How do I Access Docklands Ancestors Ltd : parish register transcriptions : compendium
I want to research my family whose records will be in the Dockland Ancestors Collection.
Call Number | Location | Collection/Shelf | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
CD-ROM no. 5020 v. 5, pts. 51-60 | Special Collections | Available | |
CD-ROM no. 5020 v. 2, pts. 21-30 | Special Collections | Available | |
CD-ROM no. 5020 v. 3, pts. 31-40 | Special Collections | Available |
I don't understand how I can access these records. I am in Perth , Australia. Can someone help me please
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The Special Collections are not online. They are only available in person in Salt Lake City. This thread may be useful.
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I am not connected with FamilySearch.
You could enquire if the genealogical society in Perth has these CDs in its collection.
The CDs seem to be parish register transcriptions from the East End of London, published c 2006-2009.
Since that time so many more records are available on the pay sites Findmypast and Ancestry etc, you may be able to find records from the same churches on these sites.
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@Erin Sullivan_1 - so far as I can see, the list of what's covered in the "Dockland Ancestors Collection" is on https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/1475078 - you may already know this. The Collection is transcribed and published by "Docklands Ancestors" in the 2006-08 era (roughly) which explains why it's not available for free on FamilySearch.
One possible source of the same material is FindMyPast, who appear to have licenced that content from DA. Since FMP is a pay site, that's OK for DA. I haven't cross checked the parishes covered but FMP's licenced version is listed on https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/london-docklands-and-east-end---list-of-parishes
The other possibility is in Ancestry, which has collections "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812", "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940" etc, etc. These are images of the original images (subject to any odd variations). What the coverage is of the Ancestry stuff, I don't know and there's no way I'm going to sit through cross checking the Ancestry, FMP and DA stuff, sorry!
You can browse the Ancestry collections to see what's there - the tricky part is trying to understand what Borough the various parishes are in, since many of the parishes are listed under a borough. I suggest that if you are going down the browse route, then checking parish to borough links in GENUKI first, is essential.
So, if you can access either FMP or Ancestry at a library, say, you should be able to get what you need - I'd go for Ancestry first simply because they are images of the originals.
Basically, this expands on, and confirms, what @MaureenE123 says…
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