esjadee
02-01-2005, 6:10 PM
Hi
Can you help me clear up a question re Parish Records?
Basically I have ancestors from Bedford, Oxford and Berkshire and I live in Bristol. I would like to verify the BMD info I have about them prior to 1837. I have transcriptions of parish registers which have been sent to me and which I have obtained from microfiche records and of course from the IGI.
Now, everything I have ever read or learned says I should always check the original record which I would like to do. But I have a few questions:
Are they only available to view at the record offices where the registers are held?
Are we actually allowed to handle the original registers?
Is there any other way of viewing the records without going to the record office?
Thanks
Sue
Can you help me clear up a question re Parish Records?
Basically I have ancestors from Bedford, Oxford and Berkshire and I live in Bristol. I would like to verify the BMD info I have about them prior to 1837. I have transcriptions of parish registers which have been sent to me and which I have obtained from microfiche records and of course from the IGI.
Now, everything I have ever read or learned says I should always check the original record which I would like to do. But I have a few questions:
Are they only available to view at the record offices where the registers are held?
Are we actually allowed to handle the original registers?
Is there any other way of viewing the records without going to the record office?
Thanks
Sue