Parish Records Project Progress - January 2011 (General)

by djanej , Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 13:32 (5064 days ago) @ sylviamorgan

I have just read your emailed Newsletter regarding progress. It is an amazing record. There is no doubt that the Forest of Dean site is second to none in terms of the family info that it contains, and the help it gives to researchers. I have found it incredibly useful, and my husband who is researching family lines elsewhere in England is green with envy! I was glad to see that you got an honourable mention in the Jan issue of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' magazine.

I love the idea of now going out beyond the edges of the area, especially for marriages. I have found family members (especially the men) based in Redmarley, Linton by Ross and other FoD villages getting married in Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester, then returning to have children.

One idea for a useful research tool that I do not think you have (though perhaps I have missed it). Could you list out all the Parishes you have covered and state what coverage they give for those empty Civil War years ie when do the records of each parish stop and then start up again.

Thank you again,

Jane Jackson