> > I have one clue, and one only, to an ancestor's place of origin in > > Europe: he claimed he was naming his successive plantations for his > > home town. > > > > Unfortunately, the baptismal records in that home town (and the 8 > > parishes surrounding it) fail to include his surname. > > Someone help me out -- If he didn't come from where he said he came > > from, and where everyone who met him said he was from, where's the > > first place I should look next? > > > > Cheryl Singhals > > It would help if you would mention the country of origin, and > specific town. A lot of countries have more than one town with the > same name. Plus someone on the list may be familiar with the > geographic area and be able to provide some insights based on that. > > kql <[email protected]> I'm sorry, but I truly do not see why the methodology would change country-dependent. The name of the specific references, yes, but surely not the _methodology_? Cheryl singhals <[email protected]>

singhals wrote: >snip > > I'm sorry, but I truly do not see why the methodology would change > country-dependent. The name of the specific references, yes, but > surely not the _methodology_? Cheryl you are asking how to find the birth/baptism record of an unknown person in an unknown county. YES, the answer to your question is probably county specific and even name specific. None of your queries ever give names, date or places and people are always asking for them to try to give you an answer. All I can think of your not wanting to give more information is that you are searching for heirs and are afraid that a subscriber will try to highjack your search. I have given up even trying to answer your questions. [ Everybody, do be patient with each other. Cheryl's been around here for a very long time and has a reason for what she's doing, but everyone else does have a point that it's hard to really bite into a problem without a fair amount of detail. - Mod ] bob gillis bob gillis <[email protected]>