Latter Day Saints genealogy

[ladixonaustralia]

Hi all
I might be stating the obvious here, but I have previously (for a very small fee) ordered via the IGI their microfilm copies of parish registers in order to check the original entries - you need to find a LDS Family History Centre near wherre you live or which you can get to, then you order the films to come from Utah to be posted to that Centre. They usually phone you when the films arrive and you get about 8 weeks to go and look at them. They seem to post to anywhere in the world. I think they have recently moved to an online booking/order system.

[aghadowey]

The LDS has also extracted a large group of records for Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland listed as County Cork (think there's a Ballymoney there also and looks like they ticked the wrong choice from a drop-down menu when inputting the data). So, mistakes do happen.

Years ago I rang a priest about details from baptismal register. The records had been indexed and he kindly gave me the details on the family over the phone but the eldest child wasn't listed. Since I had his name and knew the approximate birthdate he rechecked the information. Mother's maiden name was Hunter but the eldest child's record gave her name as Hawk. Obviously the person filling in the register got a bit confused!

[Hampshire Lass]

Is there any mention of her place of origin on her marriage certificate?

Are there any clues in the names of the parents in the Chatham Kent birth/baptism?

Does she have any siblings you can trace - either in Kent or Durham? Did she move to Durham with her family - perhaps father got a mining job/seafaring job? Sometimes siblings followed each other to different areas of the country for work etc.

Have you looked for all records on the Familysearch Pilot site where you may be able see images of the original BT's (depending on coverage/dates etc)?

Thanks Ruskie, there is food for thought there. I had put her "on the back burner" because of the dilemma. She was born about 1786 and died in 1814 so certificates are not available. However, I will check LDS BT's and also find and follow up any siblings.

aghadowey - love the tale of Hawk and Hunter  - a classic example of the sort of mistake which can be made 

[pinefamily]

I'm regretting not being meticulous in documenting where I got certain pieces of info from in the earlier days of my research. At the time I thought "I'll remember" or "it's obvious" and now months/years later I'm left wondering "how do I know that?" and having to repeat my research to re-confirm things.

I'm hearing you! I have notebooks and bits of paper from my early days; all I was worried about back then was the data, not the source. A lesson learned.....

Darren

[suzard]

The object of the LDS church is to baptise every person who has died into their own church.  Which they do in batches.  Eventually we will all be baptised into this church so as to enter the kingdom of heaven!!!!

I think you have been a little misinformed as to the object of the LDS church


Suz

[Redroger]

The object of the LDS church is to baptise every person who has died into their own church.  Which they do in batches.  Eventually we will all be baptised into this church so as to enter the kingdom of heaven!!!!

I think you have been a little misinformed as to the object of the LDS church


Suz

Please enlighten us further, I too thought that was at least part of the objective.

[GailS]

  It is part of the objective,

Basically baptism is seen as the "gate" to Heaven, therefore everyone is baptised so they have this opportunity to get to "Heaven"

Each person is baptised individually, by proxy.

Hope this helps 

Gail.

[pinefamily]

I am just grateful that we as genealogists have access to their records!

[Hampshire Lass]

I am just grateful that we as genealogists have access to their records!

Me too!

But, from my experience we obviously have to be very, very careful not to just accept without question their information but to approach with caution.