Thanks, Mike I now get the picture of how the system is intended to be used. I have to say that although I have frequently come across Bishop's transcripts, I have never come across an Archdeacon's Transcript!
All the best Joan On 04/08/2011 23:21, Mike Fry wrote: > On 2011/08/04 23:47, Joan Kemp wrote: > >> Ah - this now makes perfect sense. I think the problem is one of >> completely different backgrounds. In the UK, we don't really have >> collected records like this. We just have parish registers& the GRO >> indices from 1837. > Not strictly true :-) > > For certificates, there are those issued by the GRO at Southport. There are > also > certificates issued by local Register Offices. Some are modern transcriptions. > Some are facsimiles. > > Parish Registers also fall into 3 categories: Parish Registers, Archdeacons > Transcripts and Bishops Transcripts. > > Ron??? Time for to chime in :-) > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
