Burnt WW1 records

[PK2]

Leonie

Have added to my original post, hope it is clear as you probably know the LDS searches are somewhat convoluted, but the more you do the more find out just how much stuff they hold, but you need a Centre near to you.

Good luck,
Pat

[mrnoble]

Phil
thank you so much - I have been searching for this sort of info for ages - where did you find it, from the LDS records?
Michael

[mrnoble]

Hi Leonie
My Nobles are all in London. My Stobbs however are almost all in South Shields - in fact I think I am related to half the population of South Shields! However, I cant really get back beyond John Stobbs b 1817 but in Manchester - all the rest were born in South Shields.
Michael

[LoneyBones]

Tanfield is only about 25 miles from South Shields, Michael, but a long way from Manchester.  Keep looking.
Unfortunately Phil, we no longer have an LDS center in our area.

[Redroger]

Regarding the burnt records, I understand that everything which survived is now available. However, there is one thing puzzling me; I am researching a fairly rare surname Luffman, and find that some Luffman records have survived but not others. Does anyone know how the records were filed prior to their destruction; i.e. were they in regimental and name order, or just in name order? Knowing this could make the searches easier.

[forester]

mrnoble,

The info has been gleaned from various sources over the years, including threads on the Great War Forum and extracting casualties with similar numbers from CWGC and SDGW.

For some inexplicable reason, I just have an interest in the Territorial RFA.

Despite there being an LDS Centre a couple of miles away from me, I have never used it, although I use Family Search for the IGI etc frequently.

Phil