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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: mr pinkwhistle on Sunday 15 January 12 15:42 GMT (UK)
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I am trying to find a bmd index in Sheffield like the Cheshire and lancashire bmd.Are there any?The ones I have tried are not that good .Does anyone know of a good one I can try?Thank you.
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In theory it would be YorkshireBMD (same software as Cheshire etc) but there doesn't seem to be coverage ::)
http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/
I did find this on the local council's website - I haven't tried it!
http://libplugins.sheffield.gov.uk/bmd/Home.aspx
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Hi
Thankyou for the link, I have tried it but it is not a complete index and just my luck my ancester is not yet on there.
Kind regards M.P.
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What's the coverage like on here?
http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/
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http://www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk/
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Hi
Read some old treads posts as someone may have posted links in the past about Sheffield indexes or resources
Click on Search at the top of this page across board menu
Put Sheffield in the Search engine
This website link below has some early years PR's indexed and other Sheffield doc's
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=sheffield%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts
Also try Rotherham and Ecclesfield in the search engine at the too of the page across menu.
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Thank you for all the advice.I will try this,its great to get advice and other tips from other people.Thank you again!
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It surprising how many people post requesting for sources or FH info and people searching/surfing the net to or help the request reply! when there is info wanted is already there on this website search tab also look at the resources board
A Chesterfield and Doncaster search may find links also and YORK or MATLOCK
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If you can give us an idea what dates and coverage also abode or names of BMD's in Sheffield ??? maybe someone may know! more online resources or even visit the repositories in Sheffield.
Its best to think it out exactly what you want to request for and post all your total knowledge you have on the issue! then allow the brains on here to start grinding to help you and there are some knowledgeable people.
:)
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I am looking for a Harriet Fowler who had four husbands ,the fist one George Snooks I know a lot about but the others I dont.They are Joseph Crowder,married approx 1863,John A Turner married approx 1868ish born 1828 in Tideswell Derbyshire apparently but never found him or any indication of his family other than 1871 with Harriett,and finally James Phillips m 1873ish who came supposedly from Blythe,yorkshire but again nothing.The censuses of them all are very inaccurate with lots of mistakes and I have realised that.I was looking for anything about the husbands background via Sheffield links but nothing has come up yet.I hope this helps!
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There is always Free BMD. Just scroll down to Sheffield which will filter out all other records.
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Thank you.
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Only if nothing is found online or websites and nothing is found by members on this website.
Try posting on this website GENERAL BOARD as people who go to the Sheffield library or live near the archives who go for books and other business who don't do ancestry may do a look up for you.
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/
last resort!
South Yorkshire Sheffield Archives is one of the few archives that have the only film/fiche is I know of, as the Sheffield library come under the same authority, meaning they charge the same as the archives for searches charges that are high!!! with no free look ups and same with Rotherham. Most (Not the old West Riding) as now West Yorkshire (Not all) main libraries have PR's on film/fiche and do free 1/2 hour look ups or searches.
If family history societies or LDS/Beta don't have the info for Sheffield marriages in their index then Ancestry.com/co.uk may have them transcribed and either join as a subscribed member or use a free library edition at most libraries world wide.
Last considering you need to find the church they married at to find the church PR entry of the marriage to have a church register entry info being original or transcribed copies (Transcribed maybe indexed) (Sheffield arn't indexed on all marriages in all church Pr's) is what will cost the most in a search and charges as much as £ 30 a hour or more (With or not a find and 1 hour is not much time for blanket searches), it may be cheaper to buy a bulk GRO marriage certificates buy from the Free BMD GRO index numbers or Ancestry.com free BMD GRO. index
Dobfarm
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Ran into the same problem, although have heard that there might be a possibility of some form of searchable database coming soon?
But there is definitely a shortage of info on Sheffield's Parish Records.
For example found my Walter Clark in Freebdm 1869, but not in either Ancestry of Findmypast, now that is weird!!
And on taking directly to the Archives, they want a research fee from me!!
Any help out there PLZSSSS, Regards, Tim.
If you can give us an idea what dates and coverage also abode or names of BMD's in Sheffield ??? maybe someone may know! more online resources or even visit the repositories in Sheffield.
Its best to think it out exactly what you want to request for and post all your total knowledge you have on the issue! then allow the brains on here to start grinding to help you and there are some knowledgeable people.
:)
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What is this freebdm where your walter clark appears?
Freebmd wont cover the year 1669, so its patently not that
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FreeBMD covers the GRO Indexes, which in turn cover Civil Registration.
That began on 1st July 1837.
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Have you tried this link?
http://libplugins.sheffield.gov.uk/bmd/Home.aspx
No indication of coverage unfortunately as far as I can see. I believe the indexing of the local records was done by the Sheffield & District FHS.
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I haven't totally checked it out, but FindMyPast have the Bishop's Transcripts on-line. For Sheffield they quote 124,799 - Baptisms, 70,299 - Marriages and over 105,000 - burials. Dates start at 1608 and end around 1830.
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As a couple of others have recommended - try Sheffield Indexers!
They have BMD indexes. Good forum too.
https://www.sheffieldindexers.com
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Brilliant news, just heard back from a site called Sheffield Indexers, and they have certain BDM's detail's free to read on their site. Did find a Sheffield City BDM site, but even this would not give me any info. So happy having found Walter and Eliza Clark.
Ran into the same problem, although have heard that there might be a possibility of some form of searchable database coming soon?
But there is definitely a shortage of info on Sheffield's Parish Records.
For example found my Walter Clark in Freebdm 1869, but not in either Ancestry of Findmypast, now that is weird!!
And on taking directly to the Archives, they want a research fee from me!!
Any help out there PLZSSSS, Regards, Tim.
If you can give us an idea what dates and coverage also abode or names of BMD's in Sheffield ??? maybe someone may know! more online resources or even visit the repositories in Sheffield.
Its best to think it out exactly what you want to request for and post all your total knowledge you have on the issue! then allow the brains on here to start grinding to help you and there are some knowledgeable people.
:)
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And on taking directly to the Archives, they want a research fee from me!!
Just checking - are you saying that no archives should charge a fee for work they do on your behalf?
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This Sheffield BMD index list at first sight ??? appears to be a voluntary source of BMD records, supplied by people donating info who have specific details of an ancestors BMD in their family tree or family records.
This could be either GRO index or certificate info (bought online), or local register office look up of their records by staff as to a request for a certificate, or (donated BMD certificate info by a family) actual certificate information given from private family records
Is it just BMD records
(Even maybe back page family bible ancestor or {Birth/ marriage event of a living person] GRO BMD/burial date record ??? Even Headstone age - death date and date of birth ???))
http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/BMDRecordsIndex.html