Hi Robyn For a basic breakdown of information to be found in Parish Registers, with examples see http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/registers/home.htm Pre Civil registration is where it starts to get really interesting You might like to have a look at the free online classes on familysearch http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp (lower half of the screen under Family History Library) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Gus, can you tell us, and maybe others, what on earth WAS on a wedding > certificate before 1837. With so many people having the same names, how > did > one differentiate between John Small of Blogs Street who married Mary > Dunnnowho, and John Small of Jones Street who also married a Mary, both in > the same district....how would you ever find YOUR John or for that matter, > your Mary? > Robyn, Qld. Oz.

Thank you for details of info on certificates....to be honest I am still trying to find the 'brickworks' my 'family' owned in Staffordshire....well they worked in a cement works! That is close enough.....not to mention the one who 'married a DUKE!' - well he was, a Mr Duke and then there was the one who married a 'CAPTAIN' - well he was, a Salvation Army Captain.....all genealogy is interesting isn't it? Sad about the Duke and Captain though. All the best. Robyn, Qld. Oz. On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Robyn > > For a basic breakdown of information to be found in Parish Registers, with > examples see > http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/registers/home.htm > > Pre Civil registration is where it starts to get really interesting > > You might like to have a look at the free online classes on familysearch > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp > > (lower half of the screen under Family History Library) > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > Gus, can you tell us, and maybe others, what on earth WAS on a wedding > > certificate before 1837. With so many people having the same names, how > > did > > one differentiate between John Small of Blogs Street who married Mary > > Dunnnowho, and John Small of Jones Street who also married a Mary, both > in > > the same district....how would you ever find YOUR John or for that > matter, > > your Mary? > > Robyn, Qld. Oz. > > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Robyn Freney-Shaw Manager/Co-Ordinator Spiritus Soup Kitchen Toowoomba.

WOW...read all the info on old registers....can't even understand the writing myself and the latter day saints self tutorial is absolutely wonderful.....thanks for that. Robyn. On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Robyn > > For a basic breakdown of information to be found in Parish Registers, with > examples see > http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/registers/home.htm > > Pre Civil registration is where it starts to get really interesting > > You might like to have a look at the free online classes on familysearch > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp > > (lower half of the screen under Family History Library) > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > Gus, can you tell us, and maybe others, what on earth WAS on a wedding > > certificate before 1837. With so many people having the same names, how > > did > > one differentiate between John Small of Blogs Street who married Mary > > Dunnnowho, and John Small of Jones Street who also married a Mary, both > in > > the same district....how would you ever find YOUR John or for that > matter, > > your Mary? > > Robyn, Qld. Oz. > > List archives are at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Robyn Freney-Shaw Manager/Co-Ordinator Spiritus Soup Kitchen Toowoomba.