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Although it is absolutely wonderful to have them online and to be able to search as and when instead of just when I can grab the time at the LMA but is anyone else left feeling a bit flat by what they can't find?

I have two great x 2grandparents whose baptisms don't appear and one great x 3 grandfather's who doesn't. Possible they were non-conformist but unlikely and it's just more likely they weren't baptised and it feels like that's it with them:(

Also, I'd forgotten just how dire the St Matthew Bethnal Green burials were in the C18th - all you get is the name so it's very unlikely you can actually discover which of the many people with the same name is yours:((

I LOVED MY GGGGRANDADS ACTUAL MARRIAGE CERT 1837

BUT

HE WAS A WIDOWER AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

NOW WHAT WHERE HOW

I can't search for myself but somebody has very kindly searched for me and can't find the marriage of my Gtx3 Grandfather, The hope was always there that I would eventually find it and I don't know where to look now.

Not 'flat' as yet, but more confused than I was hoping to be... though it is very nice to see some of the images ( am I being 'pretentious when I am quietly thrilled that most of mine could sign their own names? lol) which , for example , place my gt gt grandfather at his daughters wedding and gt unle as witness etc , the ones I really need to link everything up aren't there... well I've not found them as yet anyway :)

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That's good, Dizzi - you can start looking for his first marriage now.

Ann, how likely is is that they didn't marry? I had hoped my bapitsmless great x 2 grandparents' marriage would turn up in PRs as it's not in the marriage indices. I'm not really surprised and their children were generally very latchy about marrying too. If you want me to have a look for anything, just pm me.

lol Rose, I am so chuffed with some of my finds - especially the new line back to the C17th;) - and a lot of my Huguenot weavers could sign their names (or the men anyway) - really good to have examples of their signature isn't it and it helps matching their signatures as witnesses to prove connections.

YOU HAVNT GOT A STEVEN WEAVER WIFE ISRAEL HAVE YOU

OHHHHHHH PLEASE SAY YOU HAVE P;EASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Not in my tree, Dizzi.

Uggers, I suppose it is possible that he didn't marry although that would not be the norm in his family. Trouble is he was not a Londoner but his 'wife' was born in Bow according to the census. Thanks for the offer I will bear it in mind.

Ann

I dont think for one min that they have got even a third of all London bapt/marriages buriels on there Uggers.....

Ancestry said there are no plans to add anymore..!!but it ****could*** be planned at a future date,!so who knows.....

Kay, most of the parishes in the areas I'm looking seem to be covered pretty well. Do you know what sections are missing?

Uggers, I have so many family in London after moving from Warrington, Cheshire and Wales and they must all have been heathens! OH's I can understand as they were gypsies but yes it's frustrating.

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I can find my nans and grandads brothers/sister baptims but cant find theys.

Nan was born in the road just behide the LMA and grandad was in south London.

But have found alot of what i was hoping to.

Even found the buriel of my great grandads knew when and how old he was, now know where he was when he died.

Hazelx

Uggers ,They just arent there.....maybe they will be updated at some point,:}

Hi Folks.
Took me a while to realise that the majority of Westminster records aren´t there because the Westminster Archives are held seperately & are not on line.
Naturally,the Westminster ones are the ones I need most.
Marion

The ones I have found, are very clear originals.

I wonder if the ease of transcribing for the search data base was one consideration for inclusion?

Jean said to stop moaning Ugs, at least you've looked at the things !! (well, she said that, but with a few extra words which I would be banned for if I quoted them on here pmsl )
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