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From: "Bonnie Ostler" <>
Subject: Re: [ONT] Tip for those researching the www.familysearch.org site
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 22:51:25 -0400
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Hi Joan

Hugh Wallis has sorted the IGI by batch #'s
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#Page

Bonnie Ostler

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Hunter/Simon Reeve" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ONT] Tip for those researching the www.familysearch.org site


> Gary,
> Another hint for you to possibly find those elusive christenings.
> Sometimes multiple films were recorded with batch nos. in consecutive
order.
> So try changing the last number to the next or previous in line e.g. your
> C111102...try C111101 or C111103. Sometimes the number bears no
resemblance
> to the others, so try to find a site that lists batch numbers for your
area.
> Also, don't ignore those batch nos. that start with the letter P. They
are
> also from parish records. Be wary of those with A or F (submitted by LDS
> members).
> Another search hint....try putting just the last name of your
ancestors
> family.
> Happy hunting,
> Joan Hunter
> Essex, Ontario
> Canada
>

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