I wondered aloud about this lack of coverage (Essex on the IGI) when I was home last and visiting the ERO and was told rather curtly that the Bishop didn't like the "idea" or more precisely "whose" idea it was and wouldn't allow it. It's really quite unfortunate because it would have saved them a bunch of money.... Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Campbell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [Ess] Essex records at the LDS which are NOT in the IGI > Regarding the 70 % of parishes which Lawrence advises are not on the IGI > and > for anyone on the this list who's ancestor's parish is not on the IGI, I > suggest you first check out the LDS library online for a place name > search, > you may just be surprised to discover the LDS have a particular parish's > records on film or in document form. Only with a few exceptions apparently > Hertfordshire was one, most counties' parishes have not been indexed by > the > LDS to their IGI both old or later versions. > A classic example was Norfolk where the the IGI is almost totally not > represented yet the LDS have almost 100% of the C of E parishes on film, > and > now via their new website these film can now be browsed and records copied > and printed for FREE online. > For Essex parishes via the LDS library you can order in films if they are > listed, browse them at one of the churches centres NEAR you, and order > excellant photocopies from the LDS copying service which was discussed > earlier on this message list. > It doesn't cost an arm and leg or a sheep station either, > cheers > Bob in Brisbane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "La Greenall" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Ess] To Cornelia re Old IGI. > > >>I remember some years ago doing a comparison on Essex and Hertfordshire >> regarding IGI coverage. >> >> I compiled an exhaustive list of all (CofE) parishes in both counties >> and found that the IGI covered about 90% of Herts parishes and about 30% >> of Essex ones. >> >> I forget exactly what periods I looked at; probably all from c.1530 to >> 1837. >> >> Lawrence >> >> >> On 15/04/2011 23:02, geejay wrote: >>> >>> ORIGINAL MESSAGE.. >>> it is said that many of the parish records for Essex are not in the >>> IGI. those tend to be my ancestor's records. in fact, those tend to >>> be a lot of people's ancestor's records. if we knew what the batch >>> and film number was, we'd be able to trace our ancestry, but we can't >>> because someone either didn't think that the specific church record >>> should be in the IGI, or because at some point during an upgrade, >>> FamilySearch dropped a number of records off the site-I can mention >>> at least 5 records, but no-one (especially familysearch) will believe >>> me because they aren't there anymore. perfect catch 22. >>> >>> Cornelia >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> I have found this problem, often. >>> I work as a volunteer librarian at my local LDS FHC and we still have >>> the older IGI on Cd's and also the extra old IGI on fiche. There are >>> many >>> entries missing from both files on the newer IGI on familysearch. >>> If you'd like to send me your list that you can't find, I will have a >>> look for you next time I'm there. >>> my email is [email protected] >>> Yours in Genealogy, >>> Jan, >>> in sunny QLD, Australia >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I was told the same story and also that a lot of churches in Essex were bombed during WW2 so some records were lost. Pam in Brisbane Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "sylvia" <[email protected]> To: "Robert Campbell" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [Ess] Essex records at the LDS which are NOT in the IGI I wondered aloud about this lack of coverage (Essex on the IGI) when I was home last and visiting the ERO and was told rather curtly that the Bishop didn't like the "idea" or more precisely "whose" idea it was and wouldn't allow it. It's really quite unfortunate because it would have saved them a bunch of money.... Sylvia >snip>