I am trying to find the marriage of James Bird to Rebecca ? before 1691 please. The marriage did not take place in Clackclose hundred, it could be in one of the southern parishes of freebridge lynn hundred. Karen

You are entering the period where parish registers may have been lost for various reasons. I would suggest identifying the parishes you are interested in, possibly in a priority order of doing the work, and then identifying based on the NRO list whether the parish register exists for that parish for the period you are interested in. http://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/view/NCC098323 If the parish register exists, then you can check whether Freereg has transcribed it here: http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/nfk/frontpage.shtml If not you will have to find other sources, possbly familysearch, possibly NNGS, possibly a visit to the NRO personally. If the register does not exist for a parish, you will have to search for other sources e.g. wills, deeds, manorial records etc. If you get to that point I suggest reading one of the specialist books on the subject. Remember also there is a chance the marriage may never have existed. regards Keith Drage Swindon UK On 20/03/2014 11:14, Karen Hodges wrote: > I am trying to find the marriage of James Bird to Rebecca ? before 1691 > please. > The marriage did not take place in Clackclose hundred, it could be in one > of the southern parishes of freebridge lynn hundred. > > Karen > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > . >

Thanks Keith. What is NNGS? kAREN On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Keith Drage <[email protected]> wrote: > You are entering the period where parish registers may have been lost > for various reasons. > > I would suggest identifying the parishes you are interested in, possibly > in a priority order of doing the work, and then identifying based on the > NRO list whether the parish register exists for that parish for the > period you are interested in. > > http://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/view/NCC098323 > > If the parish register exists, then you can check whether Freereg has > transcribed it here: > > http://www.freereg.org.uk/parishes/nfk/frontpage.shtml > > If not you will have to find other sources, possbly familysearch, > possibly NNGS, possibly a visit to the NRO personally. > > If the register does not exist for a parish, you will have to search for > other sources e.g. wills, deeds, manorial records etc. If you get to > that point I suggest reading one of the specialist books on the subject. > > Remember also there is a chance the marriage may never have existed. > > regards > > Keith Drage > Swindon UK > > On 20/03/2014 11:14, Karen Hodges wrote: > > I am trying to find the marriage of James Bird to Rebecca ? before 1691 > > please. > > The marriage did not take place in Clackclose hundred, it could be in one > > of the southern parishes of freebridge lynn hundred. > > > > Karen > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > . > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >