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Post by Sarch on Sept 16, 2010 4:18:39 GMT -5
Gee I go away for a few weeks!!!! Anyway it was a great site while it was there - and I got some useful information I like to be able to page rather than entering a name and date - as quite often the information you have been given isn't quite correct so the chances of finding what you are looking for are slim. Sarch
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Post by donne on Sept 18, 2010 18:55:59 GMT -5
I agree that a transcribed index is second best to access to the original register, although a very good first step. That said, I have found the index on the family search beta site provides clues to family members I have not found elsewhere. But I wonder why the images of the parish records were withdrawn? I suspect a problem with copyright, specially since the images were stamped with 'Cornwall Record Office'. If their withdrawal was subject to an objection by the CRO this is clearly of great detriment to the thousands of genuine Cornish family history researchers worldwide and in marked contrast to the attitude of certain other county record offices such as Essex: see seax.essexcc.gov.uk/displayParishContents.asp
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Post by cowdogsam on Sept 23, 2010 15:25:20 GMT -5
Yes i know i'e been quiet Spent as much time as i could on that site when it was working, and then on days when it wasn't moved over to ancestry to start getting bits and pieces sorted before my subscription expires. Have kept checking the site, it all seemed to go down when they moved from the pilot to the beta. I had the same, vould get Norfolk, and everything else with images, but not Cornwall..... and no, i didn't get everything I was hoping for before it went down Fingers are still crossed that it does come back up.
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Post by londoner on Nov 8, 2010 6:18:21 GMT -5
Update on the sate of play, copied from British Genealogy Forum:
A quick note to inform those looking for Cornwall Parish Registers.
I emailed them to ask about whether the registers would be coming back and received a reply which I will summarise below.
The Familysearch site has pulled the Cornwall Parish register images after "a member of the public raised concern about publication". They are currently looking at the rights to publish these registers online and, in the meantime, are improving the presentation of the registers. There was no indication as to when they will be back online - just that they hope to resolve the matter and get the images back up as soon as possible.
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Post by cowdogsam on Nov 8, 2010 8:19:28 GMT -5
Hmmm, wonder if thats a member of the public, or someone in a more official capacity.
I hope they do come back online, such a useful resource for everyone with cornish connections.
Thanks for keeping us updated Londoner.... and giving us hope of their return
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Nov 8, 2010 8:24:59 GMT -5
Moronic meddler lacking the brain of a pea? (I will apologise to the pea later! ) It would not surprise me if this 'member of the public' had some sort of financial stake in this. Thanks for the update Londoner - it seems there may still be some light at the end of the tunnel.
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Post by donne on Nov 21, 2010 15:10:32 GMT -5
I asked someone at CFHS about this and she said that the concern was that some of the records published go up to the mid 20th century and this was much later than is generally available on line. The good news is that they are supposed to return when the more recent record have been removed. But I agree with CT. FreeBMD is forging ahead with publishing the index well into the 20th century so what's the problem with individual records?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2010 15:37:37 GMT -5
The sub site that I belong to shows my nieces birth records and
my youngest niece was born in 2004.
I do object to any childrens records being available and would
prefer it if the last twenty years records weren't going to be
online at all.
I think we all know our immediate family of the last few years
so is there any reason why they should be available?
Does anybody know why or is it because everything is now
computerised.
I e-mailed the Government a couple of years ago asking
the reason why - still awaiting a reply.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Nov 22, 2010 7:06:05 GMT -5
Roger - if that is the case then I don't really have an issue as there are certainly some very good reasons for withholding more recent records. The way the situation has been handled is a different matter and it might have been useful for some sort of message to have been displayed explaining what was happening and why. I don't mind if there is a 'hundred year limit' applied as with the Census so long as the records are restored to a status of 'available'. FreeBMD - that is a slightly different situation. Those records are copies of the St Catherine's House Indexes which have been publicly available for many years. Back in the 1980s I was able to search through microform copies of the St Catherine's House Index and gather entries at least as late as 1983. Remember also that FreeBMD is an INDEX and not a complete record so for anyone to access the information they are going to need to purchase the relevant Certificate. CT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2011 21:58:46 GMT -5
I was just wondering if the earlier Kenwyn parish registers had come available anywhere and in any form? I am missing at least one Glasson family in the early to mid 1700s but cannot seem to locate the records anywhere, including IGI.
Lannanta
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Jan 14, 2011 22:19:18 GMT -5
Lannanta - I have sent you an email giving you an idea of what I have available. CT
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