ROGER RUSHTON <rogerofgoostrey@btinternet.com> wrote: Hello Roger. I purchased the BVRI several years ago and have found it be very useful at times whilst of obsolutely no help at other times. It covers the years 1530 to 1906 with about 10.4 million births and 1.9 millions marriages; no burials. It can be ordered from The Church of LDS Distribution Centre, 399 Garretts Green Lane, Garretts Green, Birmingham B33 0UH. Item No.50126, price £22.95 inc.VAT. The counties you mention have the following. Sussex 337,818 baptisms. 71,580 marriages. Staffs 421.036 " 128.327 " Gloucs 189,039 " 93,780 " Heref' 190,796 " 32,499 " It is impossible to say whether or not the BVRI is worth purchasing for any one reseacher; you will only know if you use it for a while. In spite of the failures I have had sufficient success with it to have made it a very worthwhile purchase. For Sussex Marriages I would thoroughly recommend the Sussex Marriage Index. Best wishes, Robin I would like comments from other listers on the BVRI CD set, with special regard to the following points: 1. Are they worth purchasing? Do they have any short comings? 2. I have interests in East Sussex, Staffordshire, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. What sort of coverage is there for these counties? What years are covered? Does the BVRI only cover baptisms?. 3. How and where can I purchase them? 4. What is the cost? Thanks in advance. Kind regards Roger Rushton 9885 __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message