> Subject: [SCT-INV-L] LDS query > Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 18:13:29 +0100 > From: "Alan" <mackenzi@cytanet.com.cy> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com > > Hello all, > > When doing a custom search on the IGI for births of a particular couple, > there are sometimes a great many results, especially for the more popular > names. Is there any easy way to tell if these births are related to the > parents you are searching for. For example, I have sometimes noticed that > the "source call no" is the same for some of the births. > > Any advice/assistance greatly appreciated. > > Alan Mackenzie > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello Alan and All, When using the IGI [LDS' International Genealogical Index], look at the sources and if you see the word "extracted" look at the microfilm number or the call number. If the call numbers match then, odds are they at least came from the same parish record. Then they could be the same family, depending on the familiarity of the names. You could get the film number in the source at any LDS Family History center and look for more clues. You can find more information and the locations of the LDS centers at http://www.familysearch.org If you don't see the word "extracted" then you'll see "submitted by an LDS Member. . ." then you could also see if the source film numbers matched, because usually the LDS submissions are all linked in a pedigree in some way or another. I hope that helps your understanding a little. Good luck, Shanna Jones LDS Family History Consultant St. George, Utah sjones@redrock.net http://www.burgoyne.com/pages/sjones