Please tell me I'm not seeing things

[ladybird]

SARAH NELSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 01 MAR 1807 Horton By Blyth, Northumberland, England
 ANN NELSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 01 MAR 1807 Horton By Blyth, Northumberland, England

Parents Thomas and Ann (Smith..there's that blooming Smith again!)

Hmmm I wonder? Horton by Blyth?

[JenB]

I agree with Andrea that this is most likely a mis-transcription by the Priest or whoever had to copy out a years BMD's for submission to the Diocese. I expect his mind was wandering....

I too have seen other mis-transcriptions on the BT's.

I would be inclined to go with the IGI and Family History Online, I have always found the latter to be excellent.

Alternatively start a new topic and ask if anyone on rootschat has access to the original parish records, expaining why you need an original look-up rather than the BT's.

Jennifer

[ladybird]

Thanks I'll do that
There are several Sarah Wilson candidates in the Newcastle area, so she would be hard to pin down I think
Thanks for your help ladies
Sylvia

[Jebber]

You could always e-mail the County Record Office and ask them to check the Parish Register for you. You have the exact date of the marriage, so it would not entail a time consuming search on their part, so any cost should be minimal.

Jebber

[ladybird]

No harm in trying...email sent

  Sylvia

[Michael Dixon]

 

Marriages of the era for the Parish of St John's, Newcastle are indexed on GenUKI site.

The index shows marriage 2 Feb 1834 between Thomas Newton and sarah Nelson.

The transcriptions were done by George Bell ( now deceased) from original parish records. He did many many transcriptions of Northumberland and Co Durham parish records... a legend !

But mistakes still possible ?

Michael Dixon