Still a newbie, still loving family research, and want to try to sharpen my skills taking one thing at a time starting with Repositories as this causes me the most confusion at the moment. When I think that I have understood, the lines become blurred again – if anyone can help explain the intricacies I would be very grateful.
I have been trying to understand for some months about the Repositories subject in terms of: original documents, original Certified Copy certificates given at the time of the event (Birth, Marriage, Death); Certified Copy certificates obtained from TNA/GRO UK and images or information of these certificates obtained via Ancestry or other websites ie LDS, local archive centres etc.
In terms of a repository as the holder of BMD certificates/information –
A) what is the difference between The National Archives and the General Register Office UK in terms of an archive and are these organisations interchangeable? Why do people use one and not the other? I have some original Certified Copy of an Entry of (some BMDs) given at the time of the event. I have also obtained some of these documents via the freeBMD Index and THA & GRO and am uncertain who to cite as Repository and as a holder of these certificates, does that make me a Repository now?
B) I am confused about the role of parish records and dioceses records in terms of repositories?
C) in terms of registering a BMD event, how does the local registrar’s office; county archives; family history centres and TNA & GRO fit in to the role of the repository?
D) are online images/information held by a third or fourth parties considered to be repositories ie Ancestry; LDS; county archives and family history centres etc
I understand that online BMD indexes are not regarded as Repositories.
Many thanks
PS At the moment I am mainly using Ancestry both as a research source and for family tree.
I have been trying to understand for some months about the Repositories subject in terms of: original documents, original Certified Copy certificates given at the time of the event (Birth, Marriage, Death); Certified Copy certificates obtained from TNA/GRO UK and images or information of these certificates obtained via Ancestry or other websites ie LDS, local archive centres etc.
In terms of a repository as the holder of BMD certificates/information –
A) what is the difference between The National Archives and the General Register Office UK in terms of an archive and are these organisations interchangeable? Why do people use one and not the other? I have some original Certified Copy of an Entry of (some BMDs) given at the time of the event. I have also obtained some of these documents via the freeBMD Index and THA & GRO and am uncertain who to cite as Repository and as a holder of these certificates, does that make me a Repository now?
B) I am confused about the role of parish records and dioceses records in terms of repositories?
C) in terms of registering a BMD event, how does the local registrar’s office; county archives; family history centres and TNA & GRO fit in to the role of the repository?
D) are online images/information held by a third or fourth parties considered to be repositories ie Ancestry; LDS; county archives and family history centres etc
I understand that online BMD indexes are not regarded as Repositories.
Many thanks
PS At the moment I am mainly using Ancestry both as a research source and for family tree.
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