Hi, Thanks for your help. I couldn't find him either. Lynne. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Knightroots@aol.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:02 PM Subject: [Ham] McCALPEN birth at Portsea > > Hello Lynne > birth registration wasn't compulsory until 1837 and also have just checked > on www.familysearch.org on the IGI for Andrew McCALPEN christening in 1776 and > nothing there under batch no 062612 for the years 1774-1804 for St Mary's > Portsea. > Sorry it's not a positive response Linda and Tony > > I would like to be able to find a birth for Andrew McCalpen thought to have > been christened in st.Mary's Portsea in 1776. > where would St.Mary's records be so that I can confirm this please. > > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > If all our ancestors were in a tree what a BIG tree -house that would be! >