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From: "Sylvia" <>
Subject: Re: IGI Records Explanation-a reply
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 21:44:45 -0800


The baptism records really drop off after 1837 when civil registration
began, so you're probably into birth certificates now, which will give you
addresses and names of parents. I always use the birth certificates for the
address and try to find them on the closest census year (a hit and miss
affair), parents age and area of birth, then you can get more into the pre
1837 baptisms. Occasionally you can squeeze some later baptisms out, not
many tho. When I search the IGI I use the custom search because I've found
you have to be incredibly creative with your names and, just as often,
totally illogical. When looking at baptism records that include the actual
date of birth also, I've found the birth-date and baptism date can be w-a-y
off, which can really throw you into a tiz woz when you see their age on the
census. Like they say about reading detective novels, "withhold all
disbelief"!!! Sylvia in Seattle
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Bateman <>
To: <>
Date: Monday, February 07, 2000 4:32 PM
Subject: IGI Records Explanation


>I can't find any members of a family in the IGI at
>http://www.familysearch.org and I think I should. Am I doing something
>wrong or is there another explanation?
>
>The names were provided by John Henley from the 1881 census, and they match
>other family information. I'm not asking for a look-up (though that would
>be great). I primarily want to know that if I'm using the index properly,
>because after this family, I've got more.
>
>I've tried entering various bits of data for all, births, marriages,
>deaths. For births, I entered the first name, surname, fathers name, and
>estimated birth year +/- 2 years.
>
>By the way, in case it matters, I have the birth certificates for the
>father, Henry Wright Bateman, born 1847 and one son, Henry Herbert Bateman,
>registered in Lambeth. Neither one is in the IGI.
>
>The father, Henry Wright Bateman, was buried in an Anglican cemetary,
>Rookwood, in Sydney, Australia. The mother, Maria Jane Bateman and one son,
>Henry Herbert Bateman, were buried in a Roman Catholic cemetary,
>Cantonment, in Rangoon, Burma.
>
>Marr Age Sex Birthplace
>Maria J. BATEMAN M 33 M Lambeth, Surrey, England
>Rel: Head, birth based on 1881-33 years = 1848
>
>Henry H. F. BATEMAN 10 M Lambeth, Surrey, England
>Rel: Son, birth about 1871
>
>Amy L. BATEMAN 7 F Lambeth, Surrey, England
>Rel: Daur, Occ: Scholar, birth about 1874
>
>Jennie M. BATEMAN 5 F Lambeth, Surrey, England
>Rel: Daur, Occ: Scholar, birth about 1876
>
>Arthur W. BATEMAN 10months M Greenwich, Kent, England
>Rel: Son, birth about 1881
>
>Thank you,
>Chris Bateman
>
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