extended their Gale/British Library subscription (though I would always attempt to encourage them to do so and therefore Family Historians to ask can they have access). I have access to a lot of British Library material through my Buckinghamshire Library Service from home - though how long they will be able to support it I'm not sure in the current recession. Incidentally I have put one copy of Berrow's online (I think this copy should be free but apologies if not) and will tackle the rest of the collection - plus some Worcester Guardian's I had to dis-bind to get scanned( I think my copies of the Guardian are missing from the BL collection) Best Regards Richard From: Roger Jones Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 9:51 AM To: Gus Tysoe Cc: Richard Heaton ; ENG-WORCESTER@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WOR] Fw: Gaol records I read Berrows online via my Birmingham Central library readers card. Roger On 13 December 2010 07:15, Gus Tysoe <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Hi Richard, I'd completely missed that - but how can I access it? My fumbling attempts to find it on the British Library site merely took me in circles - I was only able to find about half a dozen front pages of Other Local Papers, all far from Worcester! Gus > Hi Alan, > I know its been mentioned before - so I'm sure you know - Berrow's > Worcester > Journal from 1810 has been digitalised by the British Library and are > probably worth while accessing. > > I've only experience of Berrows from 1756 - 1790's (range of my collection > which I am digitalising) and certainly towards the end of this period > crime > was well reported so by 1836 you should get some good reports. > > Best Rgds > Richard Heaton ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just to say that I have been in touch with the Staffordshire Record Office and they confirmed that they have this record, so will be ordering it along with baptisms of three male siblings, all born Dudley Worcester but baptized/christened at Wombourne Staffs. If all four of these fellows, particularly Joseph Aston Perkes (presumably given his mother's maiden name Aston) and Charles (who turns up in some notes of another family member) have the same father, then it looks as though am on the right track. So again, thank you so much for this good advice! Carolyn On 11-Dec-10, at 6:13 PM, Paul Prescott wrote: > Carolyn: > > You probably know that Thomas PERKES' baptism is on the IGI for 28 > March 1824 at Wombourne. Wombourne was in Staffordshire, not > Worcestershire (although Dudley was in Worcestershire, a detached > island of that county entirely surrounded by Staffordshire). > > Thomas's parents are shown on the IGI as Henry PERKES and Elizabeth > CARTWRT. It's highly unusual for parish registers in this part of the > world to give mother's maiden names at this period, so either Henry > and Elizabeth weren't married, or CARTWRT wasn't Elizabeth's surname > but her middle name. You'd want to see a copy of the register to > check. > > There are various ways to get a copy - the registers are available at > Dudley Record Office, Staffordshire County Record Office, or Lichfield > Joint Record Office. You can google any of these and then email or > even telephone the Record office, and they'll provide one for a fee. > > Alternatively you can post your request on the Rootsweb Staffordshire > list, and you'll probably find someone to look up trhe information for > you. If you're lucky, you may even come across someone who has a > microfiche copy of the registers who would send you a copy. > > Good luck > > Paul Prescott > Scotland > > > > > On 11 December 2010 22:55, Carolyn Perkes <cperkes@videotron.ca> > wrote: >> Dear listers, >> >> I am trying to determine how I can obtain a copy of the C of E parish >> record for the birth/baptism of Thomas Perkes, born 4 Feb 1824, >> Dudley, Worcester d. Sep 1898, Liverpool, buried in Toxteth Park >> Cemetery, 14 Sep, 1898. Finding his christening record is the key to >> confirming all sorts of information available through the beta family >> search site which contains a tree for the Perkes/Perks line back to >> Old Swinford, 1689. >> >> This Thomas Perkes was apparently christened 28 March 1824 Wombourne, >> Staff. >> >> A number of helpful people on the Staffordshire list directed to me >> to >> the parish records available at the Wolverhampton site. I could not >> find my Thomas there. >> >> http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/resources/indexes >> >> I have looked at maps and it seems that Dudley and Wombourne are not >> far from each other. >> >> So, I have two questions: >> 1. Is it plausible that someone born in Dudley would have been >> christened in Wombourne? >> 2. Since I can't devote myself to this full time or get out in a car >> to an LDS centre here in Quebec Canada, could any of you refer me to >> researchers in Worcester who I would be happy to pay to find the >> actual parish birth/christening record for my Thomas Perkes? I have >> checked the list of researchers offered by the National Archives >> but I >> don't see anyone with an interest in the West Midlands. >> >> Many thanks, and best wishes for the holiday season. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Carolyn >> (Canada) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >>

I read Berrows online via my Birmingham Central library readers card. Roger On 13 December 2010 07:15, Gus Tysoe <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > I'd completely missed that - but how can I access it? > > My fumbling attempts to find it on the British Library site merely took me > in circles - I was only able to find about half a dozen front pages of > Other > Local Papers, all far from Worcester! > > Gus > > > > Hi Alan, > > I know its been mentioned before - so I'm sure you know - Berrow's > > Worcester > > Journal from 1810 has been digitalised by the British Library and are > > probably worth while accessing. > > > > I've only experience of Berrows from 1756 - 1790's (range of my > collection > > which I am digitalising) and certainly towards the end of this period > > crime > > was well reported so by 1836 you should get some good reports. > > > > Best Rgds > > Richard Heaton > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Richard, I'd completely missed that - but how can I access it? My fumbling attempts to find it on the British Library site merely took me in circles - I was only able to find about half a dozen front pages of Other Local Papers, all far from Worcester! Gus > Hi Alan, > I know its been mentioned before - so I'm sure you know - Berrow's > Worcester > Journal from 1810 has been digitalised by the British Library and are > probably worth while accessing. > > I've only experience of Berrows from 1756 - 1790's (range of my collection > which I am digitalising) and certainly towards the end of this period > crime > was well reported so by 1836 you should get some good reports. > > Best Rgds > Richard Heaton

Berrow's Worcester Journal 26 Oct 1837 Worcestershire Michaelmas Sessions George Moorfield 21 labourer and Jesse Evans 20 labourer, for stealing a goose the property of James Weaver at Eldersfield- six months imprisonment Mike in Droitwich Alan wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan > To: eng.worcester@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 1:04 AM > Subject: Gaol records > > > I wondered if it is possible to obtain copies of Worcester trial and gaol records, and if so, where from. Gloucestershire has a searchable database which tells you which records are available - is there anything similar for Worcestershire? > Any advice much appreciated. > I am looking to obtain an 1836 Worcester gaol record for George Moorfield, > Angela > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Have you got the information off Ancestry ? a George Moorfield age 21 is tried on 16 Oct 1837 at the Worcester County Sessions charged with larceny,and found guilty and imprisoned for 6 Months Mike in Droitwich > >> I wondered if it is possible to obtain copies of Worcester trial and gaol >> records, and if so, where from. Gloucestershire has a searchable database >> which tells you which records are available - is there anything similar >> for Worcestershire? >> Any advice much appreciated. >> I am looking to obtain an 1836 Worcester gaol record for George Moorfield, >> Angela >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-WORCESTER-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-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Alan, I know its been mentioned before - so I'm sure you know - Berrow's Worcester Journal from 1810 has been digitalised by the British Library and are probably worth while accessing. I've only experience of Berrows from 1756 - 1790's (range of my collection which I am digitalising) and certainly towards the end of this period crime was well reported so by 1836 you should get some good reports. Best Rgds Richard Heaton -------------------------------------------------- From: "Alan" <spellweaver@tinyworld.co.uk> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 4:14 PM To: <ENG-WORCESTER@rootsweb.com> Subject: [WOR] Fw: Gaol records > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alan > To: eng.worcester@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 1:04 AM > Subject: Gaol records > > > I wondered if it is possible to obtain copies of Worcester trial and gaol > records, and if so, where from. Gloucestershire has a searchable database > which tells you which records are available - is there anything similar > for Worcestershire? > Any advice much appreciated. > I am looking to obtain an 1836 Worcester gaol record for George Moorfield, > Angela > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Angela, AFAIK if he was sentenced at the Assizes you'll be out of luck anywhere, other than to search the local papers for reports. [Berrow's Worcester Journal, or the Worcester Herald.] OTOH, if he was dealt with by the local Quarter Sessions, these have indexed - in manuscript only - available at either the Records Office at County Hall, or the History Centre in the middle of the town. [POSSIBLY both, but I have reservations!] Other problems arise over which Gaol he was in - for there were 2. The City Gaol (fairly near the cathedral, but now long gone) or the County Gaol a little to the North of today's Railway Bridge - and demolished in the 1930s. They held different classes of offender, the City being for minor offences within the boundary. A - very - few "Calendars" of prison inmates are also held at Worcester Records Office. Gus > I wondered if it is possible to obtain copies of Worcester trial and gaol > records, and if so, where from. Gloucestershire has a searchable database > which tells you which records are available - is there anything similar > for Worcestershire? > Any advice much appreciated. > I am looking to obtain an 1836 Worcester gaol record for George Moorfield, > Angela > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

----- Original Message ----- From: Alan To: eng.worcester@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 1:04 AM Subject: Gaol records I wondered if it is possible to obtain copies of Worcester trial and gaol records, and if so, where from. Gloucestershire has a searchable database which tells you which records are available - is there anything similar for Worcestershire? Any advice much appreciated. I am looking to obtain an 1836 Worcester gaol record for George Moorfield, Angela

Hello Velda, The scans have come across perfectly. I'm extremely grateful for the trouble that you have taken, the information will be very helpful. Best wishes and the compliments of the season. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Velda Hampton" <velda@blueyonder.co.uk> To: "Don Tomkinson" <don.tomkinson@lineone.net>; <ENG-WORCESTER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [WOR] OLD SWINFORD PR > Details sent off-list. > > Velda > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Tomkinson > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 11:48 AM > To: ENG-WORCESTER@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WOR] OLD SWINFORD PR > > I would be very grateful if a kind lister with access to the Old Swinford > PR > could help me over a brick wall and look up for me the full details of the > following marriages, which are not on Ancestry or Findmypast for some > reason,

Carolyn: I should have added that it's entirely plausible that someone born in Dudley was christened in Wombourne, particularly if their mother came from there. Best wishes Paul On 11 December 2010 22:55, Carolyn Perkes <cperkes@videotron.ca> wrote: > Dear listers, > > I am trying to determine how I can obtain a copy of the C of E parish > record for the birth/baptism of Thomas Perkes, born 4 Feb 1824, > Dudley, Worcester d. Sep 1898, Liverpool, buried in Toxteth Park > Cemetery, 14 Sep, 1898. Finding his christening record is the key to > confirming all sorts of information available through the beta family > search site which contains a tree for the Perkes/Perks line back to > Old Swinford, 1689. > > This Thomas Perkes was apparently christened 28 March 1824 Wombourne, > Staff. > > A number of helpful people on the Staffordshire list directed to me to > the parish records available at the Wolverhampton site. I could not > find my Thomas there. > > http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/resources/indexes > > I have looked at maps and it seems that Dudley and Wombourne are not > far from each other. > > So, I have two questions: > 1. Is it plausible that someone born in Dudley would have been > christened in Wombourne? > 2. Since I can't devote myself to this full time or get out in a car > to an LDS centre here in Quebec Canada, could any of you refer me to > researchers in Worcester who I would be happy to pay to find the > actual parish birth/christening record for my Thomas Perkes? I have > checked the list of researchers offered by the National Archives but I > don't see anyone with an interest in the West Midlands. > > Many thanks, and best wishes for the holiday season. > > Sincerely, > > Carolyn > (Canada) > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Carolyn: You probably know that Thomas PERKES' baptism is on the IGI for 28 March 1824 at Wombourne. Wombourne was in Staffordshire, not Worcestershire (although Dudley was in Worcestershire, a detached island of that county entirely surrounded by Staffordshire). Thomas's parents are shown on the IGI as Henry PERKES and Elizabeth CARTWRT. It's highly unusual for parish registers in this part of the world to give mother's maiden names at this period, so either Henry and Elizabeth weren't married, or CARTWRT wasn't Elizabeth's surname but her middle name. You'd want to see a copy of the register to check. There are various ways to get a copy - the registers are available at Dudley Record Office, Staffordshire County Record Office, or Lichfield Joint Record Office. You can google any of these and then email or even telephone the Record office, and they'll provide one for a fee. Alternatively you can post your request on the Rootsweb Staffordshire list, and you'll probably find someone to look up trhe information for you. If you're lucky, you may even come across someone who has a microfiche copy of the registers who would send you a copy. Good luck Paul Prescott Scotland On 11 December 2010 22:55, Carolyn Perkes <cperkes@videotron.ca> wrote: > Dear listers, > > I am trying to determine how I can obtain a copy of the C of E parish > record for the birth/baptism of Thomas Perkes, born 4 Feb 1824, > Dudley, Worcester d. Sep 1898, Liverpool, buried in Toxteth Park > Cemetery, 14 Sep, 1898. Finding his christening record is the key to > confirming all sorts of information available through the beta family > search site which contains a tree for the Perkes/Perks line back to > Old Swinford, 1689. > > This Thomas Perkes was apparently christened 28 March 1824 Wombourne, > Staff. > > A number of helpful people on the Staffordshire list directed to me to > the parish records available at the Wolverhampton site. I could not > find my Thomas there. > > http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/resources/indexes > > I have looked at maps and it seems that Dudley and Wombourne are not > far from each other. > > So, I have two questions: > 1. Is it plausible that someone born in Dudley would have been > christened in Wombourne? > 2. Since I can't devote myself to this full time or get out in a car > to an LDS centre here in Quebec Canada, could any of you refer me to > researchers in Worcester who I would be happy to pay to find the > actual parish birth/christening record for my Thomas Perkes? I have > checked the list of researchers offered by the National Archives but I > don't see anyone with an interest in the West Midlands. > > Many thanks, and best wishes for the holiday season. > > Sincerely, > > Carolyn > (Canada) > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Resending to the list. Begin forwarded message: > From: Carolyn Perkes <cperkes@videotron.ca> > Date: December 11, 2010 7:22:25 PM GMT-05:00 > To: Paul Prescott <paulgprescott@googlemail.com> > Subject: Re: [WOR] Thomas PERKES b 1824 Dudley Worc and Perkes in > Old Swinford > > Thanks Paul, > Will start by giving the Dudley Record Office and Staffordshire > Record Office a try via their websites, since that is where Thomas > is said to have been born and christened. I have made inquiries on > the Staffordshire list. > > Yes I am given to understand that Thomas's parents are Henry Perkes > and Elizabeth Cartwright Aston. There is a quite a tree available > via IGI, or family search, and that is because, I surmise, one of > Thomas's siblings was Henry Perkes (1814-1890) who went to Salt Lake > City; a Mormon pioneer and so he, his ancestors and his descendants > are amply documented. > What I have not been able to do so far is document Thomas's birth, > to verify that he is indeed a sibling (Henry and Elizabeth had 12 > children). > My line moved around in Worcester, Staffordshire and Shropshire > (taking into account changing county boundaries) before staying for > a while in Liverpool and then leaving for Canada in 1906-7 (though > some went to the U.S.). > > > Thanks again! > > Carolyn > > On 11-Dec-10, at 6:13 PM, Paul Prescott wrote: > >> Carolyn: >> >> You probably know that Thomas PERKES' baptism is on the IGI for 28 >> March 1824 at Wombourne. Wombourne was in Staffordshire, not >> Worcestershire (although Dudley was in Worcestershire, a detached >> island of that county entirely surrounded by Staffordshire). >> >> Thomas's parents are shown on the IGI as Henry PERKES and Elizabeth >> CARTWRT. It's highly unusual for parish registers in this part of >> the >> world to give mother's maiden names at this period, so either Henry >> and Elizabeth weren't married, or CARTWRT wasn't Elizabeth's surname >> but her middle name. You'd want to see a copy of the register to >> check. >> >> There are various ways to get a copy - the registers are available at >> Dudley Record Office, Staffordshire County Record Office, or >> Lichfield >> Joint Record Office. You can google any of these and then email or >> even telephone the Record office, and they'll provide one for a fee. >> >> Alternatively you can post your request on the Rootsweb Staffordshire >> list, and you'll probably find someone to look up trhe information >> for >> you. If you're lucky, you may even come across someone who has a >> microfiche copy of the registers who would send you a copy. >> >> Good luck >> >> Paul Prescott >> Scotland >> >> >> >> >> On 11 December 2010 22:55, Carolyn Perkes <cperkes@videotron.ca> >> wrote: >>> Dear listers, >>> >>> I am trying to determine how I can obtain a copy of the C of E >>> parish >>> record for the birth/baptism of Thomas Perkes, born 4 Feb 1824, >>> Dudley, Worcester d. Sep 1898, Liverpool, buried in Toxteth Park >>> Cemetery, 14 Sep, 1898. Finding his christening record is the key to >>> confirming all sorts of information available through the beta >>> family >>> search site which contains a tree for the Perkes/Perks line back to >>> Old Swinford, 1689. >>> >>> This Thomas Perkes was apparently christened 28 March 1824 >>> Wombourne, >>> Staff. >>> >>> A number of helpful people on the Staffordshire list directed to >>> me to >>> the parish records available at the Wolverhampton site. I could not >>> find my Thomas there. >>> >>> http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/resources/indexes >>> >>> I have looked at maps and it seems that Dudley and Wombourne are not >>> far from each other. >>> >>> So, I have two questions: >>> 1. Is it plausible that someone born in Dudley would have been >>> christened in Wombourne? >>> 2. Since I can't devote myself to this full time or get out in a car >>> to an LDS centre here in Quebec Canada, could any of you refer me to >>> researchers in Worcester who I would be happy to pay to find the >>> actual parish birth/christening record for my Thomas Perkes? I have >>> checked the list of researchers offered by the National Archives >>> but I >>> don't see anyone with an interest in the West Midlands. >>> >>> Many thanks, and best wishes for the holiday season. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Carolyn >>> (Canada) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >

Hi Folks, Our next branch meeting is open to all Tuesday 14th December at 7.45 p.m. "The Ancestor I would most like to Meet" by our own branch members, doing a series of short presentations. This meeting will take the form of our Christmas Social -- come along and enjoy!! ------------------ This event will take place at Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove. Non-members are welcome. ------------------ -- Mike Yegwart Branch Chairman Bromsgrove BMSGH The Family History Site for Worcestershire, now with a Forum board for your queries. http://www.bromsgrovebmsgh.co.uk/

Dear listers, I am trying to determine how I can obtain a copy of the C of E parish record for the birth/baptism of Thomas Perkes, born 4 Feb 1824, Dudley, Worcester d. Sep 1898, Liverpool, buried in Toxteth Park Cemetery, 14 Sep, 1898. Finding his christening record is the key to confirming all sorts of information available through the beta family search site which contains a tree for the Perkes/Perks line back to Old Swinford, 1689. This Thomas Perkes was apparently christened 28 March 1824 Wombourne, Staff. A number of helpful people on the Staffordshire list directed to me to the parish records available at the Wolverhampton site. I could not find my Thomas there. http://www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk/resources/indexes I have looked at maps and it seems that Dudley and Wombourne are not far from each other. So, I have two questions: 1. Is it plausible that someone born in Dudley would have been christened in Wombourne? 2. Since I can't devote myself to this full time or get out in a car to an LDS centre here in Quebec Canada, could any of you refer me to researchers in Worcester who I would be happy to pay to find the actual parish birth/christening record for my Thomas Perkes? I have checked the list of researchers offered by the National Archives but I don't see anyone with an interest in the West Midlands. Many thanks, and best wishes for the holiday season. Sincerely, Carolyn (Canada)