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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Essex => England => Essex Lookup Requests => Topic started by: icustosi on Saturday 05 March 05 22:41 GMT (UK)
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Hi All,
I am looking for the birth of Ralph Tanner.
He was down as aged six in the 1871 Census.
I hope to confirm that his mother is Elizabeth Tanner and maybe there is mention of a father. Sometimes one can get lucky.
Thanks
Val
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Sorry - no baptism of a Ralph Tanner at Great Saling c1865
Neve
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Thanks Neve,
I looked in BMD records too and have not found him yet.
Is it possible being illegitimate that he just was not registered ?
Thanks
Val
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I am looking for the baptism of William Claydon in Great Saling - census records have listed his birth as either 1791 or 1796.
Thanks in advance,
Michelle
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Hi
There is an Essex baptism index you could request a look up from (Neve has not posted again on Rootschat since 2005)
http://www.sturnidae.com/Essex/Baptisms.htm
Regards
Valda
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Thank you.
Michelle
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Hi Mitch2,
The Gt Saling PRs covering the period you are looking at are online in the SEAX system, just go to the SEAX site, click on Essex Ancestors located on the right hand side, follow the simple instructions and off you go
Regards.
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Hi
Are you sure? When registers are online in the Seax catalogue they state
Digital images. Microfiche (1)
St James the Great, Great Saling baptisms in th Seax catalogue just state
Microfiche (2)
No digital images?
http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/displayParishContents.asp
Regards
Valda
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Hi Valda,
You are absolutely right, the Gt Saling PRs are not online a fact which came as a great shock to me, I was so sure I had searched them sometime online, perhaps my mind is playing tricks.
Mitch2, very sorry for that false information :-[ :-[.
I will be sending an email to the ERO to find out why they are not online I will also check if at any time they were online. In the mean time I'll check through some of my notebooks to see when I have searched the Gt Saling PRs, the dates will tell if I searched on or off line because I know the dates of my visits to the UK and the ERO.
I will in future not rely on memory in similar situations, usually if I see a request for something dated around the late 1700s or later still I make a point of going on the SEAX site to ascertain if the date is covered by online PRs, another lesson well learnt!
Regards.
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Hi
In fairness to Essex Record Office they are gradually digitalising the hundreds of parish registers they hold - its a very big county and this takes time and cash. They have started with the earliest registers and seem to be working their way through so for most registers they haven't yet reached the late C18th. The fact they are doing this and placing the registers online for free puts them way ahead of most record offices who haven't done deals with subscription websites.
Regards
Valda
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Hi Valda,
I agree with your comments entirely, I have nothing but admiration for the ERO and staff. Since coming to Australia I've made around 11 trips back to the UK and of course each time have visited the ERO, in all those times I have never failed to be impressed by their help and courtesy, they really are a great bunch of people.
The ERO certainly lead the way with their thinking, people like myself who cannot access the ERO easily really appreciate having PRs online, the fact that it is also free to access them is the icing on the cake
By the way a couple or more months ago I was advised by one of the staff that they hoped to have the latter year PRs online in around a year's time.
Regards.
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Hi
That will be very good news for the Essex board and lookups as there are always more requests than volunteers.
Regards
Valda