Michael - your not quite right on Birth and death certificates as they can only be obtained from the GRO or the local registrars. What you see in Parish records are Christening/baptismal and Burial records which are not Birth or death certificates. A baptism record will give the parents names and SURNAME but not necessarily the mothers maiden name. It gives the date of the christening which can be any time after birth. It may give a street name but most early ones just give the town/village. a fathers occupation is normally given. whereas a birth cert will give the date of birth, where the birth took place and the mothers maiden name for a married woman. A Burial record in the parish register gives a date of the Burial, but not always a date of death. It does not give the cause of death. It may give the location of the grave within the cemetery if you are extremely lucky. The death certificate gives the date of death and the cause of the death plus the age of the deceased. It gives no detail of when or where the burial took place. others will expand on this detail I am sure Steve gives the On 27/03/12 20:12, Michael Wright wrote: > This is a general question, and may be a bit much to handle by one person. Just wondering what sources we have to gather information from, and what the best way to find those sources is. I already know about some sources; but I'm not sure where I can get info on them. > > Birth Certificates: Parish records (though I guess I don't always know where they can be searched) > Marriage Certificates: Parish records again > Death Certificates: Parish records (who would have records of obituaries? And when did they start keeping them?) > Census records: Many genealogical sites can search these (FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com) > Wills: Not sure where to find these really. > > What other sources are out there? And where can I search or find them? > > Thanks. > > Michael Wright > 801-773-7680 (H) > 801-390-0960 (C) > rahmuss@hotmail.com > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Steve, Do you know if a death certificate would include a maiden name? The death was in 1837, in Onecote. Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) rahmuss@hotmail.com > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:08:05 +0100 > From: steve.stutcinskas@sky.com > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Sources > > Michael - your not quite right on Birth and death certificates as they > can only be obtained from the GRO or the local registrars. > > What you see in Parish records are Christening/baptismal and Burial > records which are not Birth or death certificates. > > A baptism record will give the parents names and SURNAME but not > necessarily the mothers maiden name. It gives the date of the > christening which can be any time after birth. It may give a street name > but most early ones just give the town/village. a fathers occupation is > normally given. > whereas a birth cert will give the date of birth, where the birth took > place and the mothers maiden name for a married woman. > > A Burial record in the parish register gives a date of the Burial, but > not always a date of death. It does not give the cause of death. It may > give the location of the grave within the cemetery if you are extremely > lucky. > The death certificate gives the date of death and the cause of the death > plus the age of the deceased. > It gives no detail of when or where the burial took place. > > others will expand on this detail I am sure > > Steve > > > gives the > On 27/03/12 20:12, Michael Wright wrote: > > This is a general question, and may be a bit much to handle by one person. Just wondering what sources we have to gather information from, and what the best way to find those sources is. I already know about some sources; but I'm not sure where I can get info on them. > > > > Birth Certificates: Parish records (though I guess I don't always know where they can be searched) > > Marriage Certificates: Parish records again > > Death Certificates: Parish records (who would have records of obituaries? And when did they start keeping them?) > > Census records: Many genealogical sites can search these (FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com) > > Wills: Not sure where to find these really. > > > > What other sources are out there? And where can I search or find them? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Michael Wright > > 801-773-7680 (H) > > 801-390-0960 (C) > > rahmuss@hotmail.com > > > > ****************************** > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > > ------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message