Genealogy Chat

Whoops! Sorry Adam, senior moment! This is the address:

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Rochdale/index.html

What's the web page mate ? is it lancs opc ? please mate

Adam, this is the web address for the Rochdale page on LancsOPC - there is an email link there for the online parish clerk - maybe he/she will be able to help

Could anyone please tell me if someone lived in norden rochdale and did'nt want to walk all the way to st chads in the early 1800's or late 1790's where could they get their children baptised ? there must be other churches around, i know they had to get married in st chads but not necessarily baptised

thanks kate your a star i wanna get to preston one day but its only open one saturday a month and i work all week plus were having a baby in less than two weeks so any help will be gratefully recieved.....

There are some records at Preston records office, I think - I'm hoping to get there myself in the next week or so if you're too far away. I can always see what I can find there.

I will just check what it says on the Lancs records office thing I downloaded - looks like they have the microfilmed marriages between 1661 and 1836 on one batch, which could be the one you want.

what a shame there is such a big gap i have tried to look at the records in Rochdale on microfiche but they are unreadable where will the origanals be ?????

There is a marriage on LancsOPC for a James Shepherd and Sarah Fletcher 3rd Jan 1785 at St Chads Rochdale, Witness Robt Lord.

is that her baptism ?????

Just found this on Family Search too (extracted from the parish records):

Alice Shepherd chr 11 Mar 1787 Rochdale to James Shepherd and Sarah

It's probably that whoever's volunteering to transcribe the records hasn't done that particular batch yet. (I'm guessing at that, as I've just contacted them myself to ask about transcribing - Ormskirk, for instance, is covered between c.1740 and 1812 or something for marriages but the next lot on there don't start till 1820.)

Suppose the other possibility is that for some reason the church was closed between that period, although I just looked on the Lancashire Records Office webpage and it looks like they do have 1811 covered on microfilm.

There seems to be a break in records on that site from 1700 to 1813 whats the reason for this ?

hi could i please come and live with all of you i never even thought of asking for help before (but then again i am MALE) ah ha. please keep them tips coming they are well appreciated.....

kind regards adam 34 from rochdale

Have you tried this site? Couldn't see anything definitely about Thomas or Alice but there might be something on there that you recognise.

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Rochdale/index.html

I got the record from my BVRI discs, Adam. BVRI is British Vital Records Index. I purchased these discs many years ago. I've had great fun lately finding records for other people but have never found anything for myself from them.

Have a browse on the Access to Archives site.
It takes a bit of patience, but there are some gems of information there sometimes.

http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/index.asp

Copies of Wills are often on microfilm at the Records Office local to the address.

yeah margaret it took me weeks to find that record but it did'nt really help me other than give me the date ! how did you find that information out so quickly ?

The marriage on BVRI which I presume you already have. As you say it gives nothing away!

LEES, Thomas Marriage
Wife: Alice SHEPHERD
Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1811 Recorded in: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Collection: St Chad
Source: FHL Film Dates: 1799 - 1830

Thanks for that i know thomas had a farm in 1841 then alice farmed it in 1851 where would i find out any will that was left i try racking my brains but havent a clue as to where these will be kept.

kind regards