This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FORBES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EEX.2ACIB/793.1 Message Board Post: Hi Michael, I found this entry ou the our English Free BMD's You can obtain a Birth Certificate from our PRO at the cost of £6.50p for the certificate and £4.50 for the search. but if you give then the information below the I think the search costs will be about £2.00p I hope this is of some help. Jeanette Shermer nee FORBES . in Cambridgeshire England, But a Londoner by birth. Forbes Catharine Born: June quarter 1849 Place: Whitby, Vol: 24 Page 648 WHITBY, YORKSHIRE. Created 1st July 1837. Sub-districts : Egton; Lythe; Whitby. GRO volumes : XXIV (1837-51); 9d (1852-1930). Aislaby, Barnby, Borrowby, Egton, Ellerby, Eskdaleside, Fylingdales, Glaisdale, Goathland, Hawsker with Stainsacre, Helredale, Hinderwell, Hutton Mulgrave, Lythe, Mickleby, Newholme with Dunsley, Newton Mulgrave, Roxby, Ruswarp, Sneaton, Ugglebarnby, Ugthorpe, Whitby. Registers now in North Yorkshire district.

Do you have Catharine's parents names? Your Catharine is spelled the old Scots way. In fact, my middle name was spelled that way. Irene Esson, Canada jan.shermer@ntlworld.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: FORBES > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EEX.2ACIB/793.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Michael, > I found this entry ou the our English Free BMD's > You can obtain a Birth Certificate from our PRO at the cost of £6.50p for > the certificate and £4.50 for the search. but if you give then the > information below the I think the search costs will be about £2.00p > I hope this is of some help. > Jeanette Shermer nee FORBES > . > in Cambridgeshire England, But a Londoner by birth. > > Forbes Catharine Born: June quarter 1849 Place: Whitby, Vol: 24 > Page > 648 > > WHITBY, YORKSHIRE. > > Created 1st July 1837. > Sub-districts : Egton; Lythe; Whitby. > GRO volumes : XXIV (1837-51); 9d (1852-1930). > Aislaby, Barnby, Borrowby, Egton, Ellerby, Eskdaleside, Fylingdales, > Glaisdale, Goathland, Hawsker with Stainsacre, Helredale, Hinderwell, > Hutton > Mulgrave, Lythe, Mickleby, Newholme with Dunsley, Newton Mulgrave, Roxby, > Ruswarp, Sneaton, Ugglebarnby, Ugthorpe, Whitby. > Registers now in North Yorkshire district. > > ==== FORBES Mailing List ==== > *************FORBES-L Mailing List**************** > All material published on this list is copyrighted 2002 by the author. No reproduction in whole or in part is permitted without the author's written consent. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237