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UmmMerlin

UmmMerlin Report 10 Mar 2015 22:01

Hi again,

Just wondering, I'm looking for information pre 1831 - do the records on this site go back further than this, or are the dates limited, unlike other genealogy sites?

Thanks,

Steph

Researching:
Upstone/Waterton/Cook - Hampshire/Kent Roberts/Burgess/Glasspool - Hampshire

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 10 Mar 2015 22:08

They have a selection of Parish Registers and lots of newspapers which are pre 1831.

If you look on Search, above, you can see whether there are any for your particular area of research.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 10 Mar 2015 22:22

if you use the free Mormon website you'll find it goes way way back

www.familysearch.org

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 11 Mar 2015 09:22

Hardly anyone who uses GR does so for the records..............only for the help given by other members.

Those who give the help certainly use other sites.

You can always ask for assistance if you are having problems

Researching:
To add feedback, use the white box below, headed 'ADD YOUR REPLY'. Do NOT, please, click on my name unless asked to do so. Do NOT use 'marked as answered' unless your query has been FULLY resolved It is NOT there to indicate that you have sent a message to anyone who posts on the thread, or that you have posted a response on the thread

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Mar 2015 04:24

if you are looking for baptisms, marriages or burials, see if there are Online Parish Records for the county of interest.


Some counties, eg Lancashire, had excellent OPC records


try this site to find out if your county or counties are covered


http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/online_parish_clerk


google the town or village that you are interested in, some of them have records online



but GR is not good for old records.



as Jacqueline said, most of us who help on here do not use GR records ourselves.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Graham

Graham Report 14 Mar 2015 08:46

Prior to 1837 you're relying on parish records. Whether or not the records you're looking for are online yet depends on the parish you're interested in. Most of the transcriptions are being done by volunteers working at their own pace.