Your help very much appreciated, as always!

Kristeen

In this case a bit of luck, I tried a loose search - using surname and year range, rather than a tight surname and first name plus year range. Sometimes it works !

You are right - I was looking at the catalog - but didn't understand the non-conformist bit! I presume then you mean that it refers to the familiy's religion?

Also, just out of interest - how did you pull up all that information about child, father and mother from that catalog search?!

Thanks!

Kristeen

I cannot see your context but at a guess you are seeing a Baptism and the members of the family

example
Year Surname Forename Gender Parish Reference Occupation Catalog
1935 meek russell george frank Child newland d 2598 4/2 collier Non-conformist
1935 meek albert edward elton Father newland d 2598 4/2 collier Non-conformist
1935 meek clair kate Mother newland d 2598 4/2 collier Non-conformist

<< << << << into context of
Year 1900
Month Mar
Day 28
Parents Surname MEEK
Child Forename(s) Albert Edward Elton
Father's Forename(s) Richard
Mother's Forename(s) Elizabeth
Mother's Surname
Place of Residence Saunders Green
Occupation Collier
Officiating Minister E F Eales
Event type Baptism
Memoranda born Jan 31 1900
Notes
Register Reference P57 IN 1/5
Page No 83
Parish_Chapel Bream

Year: 1925
Month: Nov
Day: 28
Grooms_Surname: MEEK
Grooms_Forenames: Albert Edward Elton
Grooms_Age: 25
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Bream
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Meek
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: THOMAS
Brides_Forenames: Elsie Kate
Brides_Age: 21
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Bream
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Oliver
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Sign
Witness_1: Maurice Henry Thomas
Witness_2: Oliver Henry
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: D J Banahan Vicar of Parkend
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: Henry in Oliver Henry = Best guess. Signature smudged.
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/10
Page_Number: 38
Parish_Chapel: Bream

and

Name: Russell G F Meek
Spouse : Shirley A Worgan
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1962
Registration district: Forest of Dean
Registration county (inferred): Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 7b
Page Number: 1031

I have just searched one of my ancestors on the Gloucestershire Records and there is an entry with the date of 1935 and "Non Conformist".

Can anyone let me know what this means - I understand the meaning of the word Non Conformist, but not what it would mean in this context.

Thank you.