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Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	Steven	Report	16 Mar 2010 23:16
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	Hello i've got a great anncestor in my tree, Henry Wittridge b1773 in Sherbourne Dorset. He married Elizabeth Roberts. Does anyone know how i can find details of his parents
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	Steven	Report	16 Mar 2010 23:39
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	im not sure if there were records before this, was there
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 7,821 Send Message	Thelma	Report	16 Mar 2010 23:46
	IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles Search Results \| Download \| Print -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Witteridge Pedigree Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Sherborne Christening: 20 MAR 1773 Sherborne, Dorset, England Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: William Witteridge Family Mother: Sarah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C160391 1585 - 1831 1239227 Film NONE Bishop's transcripts for Sherborne, 1585-1880 Church of England. Parish Church of Sherborne (Dorsetshire)
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	Steven	Report	16 Mar 2010 23:50
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	sorry satnav where can i find this info
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	17 Mar 2010 05:53
	Steven you are into looking at parish registers to find records on ancestors before 1837. SatNav found that record on the International Genealogical Index on www.familysearch.org This is the Mormon site, and it does carry a lot of records extracted from parish registers However, it also has a lot of records which have been submitted by individuals, usually church members, and they do not have any backing documentation. So you must treat the submitted records with great caution .... do not enter them into your tree until and unless you can find documentation. Go to the web site, click on Advanced Search, scroll down to International Genealogical Index (usually abbreviated as I G I) You can also see if there is a Family History Society for the area (town/village, etc), sometimes they have records on their sites, or you can buy cds etc. You might have to pay to access records Google to see if there are any Online Parish Clerks records Google ancestors name ..... surprising what emerges from google! sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	Steven	Report	18 Mar 2010 22:56
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 175 Send Message	thanks. did check the parish records for SHERBOURNE and can know go back to c1670
Member Since: October 2009 Posts: 1 Send Message	Lynda	Report	20 Jan 2013 14:38
Member Since: October 2009 Posts: 1 Send Message	Henry Wittridge was my GGG grandfather, born in SHERBORNE (note spelling), Dorset in 1801 to Henry and Elizabeth (Roberts). I've traced back to about 1680 from online ancestry records and Dorset Online Parish Clerks website (Dorset OPC). Contact me if you would like further info. Regards, Lynda
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	20 Jan 2013 14:58
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Hello Lynda, and welcome to the boards. Seeing as it's three years since Steven posted this he mightn't be checking for replies. You could try contacting him by clicking on his name to send a direct message.

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