Shelley Cameron <dragonlady_123@rogers.com> wrote: > When one finds a birth that gives you the VOl., and Page number, is > their anywhere on the internet that allows you to type the vol.&page > number in so you can see who the parent's are before you > spend money on the certificate? If you are very lucky and look at the entry in the FreeBMD index you may find a "Postem" with the details or a contact for someone who has a copy of the certificate. The existence of a Postem is indicated by an Envelope icon after the Info and Scan (spectacles) icons. The more Postems that are there the more likely it is you will find the details before having to purchase the certificate. So I strongly suggest that everyone who has used FreeBMD and then purchased the certificate adds the additional details to the database as a Postem (for Marriage Certificates there will two entries to add them.) Leaving your contact details on the entries for your ancestors is a good way of alerting potential cousins who are quite likely to be related if they are searching for the same people. Posting the details of any Essex-related certificates to the mailing list is also encouraged. Regards Elmo. -- --Keith Elmo ELDRIDGE Essex-UK-Admin@rootsweb.com --Elmo@aphelia.co.uk --Buxworth, High Peak, Derbyshire, England. --List Administrator of the Essex-UK mailing list

my one and only record, all of my direct ancestral line either lived and died before registration started, or removed to America before registration started, except for my 4x great grandmother. Certified copy of an entry of death registration district: Colchester 1843 Death in the subdistrict of Colchester Second Ward in the County of Essex 123 nineteenth of October 1842 in the Parish of St. Peter Elizabeth Cross Female Eighty Six Years Gentlewoman Decay of Nature James Barrett present during the last Illness Colchester registered Twenty first of October 1842 W. F. Brill(?) Registrar Elizabeth Cross was a Quaker by marriage to Joseph Cross. Joseph predeceased her by 22 years, having died in 1820. James Barrett was a son in law of Elizabeth and Joseph, having married their 9th child, Ann. Elizabeth's death is mentioned in the Friend's Journal. I assume Joseph is, as well, but I haven't been able to access his. Cornelia

Thanks Elmo, I had not realised that was an option. I cannot recall seeing the envelopes but will have a look now. Great idea. Pam in Brisbane Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Elmo Eldridge" <Elmo@aphelia.co.uk> To: <Essex-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [Ess] Details from Certificates If you are very lucky and look at the entry in the FreeBMD index you may find a "Postem" with the details or a contact for someone who has a copy of the certificate. The existence of a Postem is indicated by an Envelope icon after the Info and Scan (spectacles) icons. The more Postems that are there the more likely it is you will find the details before having to purchase the certificate. So I strongly suggest that everyone who has used FreeBMD and then purchased the certificate adds the additional details to the database as a Postem (for Marriage Certificates there will two entries to add them.) Leaving your contact details on the entries for your ancestors is a good way of alerting potential cousins who are quite likely to be related if they are searching for the same people. Posting the details of any Essex-related certificates to the mailing list is also encouraged. Regards Elmo.