I am very confused about several records missing from the IGI for Bradford, even though my Phillimore Atlas and Index implies that all the Parish Church has been photographed. I thought at first it was just my BREAR family, as I was missing Thomas BREAR (b1788), his marriage to Martha (abt 1809) and the birth of his son David (1818) and most of his other children too. However I am now unable to find the birth of Mary HAIGH who died in 1898 age 77 (= birth 1821). All seem certainly to have been born in Bradford, probably in Manningham. Am I just unlucky? Is there something I don't know? Can anybody help? Regards Margaret Switzerland

In article <00c501c3461a$eb9cc640$3e9d5c8b@citac.net>, Mark Elliott <rmelliott@btinternet.com> wrote: > I am very confused about several records missing from the IGI for > Bradford, even though my Phillimore Atlas and Index implies that all > the Parish Church has been photographed. > I thought at first it was just my BREAR family, as I was missing Thomas > BREAR (b1788), his marriage to Martha (abt 1809) and the birth of his > son David (1818) and most of his other children too. However I am now > unable to find the birth of Mary HAIGH who died in 1898 age 77 (= birth > 1821). All seem certainly to have been born in Bradford, probably in > Manningham. > Am I just unlucky? Is there something I don't know? Can anybody > help? > Regards > Margaret > Switzerland Hello Margaret There were (and are) lots of other churches in and near Bradford besides the Parish Church, and some of the many non Church of England churches and chapels are not included in the IGI. However IGI FamilySearch lists the christening of a Mary HAIGH at Bradford Parish Church on 25 Dec 1821 with father John HAIGH and mother Sarah. Could this be your Mary ? Robin -- Robin Illingworth, Leeds (illingworthr@argonet.co.uk) -----------------------------------------------------