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Hi there 

I have a question about parts on a fiche reader. I bought one 2nd hand which works but won't focus. I've taken it to bits and had a look at it and everything seems to be ok. However, inside are 2 lens which both have a threaded collar on them. The lens and collar drop into 2 holes. With the front off the reader I can see that when I turn the focus button this turns the collar on the lens in the centre. There's a slider bar that moves the lens from side to side so you can pick which lens is used. There is nothing there though to thread the collar to so when it is turned using the focus button it just goes round in circles! Should there be a 2nd threaded fitting which maybe goes in the hole first or in from the underneath so that when the collar is turned it raises or lowers the lens using the threads? That doesn't sound very clear to me so I hope you can understand what I'm trying to ask! And never having used a fiche reader before I'm not sure what parts there should be.

Any help would be much appreciated as at the moment I can only read my fiche by adjusting the slider bar verrry slowly until it comes into focus and have to do this everytime I move the fiche, even if it's only half an image - not only annoying but not doing a lot for my eyes either!

If someone who has a fiche reader could have a look and see if I've got parts missing it would be very helpful. I don't know if it's relevant but it's a Micron 780A reader.

Many thanks,

Debbie

Hi Clare,

Those 2 'marriages' must be the records I found on IGI - it never occurred to me that it might be the banns and not 2 seperate weddings!

I also got Thomas' birth year from the 1851 census where he is recorded as being aged 37 and born in Tundergarth. So I suppose his actual birth year could be 1813-1815. His father's name was from the IGI so yes, it could be wrong. How do you tell which records are member submitted?

I've only been doing this for 5 months and most of that has been my English side and so far I haven't used the IGI much at all. Researching in Scotland is very new to me - and seems to be much more complicated although I'm sure I'll cotton on eventually 

Monica, I hadn't even tried yet to find their deaths - that's awesome, thank you so much  . I have a copy of the LDS BI VRI and a search on there didn't find much - except 2 christenings in Middlebie for a Helen and a George with Thomas and Jean as the parents. I'm liking the Helen and George though - for Jean's mum and hopefully Thomas's dad! I guess the records for St Mungo and Eskdalemuir aren't included in the VRI at this stage.

The birth record you found for Jane Bell seems to fit - she's called Jane on her son's marriage record but Jean everywhere else (just to confuse me!) and her dad being called William matches as well. The person I'm searching from, my gr-grandad who would be Jean's son, is called William as well. I don't know, I just get really confused. My William had 3 kids, 1 called William and those 3 kids had 8 between them and among them and their offspring are another 7 Williams (including my dad) and 1 Wilhelmina. What I wouldn't give for some really unusual first and surnames. To make matters even more confusing my Scottish family also seem to like the name Nicholas - for girls! So I'm looking for blokes and need to find women. I make no wonder my brain's tired 

Many, many thanks for the help - much appreciated

Debbie

Hi there,

I'm looking for 2 places - not sure if they are places or house names though 

The first is Fellrigg - this appears in books belonging to my grandfather who was born in Upper Monybuie, Balmaclellan. It's written as Fellrigg, Moniaive.

The second is what looks like Port Cheer - on the parish record for my grandad's birth as where his parents were married. It's written Port Cheer, Rerrick in 1895.

I've looked on the old-maps site and found Upper Monybuie but can't find either Fellrigg or Port ........?

Anybody know of them or have any suggestions?

Many thanks, Debbie

I'm really coming to dislike the name Smith I have to say! Obviously my dad's a Smith but I've been doing my mum's side of the family and already found 2 Smith's in there AND my husband wants me to do his family as well and, yes, I married a Smith!

I've told both my daughters if they ever bring home a Smith he's not setting foot in the house 

Got to go, my daughter's screaming for the net!
Hope to catch you tomorrow TTFN

Deb