How can a view all records of a particular source
I have been searching for an ancestor with two possible birth years (1804 or 1811). The family lived in Halesworth,Suffolk,England in 1804 and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England in 1811. I stumbled across the Norlfok parish records by chance (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LN7-MZF?i=1193&cc=1416598) and confirm she was not born/christened in 1811. How can I view the Suffolk records. (I tried using an indexed search but could not find her. I'd like to check the records themselves in case of spelling variations and earlier/later years.)
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@Andrew Moore Be careful with the conclusion that "she was not born/christened in 1811." The absence of a record does not mean the event did not occur. We are virtually certain that my maternal grandmother was indeed born in 1899 in Brooklyn, NY. There is no birth record, however (confirmed by the State of New York). The 1900 Census shows her being just a few months old in Brooklyn with both her parents. There is also no record of her mother's death in the same place (where she was known to have lived when she died just a few years later). Nor is there apparently a death record for her father - just a probate record that we can find. Yet there is virtual certainty that they were all in Brooklyn when my grandmother was born in 1899, and never left there until both her parents died a few years later and she was taken to live with an uncle in Connecticut.
--Chris
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Sorry.... poorly worded. Yes, you are right, even though I didn't find her in 1811, doesn't mean she wasn't born then. But for now, I am going on the hypothesis that since I didn't find her in the 1811 Norfolk records, she might be in the 1804 Suffolk records. I also know that indexers make mistakes from time to time, so I want to browse through the actual records to see if I can find her. So back to my original question: How do I find a link for Suffolk parish records similar to the link above for Norfolk that will allow me to browse through the images for 1804?
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You say you verified she was not christened in 1811 but the link to the records you show is just for 1801 to 1806 records.
Go to the FamilySearch Research Wiki <https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/> and search for Suffolk, England christening records. They have links to many of the records. FamilySearch has only processed less than 50% of Suffolk county records.
You can also look at the Suffolk Family History Society page <http://www.suffolkfhs.co.uk/> and they have a lot of information.
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Thanks for the tips. I'll take a look. Yes, the link I sent did not include 1811. It was just meant to be an example of what I was hoping to find.
Thanks again.
Andy
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I don't want to sound sloppy or slack, but I have ancestors with different birth dates. The first one was an estimate so that the search engine of a database like My Heritage would have a range of dates. As long as the family members are connected with the name, a different date doesn't throw me. I hope this isn't preaching to the choir.
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The @England Genealogy Research group might be able to help you locate Suffolk baptismal records for 1804.
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Not sure if you have found your answer yet...
Here is the Halesworth, Suffolk parish register that I found in the Catalog on FS:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/157450?availability=Family History Library
Because there is a camera icon, you can scan through the images. Looks like your time period begins somewhere close to p. 551/784.
Good luck.
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Kerri-Ann
If Andrew is a member of the LDS Church he should be able to follow your advice. However, I just logged-in on a public account and am getting the "key" symbol above the camera icon. It appears others (like me!) can only view these records whilst at a FHC or Affiliate library. Whether you log in from either a Church account, a public one, or don't log in at all, affects the availability of the relevant material that is displayed on the Catalog pages. However, if I were at a FHC and logged in from a public account, I believe I would not see any restricted item sign, either. Confusing when trying to view the same digitized films, when you're moving about from one location (home to FHC to Affiliate) to another!
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