On 27/03/2010 16:00, Edith Talbot wrote: > Thomas Whitfield Dec quarter 1826 all saints church Edith Where does this "Dec Quarter" come from? We see it in birth, marriage and death indexes, of course, but these only began on 1st July 1837 and your reference is from 1826. So where does it come from? Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer