Genealogy Chat

Thanks Elaine, from the Genoot list it looks like it's got lots for Sussex and Ayrshire which are two of my main focal points, now I've just got to find the mobile so I can call and order lol

LDS phone number is on the 'Is it worth buying' thread

Read the thread entitled Is it worth me buying ? by Robyne Oliver - just below your thread at the moment (or by the time I post this may be just above !!) discussion about BIVRI

Thankyou Helen I'll take a look ( Can you tell I'm still new at this lol) Elaine, I'm trying to see where to purchase BVRI, can't seem to get to the right place, can I bother you for a little more assistance with that please? Ta

You see quite a few county/parish records CD´s on ebay - I haven´t used any so cannot comment from a personal point of view, but have heard others say they have not been very useful and have been difficult to navigate. The BIVRI is produced by the Church of Latter Day Saints - and the current version is version 2 and comprises of 16 discs. I paid 20 pounds for mine a year ago but I think someone said they are now 21-22 pounds. These also come up on ebay but watch the price - I have seen them go for more than 20 pounds for some reason (might as well buy them new from the LDS). If they cover an area you are interested in then they are a valuable source of parish record information - have been particularly useful to me for Dorset which is covered quite well. Plenty of people on the boards will do lookups for you if you place a request.

For what its worth www.familyhistoryonline*com has these baptism transcripts: LEWES 21672 1561-1911 LEWES, SOUTHOVER 2286 1800-1911 LEWES, WEST DEAN 172 1608-1754

Kewl! Is that like some of the Cd's I see offered on ebay? I've been watching a few but don't know if I should buy them or not.

British Isles Vital Records Index - set of 16 discs produced by Church of latter Day Saints. Similar to IGI. Coverage varies -. http://www.genoot(.)com/downloads/BVRI2/ click on the blue numbers alongside the counties and it will show which parishes it covers. Cost approx. 20 pounds.

Elaine ~ what's BIVRI?? How did you do that??

Yeah, i learned my lesson about Certs the other week, was totally barking up the wrong tree till I got a cert that put me on the right track. But i like to keep looking while I wait for them lol.

From the BIVRI GOBLE, Thomas West Age: 20 Marriage Wife: Charlotte COSHAM Age: 20 Marriage Date: 14 Aug 1864 Recorded in: Brighton, Sussex, England Collection: St Nicholas Husband's Father: Charles GOBLE Wife's Father: John COSHAM Source: FHL Film 1067129 Dates: 1862 - 1865

Joan, you are a Gem!!

Can't see a birth in shortened ancestry bmd for a Charltotte Cosham, Lewes, 1838, but there are 2 female Cosham births registered there in 1838. One of them could be the Charlotte Cosham (Cotham) I think your best course of action is to get the marriage cert. The fathers' names would be on it.

Charlotte Cosham is listed here : name only but it seems you can request further info www.ringmer.info/rhsg/census/names1851.htm Joan

Charlottes POB is Lewis on the birth record. and i think it's Southover And a shortened form of Sussex on the 71 Lucy is definately lucy i checked the original. I think the Cotham is the best bet. But she's definately going on the list of certs needed lol

I don't think it's Lucy - England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Name: Lucy Cosham Birth: Sep 1844 - Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex 1851 England Census Name: Lucy Cosham Birth: abt 1844 - Ringmer, Sussex, England Residence: 1851 - Southover, Sussex, England (the image does say Lucy) England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: Name: Lucy Cosham Birth: abt 1844 Death: Mar 1869 - Lewes, Sussex, East Sussex

That looks most promising, thankyou. How do you do that so fast I've been looking for three days with no success!

Charlotte was often shortened to Lottie could Lottie be mistranscribed as Lucy.

Looking at registration district for Lewes, this looks like Charlottes place of birth (bit mangled on 1871 census) Southover Without.

Have you got Thomas and Charlotte´s marriage certificate ? or Charlottes birth certificate ?