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==== Using the indexes in FreeBMD to find where a marriage took place ==== | ==== Using the indexes in FreeBMD to find where a marriage took place ==== | ||
'''Find a marriage record in FreeBMD, but don’t know which parish it was in?''' An article, “Get more out of FreeBMD,” in the October, 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine UK discusses how you could use FreeBMD to find the parish where a marriage took place. This article was followed up in the December, 2010 issue with another article on the subject, “Parish Match” by Sophie Pigott. Roughly the steps, as listed in these articles, include the following: | '''Find a marriage record in FreeBMD, but don’t know which parish it was in?''' An article, “Get more out of FreeBMD,” in the October, 2010 issue of ''Family Tree Magazine'' UK discusses how you could use FreeBMD to find the parish where a marriage took place. This article was followed up in the December, 2010 issue with another article on the subject, “Parish Match” by Sophie Pigott. Roughly the steps, as listed in these articles, include the following: | ||
<br> 1. Search in www.freebmd.org.uk for the district, volume and page number of the marriage entry.<br> 2. Go back to the Home Page. Select the Information Link in the middle of the Home Page (it is red and has a box around it).<br> 3. Scroll down to the Statistics section and click on the Districts link.<br> 4. Scroll down to the Page Ranges section, then click on the second ‘here’ link, “Index by District.”<br> 5. Using the entry for your marriage in FreeBMD, find and select your district.<br> 6. Scroll down to the marriages and use the year and quarter to identify the page numbers.<br> 7. Determine if the page number listed falls at the beginning, middle or end of the pages by:<br> a. Finding a list of parishes in the district that existed at the time of the marriage.<br> b. Alphabetize the list. (You can use maps.familysearch.org to generate a list of all parishes in a county in 1851. Beyond that they suggest you Google ‘old parishes in …’)<br> c. Calculate from the list how many parishes were in the district. Then figure out from step 6 how many pages were used during that quarter. You should get a feel for whether the marriage was in the beginning, middle or ending parishes of the list.<br> 8. Choose a parish near the middle of the list and go to the parish registers to find the numbers of the first and last marriages in that quarter. That will give you context for where your marriage might land.<br> 9. Calculate whether your number is before or after those of the parish you chose. You should be able to spot check the marriage pages and quickly work your way to the one you need.<br> | <br> 1. Search in www.freebmd.org.uk for the district, volume and page number of the marriage entry.<br> 2. Go back to the Home Page. Select the Information Link in the middle of the Home Page (it is red and has a box around it).<br> 3. Scroll down to the Statistics section and click on the Districts link.<br> 4. Scroll down to the Page Ranges section, then click on the second ‘here’ link, “Index by District.”<br> 5. Using the entry for your marriage in FreeBMD, find and select your district.<br> 6. Scroll down to the marriages and use the year and quarter to identify the page numbers.<br> 7. Determine if the page number listed falls at the beginning, middle or end of the pages by:<br> a. Finding a list of parishes in the district that existed at the time of the marriage.<br> b. Alphabetize the list. (You can use maps.familysearch.org to generate a list of all parishes in a county in 1851. Beyond that they suggest you Google ‘old parishes in …’)<br> c. Calculate from the list how many parishes were in the district. Then figure out from step 6 how many pages were used during that quarter. You should get a feel for whether the marriage was in the beginning, middle or ending parishes of the list.<br> 8. Choose a parish near the middle of the list and go to the parish registers to find the numbers of the first and last marriages in that quarter. That will give you context for where your marriage might land.<br> 9. Calculate whether your number is before or after those of the parish you chose. You should be able to spot check the marriage pages and quickly work your way to the one you need.<br> | ||
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This is really an exciting strategy that will save hours of searching through parish registers to find where a marriage was solemnized. | This is really an exciting strategy that will save hours of searching through parish registers to find where a marriage was solemnized. | ||
For more detailed information see the above issues of Family Tree Magazine.<br> | For more detailed information see the above issues of ''Family Tree Magazine''.<br> | ||
=== Online Index to England and Wales Civil Registration === | === Online Index to England and Wales Civil Registration === | ||