Hi All, Cor!! you should have seen that go straight over my head. As a novice at computers, can someone tell me what site the IGI's are on, and what to do when I get there??? Plain English please, Not that I'm thick, just not computer literate. A very BIG thank you in andvance. Annette.----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina" <tina-ian@netcomuk.co.uk> To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 5:13 PM Subject: Fw: [WSX] Finding Children on IGI > Carole, > > Here are a couple of messages that I kept, including the one from David > Hawgood. > > Tina > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Deborah L. Jeans <dljeans.winscot@nf.sympatico.ca> > To: <WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 10:46 PM > Subject: Re: [WSX] Finding Children on IGI > > A friend of mine put me onto this little trick - switch the father's name > with the mother's name and vise versa. He found two more children listed > for his family using this tip. > > Debbie Jeans, CG(C) > Certified Genealogist (Canada) > St.John's, Newfoundland > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > If your relative was a mariner why not have a look at: > http://www.mariners-l.freeserve.co.uk/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: David Hawgood <David_Hawgood@compuserve.com> > > To: WESSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [WSX] Finding Children on IGI > > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:30:51 -0500 > > > > Joy Hungerford asked about the technique required to squeeze a list of > > children from FamilySearch. Paul Benyon replied with the technique using > > the batch number, which gets out all children if the family in the same > > batch - usually all the children in the same parish. > > > > There is an alternative, which gets children in several parishes. Don't > put > > any names for the child - not even the surname. Put in the surname and > > forename of the father, and the forename of the mother. You can choose a > > country and county, and a range of years. You cannot choose exact > spelling. > > > > As an example, put Michael Cass as name of father, Mary as name of mother, > > British Isles as region. You get 9 matches, with two parishes in Yorkshire > > and one in Lincoln - and it is all one family (and it's mine!). > > > > If you get too many hits it is worth adding the maiden name of the > mother - > > but this loses a lot of genuine matches where the mother's maiden name is > > not in the record. For example, try children of Henry Hawgood and Maria, > > then try children of Henry Hawgood and Maria Pennestone - the first gives > > children from different families in Pembrokeshire and Rutland, the second > > reduces it to the family in Rutland. > > > > regards, > > David Hawgood. > > > pro.gov.uk/leaflets/Ri2118.htm > > > > > > > ==== WESSEX-PLUS Mailing List ==== > If your relative was a mariner why not have a look at: > http://www.mariners-l.freeserve.co.uk/ > >

The IGI (International Genealogical Index) can be searched on line at http://www.familysearch.org/, but for UK users it can be a VERY expensive tool. The IGI can be a very good pointer to where a family may have dwelt, but it has a few drawbacks, that you should be aware: 1) Accuracy is suspect, all extracted records must be checked against the original registers 2) Birth and burial dates are not usually given, burial information never show the age of a person at death. 3) Illegitimate births do not show the name of the father, even if recorded in register 4) Comments and asides (sometimes very useful information) by the parson are not recorded 5) Marriages do not indicate if a person is single, a widow or a widower, when marrying 6) Marriages do not show name of the parish in which the bride or bridegroom were living prior to the marriage 7) Those present at a marriage (witnesses) are not recorded 8) Inscriptions from graveyards are never supplied If you are not living near a CRO (County Record Office), visit the LDS Family History Centre, where parish records can be hired at a reasonable cost, for a short duration. The nearest branch will be found in your telephone directory. regards Adrian