Can anyone help with the correct name of my Gr Gr Gr Grandmother Mercy Park or Parker BORN: Abt.1771 Martryr Worthy Hampshire England. MARRIED: Charles White 18 October 1790 in Martryr Worthy Hampshire England. Died: 5 November 1828. Several contributors to Ancestry have Mercy's maiden name as Park, while others have her name as Parker. This makes things quite difficult to follow up as both are quite common names. IGI Searches in both names reveal the identical information including the dates listed above, so I am in quite a quandary. Rick

Hi Rick, When looking at IGI records on familysearch, you need to distinguish between submitted records and extracted records. Submitted records are ones that have been submitted by other researchers. These are not checked by LDS and are quite often inaccurate. Extracted records are those that have been uploaded by LDS from parish records and these can be viewed on microfilm/fiche at your local Family History Centre. All of the entries for Mercy Park appear to have been "submitted" and cannot therefore be substantiated. There is one entry for Mercy Parker which is an extracted record and therefore more reliable. It states that she was the daughter of Isaac and Mercy Parker and she was christened 3 Sept 1769 at Stoke Charity in Hampshire. Whether this is your relation or not I cannot say, but out of all the entries listed I would think it is the most likely Lynda > Can anyone help with the correct name of my Gr Gr Gr Grandmother Mercy Park > or Parker > > BORN: Abt.1771 Martryr Worthy Hampshire England. > > MARRIED: Charles White 18 October 1790 in Martryr Worthy Hampshire England. > > Died: 5 November 1828. > > Several contributors to Ancestry have Mercy's maiden name as Park, while > others have her name as Parker. > This makes things quite difficult to follow up as both are quite common > names. > IGI Searches in both names reveal the identical information including the dates listed above, so I am in quite a > quandary. > > Rick > _________________________________________________________________ Chat to your friends for free on selected mobiles http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/174426567/direct/01/

Rick, According to the Hampshire marriage index her name was Parker. I should also have said the date you have is correct. Regards Peter Subject: [HAM] PARK or PARKER Can anyone help with the correct name of my Gr Gr Gr Grandmother Mercy Park or Parker BORN: Abt.1771 Martryr Worthy Hampshire England. MARRIED: Charles White 18 October 1790 in Martryr Worthy Hampshire England. Died: 5 November 1828. Several contributors to Ancestry have Mercy's maiden name as Park, while others have her name as Parker. This makes things quite difficult to follow up as both are quite common names. IGI Searches in both names reveal the identical information including the dates listed above, so I am in quite a quandary. Rick