Richard Parish registers record baptisms/christenings, weddings and deaths, These registers are kept by individual churches/chapels, though older ones are most likely to be archived - say in Halifax,Wakefield, or York. You'll probably be able to get list of parishes by "googling" the above towns and cities - or they advise you where they are stored etc If you are tracing the above records for the period before 1837 - civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths - then consult IGI - though don't rely on 100% accuracy or 100%. Also be warned that some adult baptisms took place, and not all were baptized ! Can't answer question on local recording of death for soldier in WW1 but "google" may have the answer. Local papers did carry obit notices, but it depended on the relatives taking out an ad/space, though some particular action/battle involving local men often meant there was coverage of the men killed etc There is a special website listing all the WW1 dead*, giving name rank number and unit + date and place of death, and usually the cemetery. * Commonwealth War Graves commission If you visit or get someone to visit the cemetery on your behalf, there is a book of remembrance often giving more details about his family, home address and occupation prior to enlistment Finally you may find Clay & Co listed either in the local library archives or on an historic trades directory - www.historicaldirectories.com Hope you find this is helpful Another Richard ps I haven't listed other websites - you'll find them through the search engines like google -----Original Message----- From: west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:west-riding-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of hogrider1989@comcast.net Sent: 13 August 2007 21:18 To: West Subject: [WRY] Deaths and Baptisims General questions. The first, do the local churches record the baptism and weddings they perform. I ask as if a child was born between census and there is a marriage cert which list a church in which the parents were united in matrimony it is highly probable that any children born from this union will be baptized in that church. Learning of children whom were baptized between census years might also identify those children whom died during childhood. When a serviceman is killed in action, does the government issue a death cert? If so, will the serviceman's local Registration District have a record of this death? Also, during WW I, did the local Halifax papers print an obit when a local boy was KIA? Prior to his enlistment in August 1917, a possible twig on my tree worked for a firm by the name of Clay & Co. Anyone know of this firm? Thanks. Richard ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message