Pat Powell <pat@pcubed.demon.co.uk> wrote: For anyone searching for a possible cremation I would like to point out that this book of remembrance presumably does not contain the names of all those who were cremated there as I have just searched for someone whose cremation I attended and her name is not there. ================== Dear Listers, What Pat says is probably true, but there may also be errors in the spelling of the names of individuals entered in the Book of Remembrance. I already know that my late aunt and uncle, Frank and Alice PENNEY, cremated at Narberth in 1975 and 1976, have entries in the Book of Remembrance. To test the on-line database, I first conducted a search for Alice PENNEY but much to my surprise, received a negative result. I then searched for and found Frank PENNEY. I eventually discovered that my Aunt Alice is entered with a misspelt surname, PENNY. So failure to find an individual could be for one of at least four reasons: 1. He or she was not cremated at Narberth. 2. He or she was cremated at Narberth but does not have an entry in the Book of Remembrance. 3. The entry in the Book of Remembrance is misspelt. 4. The name in the Book of Remembrance was incorrectly transcribed into the search index. Nevertheless, as Pat says, the facility is a useful one. Kind regards, John ---------------------------- John Ball, Ystalyfera, near Swansea, Wales, UK E-mail: wfha@clara.co.uk Homepage: http://home.clara.net/wfha/ Images of Wales: http://home.clara.net/wfha/walespic/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/ GENUKI Breconshire: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.5 - Release Date: 29/03/2005