On 27/08/2013 19:02, Adrian Gray wrote: >> 11. Re: Quarter years (Renia) >> >> >> As I said, different rules for different areas at different times. Late >> 18th century Yorkshire, for example, for a short period, gives the birth >> date, baptism date, parents' names, mother's maiden name, and name of >> grandparents! >> >> >> > That sounds to me like a so-called "Dade Register" - see here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_register > > These genealogists dreams are largely confirmed to the North of England, > though not exclusively - at least one Essex parish had one, though I cannot > remember which parish. Thanks. I couldn't remember what it was called and didn't have time to look it up!