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From: "alf.fantham" <>
Subject: Re: [WAR] free BMD
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:09:12 +0100
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Hi Janet,

your surmise may be correct, but it does not explain why BMD apparently
"found" Rogers when there was not one to be found

Alf

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet's email" <>
To: <>
Sent: 21 July 2002 20:57
Subject: Re: [WAR] free BMD


> To Alf - and anyone else who may correct me if I am wrong -
> I thought that transcribers of the FreeBMD were given sheets or fiche to
> work from. As the index is in alphabetical order, it is probable that the
> person who has transcribed the groom's record did not have the fiche that
> went up to 'R' for Rogers. Does that make sense?
> best wishes
> Janet
> Northampton UK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "alf.fantham" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: 21 July 2002 19:31
> Subject: Re: [WAR] free BMD
>
>
> > Thanks for that Jean, the problem that is not being resolved is why BMD
> > found that record when there is not a Rogers listed as part of it; that
is
> > the still unanswered question
> >
> > Alf
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: 21 July 2002 19:14
> > Subject: Re: [WAR] free BMD
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hello Alf
> > > On the page that your results appear on.... when searching
> Free
> > > BMD....below
> > > the results...one of the questions asked is "Found one partner in a
> > marriage
> > > ,now looking for more info. Click here" This leads you to a page
> titled
> > > "Finding the Spouse".
> > >
> > > Below is most of the Information on that Page.
> > >
> > > It is well worth reading the pages but I thought this might help a
bit.
> > >
> > > Best Wishes Jean.(transcribing 1840 and 1851 deaths for Free BMD)
> > >
> > >
> >
>
............................................................................
> > ..
> > >
> > > ...........................
> > > If you are trying to find the other partner in a marriage
> this
> > > page may be of help to you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Information in the Indexes
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The indexes being transcribed by FreeBMD do not state the marriage
> partner
> > > (this only happens from 1912 onward) and FreeBMD has no access to the
> > records
> > > that contain this information. So, if you have found the entry for one
> > > partner of a marriage there are two ways in which you can find
> information
> > > about the spouse from marriage registration:
> > > Obtain a marriage certificate from the GRO - see <A
> > HREF="http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Certificates.html">here</A>; for how to
> do
> > that
> > > Search FreeBMD for potential spouses by looking for people on the same
> > page
> > > of the register (see below)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Searching FreeBMD for potential spouses
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The FreeBMD search results give the register volume (Vol column) and
the
> > page
> > > (Page column) within that volume. If you click on the Page a search
will
> > be
> > > performed to show you all the entries on that page. Prior to 1852, up
to
> 4
> > > marriages share the same volume/page for any particular district.
After
> > that
> > > (with a few exceptions) there are two marriages per page. Hence the
> search
> > > could result in up to 7 or 3 names of people any of whom could be the
> > spouse
> > > of the person you are interested in. There is no way, from the index,
to
> > tell
> > > which person is actually the spouse. If you have no other information
to
> > go
> > > on (e.g. cross referencing a Census) the only option is to buy the
> > marriage
> > > certificate from the GRO.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Failing to find the spouse
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > However, you might fail to find the name of a spouse on the same page
> > because
> > > FreeBMD is still in the process of transcribing that quarter of the
> index.
> > > You can look at the coverage of FreeBMD <A
> > HREF="http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/progress.shtml">here</A>;. Even when
> > FreeBMD has
> > > completely transcribed a quarter there is still a possibility that the
> > spouse
> > > will not be found because of an error in the original index. FreeBMD
has
> > no
> > > control over the quality of indexes and is unable to take any steps to
> > > correct the omission. However, if you have information about an entry
> and
> > > wish to submit that to FreeBMD, then the method for doing that is <A
> > HREF="http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/HaveData.html">here</A>;.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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