Hi Deb, I'm sorry to hear about the problems you've had with the GRO. If you can find the parish records, you may find the entire family listed. You didn't say which area of Canada you live in; however, here's a list of all Family History Centers in Canada.... http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Here's the main website for the Family History Center and provides great information for getting started.... http://www.familysearch.org/ This is the link to the catalog of rental films.... http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp An index to various resources. Be sure to check each letter of the alphabet... http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rhelps.asp ....and finally, here's the form for finding information on your ancestors.... http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp Best of luck!! Please let me know if I can help you further. Peace and Gentle Sunsets, ~~~Pam Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deb Forsyth-Petrov" <tanner1@sympatico.ca> To: "Pam" <pamb@efn.org> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [RossGen] OPR question > Hi Pam, > > I have the same problem at Wilmer. Unfortunately, I paid about $60 Canadian to the > GRO (Scotland's people website) in Scotland to get a very similar record as Wilmer. > John Smith married Jane Doe at X on date T. Nothing more. I felt as I had been a > bit 'ripped off'. > What is the Family History Centre and where is it? > Is there anywhere in Canada that you can think of that might have copies of the actual > parish registers? > Many thanks for your help and time. Deb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam" <pamb@efn.org> > To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: [RossGen] OPR question > >> Hi Wilmer, >> Since you know the parish where the marriage took place, you might want to check >> the parish registers. Many of the parish registers have been photo-copied and are >> available from various sources such as the Family History Center, and of course, >> other sources. Best of luck! >> ~~~Pam >> Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2005 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Wilmer Fawcett" <fawcettw@shaw.ca> >> To: <ROSSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 11:22 AM >> Subject: [RossGen] OPR question >> >>>I have an image copy of the marriage entry in the OPR of my Fraser ancestors >>> from the GRO. It is a simple statement of their marriage, no parents or >>> witnesses named. Does anyone have any suggestions how to trace back from >>> this entry to verify the parents of the married couple? >>> The image reads: >>> OPR/ Parish Rosskeen/ County Ross/ Proclamations of Banns & Marriages/ dated 9.8.16 >>> (Aug 9 1816) >>> Fraser & Munro/ James Fraser wright Parish of Nigg & Catharine Munro were >>> married on the 9th day of August ~~~~~