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From: Brian Randell <>
Subject: Re: Devon Records for sale?
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 10:59:22 +0100 (BST)


Hi Carol:

>> However I fear that the D&CRS might need (and would be unable to get)
>> permission from the Exeter Diocese to make their Parish Register
>> transcriptions available on CD or microfiche, or even paper, leave alone on
>> the Internet.

>I understand there may be problems, but surely these are public
>records??
>Any chance of putting pressure on the clergy!!

No the parish registers are not public reocrds, and the Devon Diocese is
perfectly within its rights to impose restrictions regarding their
publication. However, a series of polite well-argued letters might one day
get then to change this policy.

Cheers

Brian Randell

Dept. of Computing Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU, UK
EMAIL = PHONE = +44 191 222 7923
FAX = +44 191 222 8232 URL = http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/~brian.randel

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