I have a suggestion for Joan Vinall - why not sponsor the Society getting the parish registers for Cossington. The stages are: 1. The would be sponsor tells the Librarian at the SoG that they could be interested in the idea. 2. The Librarian gets a quotation form the local record office or other holder of the master film/fiche assuming it is possible to get film/fiche for the particular parish. 3. The sponsor is told of the cost. 4. Sponsor pays half the cost and the SoG pays the other half. 5. SoG orders the material and advises sponsor when it arrives. 6. Sponsor has 3 months use of the registers either at the SoG or at home. 7. At the end of the 3 months, the registers are available for general use at Charterhouse Buildings. Definitely a win/win situation for both parties. Frank Hardy -----Original Message----- From: Joan Vinall [mailto:jvinall@onetel.com] Sent: 29 December 2005 10:32 To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SoG] 1841 and 1851 online census services I thought I would let this list know how useful my 72 hour access to Britishorigins has been over this holiday period. A 20 year 'brick wall' now has a door, thanks to Britishorgins.com. There seems not to be a marriage at the GRO indexes for my Great Grandparents CAROLINE HUNT and CHARLES FLAY. Caroline without fail on later Census gave her birthplace as Bridgwater, Somerset, but I had never tracked her down, except to find that there are at least 3 Caroline HUNT, all aged 14 or 15 on the 1851 Census. 1861 has Caroline and Charles FLAY married and living at home with Father-in-Law Thomas FLAY in Frog Lane, Calne, Wiltshire. I have a Disk from Archived CD books of 1841 Bridgewater, but after a painstaking search with no index failed to find any suitable HUNT family. Therefore access to 1841 was quite exciting as I found her aged 4. That Census was taken on June 6, 1841, which means she was 4 years old before June of that year, so probably born before the first Registration in 1837, but I am very grateful for this progress after many frustrating years. I will now have to find some way of consulting the Parish Registers of COSSINGTON. Joan Vinall 3839 in Berkshire also researching VINALL in London and Sussex BOSWELL in Oxfordshire and Surrey.

Frank, Not a bad idea, will look into it. Will contact Taunton and find out if Fiche are available or whatever when I come back from the Lake District after New Year. A safe and Happy New Year to all at Charterhouse Buildings and nationwide. Joan Vinall