Where did all the people (or records) go? (General)

by jeremy parsons , Sunday, June 17, 2012, 21:47 (4545 days ago) @ Antipodean

It's also worth remembering that parish registers start at different dates and were damaged. If some start in 1537 and others in the seventeenth century there are bound to be discrepancies. Also many were lost so the numbers will never add up. This will add to migration losses etc.