Hi Paul I would suggest visiting the local archive to Pagham (possibly Chichester), see if its on microfiche and print a copy of the page. I have done that with several of my tree. It if isn't on microfiche the archive should have the original registers. Aylesbury charges for taking photos but its still cheaper than getting a copy from the RD and you are getting a copy of the original parish entry. Rose Norton Bierton 6008 -----Original Message----- From: Paul Prescott via Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 6:29 PM To: GOONS mailing list Subject: [G] Original Sussex parish register Hi: William BANSGROVE married Ann BENNETT at St Thomas a Becket, Pagham, Sussex on 12 February 1813. Family Search has two entries for this marriage, and through their photoduplication service (now sadly discontinued) I have obtained a copy. However what I have is just that - a copy, probably made by the vicar of the time. But what I'd like is a photocopy of the original entry, so that I can compare William's signature with that of a William on another marriage and see if they are one and the same person. So does anyone know, please, how I can get a copy of the original marriage record, complete with original signatures, for Pagham in 1813? Thanks in advance Paul _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Paul As Rose says, the registers are at the West Sussex RO at Chichester. I have found that most record offices are willing to supply a photocopy/printout of an entry on fiche or film by post. If I were you I would write or e-mail them asking whether they will do this and what they charge. If there is more than one register you would need to specify that you want the one with the original signature. You will generally be asked to send them a cheque. Durham RO supplied a copy of an entry in 2011 for £3.00 including postage. Canterbury Cathedral Archives supplied a copy of an entry in 2011 for £7.50, which was £7.00 for 15 minutes time (the minimum) plus 50p for the printout. This included postage. I hope this helps. June Willing Guild of One-Name Studies member no 2117 Willing/Willings One-Name Study http://one-name.org/name_profile/Willing/ Willing/Willings DNA Project http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Willing/ Dominicus One-Name Study http://one-name.org/name_profile/dominicus-2/ On 28 Dec 2014, at 11:17, Rose Norton via wrote: > Hi Paul > > I would suggest visiting the local archive to Pagham (possibly > Chichester), > see if its on microfiche and print a copy of the page. I have done > that with > several of my tree. It if isn't on microfiche the archive should > have the > original registers. Aylesbury charges for taking photos but its still > cheaper than getting a copy from the RD and you are getting a copy > of the > original parish entry. > > Rose Norton > Bierton 6008 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Prescott via > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 6:29 PM > To: GOONS mailing list > Subject: [G] Original Sussex parish register > > Hi: > > William BANSGROVE married Ann BENNETT at St Thomas a Becket, Pagham, > Sussex on 12 February 1813. Family Search has two entries for this > marriage, and through their photoduplication service (now sadly > discontinued) I have obtained a copy. > > However what I have is just that - a copy, probably made by the vicar > of the time. But what I'd like is a photocopy of the original entry, > so that I can compare William's signature with that of a William on > another marriage and see if they are one and the same person. > > So does anyone know, please, how I can get a copy of the original > marriage record, complete with original signatures, for Pagham in > 1813? > > Thanks in advance > > Paul > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Thanks to Rose and June for their replies. Unfortunately, my location in Scotland (which I neglected to mention) makes a personal visit to Chichester rather unlikely, so I shall either have to contact the record office as June describes or find some kind soul who is heading that way. Thanks again, and season's greetings Paul On 28 December 2014 at 11:36, June Willing via <goons@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi Paul > > As Rose says, the registers are at the West Sussex RO at Chichester. > > I have found that most record offices are willing to supply a > photocopy/printout of an entry on fiche or film by post. > > If I were you I would write or e-mail them asking whether they will do > this and what they charge. If there is more than one register you > would need to specify that you want the one with the original > signature. You will generally be asked to send them a cheque. > > Durham RO supplied a copy of an entry in 2011 for £3.00 including > postage. > > Canterbury Cathedral Archives supplied a copy of an entry in 2011 for > £7.50, which was £7.00 for 15 minutes time (the minimum) plus 50p for > the printout. This included postage. > > I hope this helps. > > June Willing > Guild of One-Name Studies member no 2117 > Willing/Willings One-Name Study > http://one-name.org/name_profile/Willing/ > Willing/Willings DNA Project > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Willing/ > Dominicus One-Name Study > http://one-name.org/name_profile/dominicus-2/ > > > > > > On 28 Dec 2014, at 11:17, Rose Norton via wrote: > >> Hi Paul >> >> I would suggest visiting the local archive to Pagham (possibly >> Chichester), >> see if its on microfiche and print a copy of the page. I have done >> that with >> several of my tree. It if isn't on microfiche the archive should >> have the >> original registers. Aylesbury charges for taking photos but its still >> cheaper than getting a copy from the RD and you are getting a copy >> of the >> original parish entry. >> >> Rose Norton >> Bierton 6008 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Prescott via >> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 6:29 PM >> To: GOONS mailing list >> Subject: [G] Original Sussex parish register >> >> Hi: >> >> William BANSGROVE married Ann BENNETT at St Thomas a Becket, Pagham, >> Sussex on 12 February 1813. Family Search has two entries for this >> marriage, and through their photoduplication service (now sadly >> discontinued) I have obtained a copy. >> >> However what I have is just that - a copy, probably made by the vicar >> of the time. But what I'd like is a photocopy of the original entry, >> so that I can compare William's signature with that of a William on >> another marriage and see if they are one and the same person. >> >> So does anyone know, please, how I can get a copy of the original >> marriage record, complete with original signatures, for Pagham in >> 1813? >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Paul >> _____________________________________________ >> >> RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message