John A birth certificate is a source in its own right - the source for the BMD indexes should be something like "Gro Indexes" A better example might be a marriage certificate. The copy you get from the GRO will not be the same as the copy of the same marriage shall we say from Ancestry. Nor will it be the same as a transcript on BMD Registers and possibly different from that on Lancashire OPC. A repository on the other hand is the place that you would go to get a copy of the certificate. This can be your own collection, the record office that holds the original, in the case of BMD indexes possibly the GRO Regards John Hanson Researcher, The Halsted Trust Website - www.halstedresearch.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Firr via Sent: 29 October 2015 09:09 To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [FHU] Repositories I sent a mail yesterday about sources etc and thanks for the prompt response, look forward to the updated v6 manual. I spent last night looking again at the topic and it finally clicked so I now understand the difference between a repository, source and citation. Does anyone have a simple set up for generic repositories? Example is a birth certificate may exist as a paper copy I own. A reference from bmd registers or just a quick find on ancestry. In these three cases would you always put the repository as the general records office? Sorry I know this sounds a daft question but I want to get the referencing right Regards John Firr Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message