On 8 Nov 2009 at 21:34, The Quineys wrote: > Evening all! > > I have another branch with roots in KILDWICK. I have the very good > Dovelands CD (now Craven Indexes, I believe) but I'm being greedy and > would love microfiches of the originals if they can be purchased. > > Does anyone know if they are available? If so, from whom? > > Many thanks > Heather > Very simple. The Kildwick registers from 1575 to 1789 have been published on both microfiche and CD by the Yorkshire Parish Register Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society in Leeds. See: http://www.yorkshireparishregisters.com/publications.htm -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Wonderful! Thanks, Roy Do you know if they are scans of the originals or transcripts? Regards Heather Roy Stockdill wrote: > Very simple. > The Kildwick registers from 1575 to 1789 have been published on both microfiche and > CD by the Yorkshire Parish Register Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society > in Leeds. > > See: http://www.yorkshireparishregisters.com/publications.htm > > -- > Roy Stockdill >

Hello Heather The Parish Register Section of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society have been transcribing parish registers for 110 years, since 1899. Yes, they are all transcriptions and mostly very accurate. They are done by volunteers who take great pride in their work. Over 170 volumes have now been transcribed, but this is only a small proportion of what is actually available for Yorkshire. The number of parishes in the whole of Yorkshire is, I believe, 682, therefore there is still a lot of work for the Section to do!!! They welcome volunteers who can read old and sometimes very faded handwriting, and who have time to visit the archives, where the registers are held, to transcribe them there. Most registers have been transcribed up to either 1812 or 1837, these cut-off dates being chosen as the dates when major changes were made. In 1812, the format of parish registers was revised, so that all churches used the same printed books, and 1837 was chosen as the start of civil registration, when there is not quite so much need to refer to the registers. I hope this helps Regards Janice Wood