help with IGI batch number please

[Lynda]

Hi all,

My gg grandfather James Powell was born circa 1821 in Northamptonshire - this info from 1861/71/81 census. Looked for a christening on family search and the only one I found has a batch no I007053 and all the rest of that line is blank: no dates, no source call no, no type, no printout call no. Also does not indicate either extraction or member submitted. So what the heck is this? Anyone?

Thanks,
Lynda

[KiteRunner]

Lynda, I think the best thing to do with a batch like that is to search with just the batch number and no names entered to see a sample of the entries. But when I tried it, I got an error message saying "Due to the current level of activity on the site, your search cannot be processed at this time. Please try again later." Grrr!!!

Anyway, if I were you I would try that "later" to get an idea of what is in the batch. I think often those I batches are ones that have been taken from a printed index or some other source that is not an actual film of the PRs or BTs.

[KiteRunner]

Update - I did manage to get a small sample by specifying a year of 1821 and all the entries in the batch for that year are for "Greens-Norton, Northampton" and all have different surnames, and have actual dates not a vague "about...", so it does look as though it was taken from a transcription or index. Whether there is such a place as Greens-Norton, I don't know!

[Lynda]

Thanks, Kiterunner, I will try that.

Lynda

[Olde Crone Holden]

I agree with Kate - these batches beginning with "I" are not entirely reliable.

They certainly aren't extractions from the original PRs, not in the way we understand Extracted entries, that is.

OC

[Lynda]

Our messages crossed in mid-air, or something. There is a Greens-Norton, not sure if it is hyphenated or not tho.

Thanks again.

Lynda

[Lynda]

Parents names were given as Samuel and Elizabeth, so looked for other children for them; found 5, all christened in Towcester which is about 2 miles away. I don't know if I should claim them or not. I suspect not.

Thanks for your help. You too OC. Do you know what the "I" means?

Lynda

[Little Nell]

Hugh Wallis batch numbers website doesn't say and though it gives links to sites that supposedly do, none of them appear to work any more.

[Olde Crone Holden]

I have to say I haven't a clue what the "I" stands for.

I could hazard a few guesses though - "I" for "an INDEPENDANT researcher, who has submitted this information at some time or other, we don't know why or when".

Or, as I comes before the J and K batches - an idiosyncratic extraction of some key names from a certain place.

It has to be remembered that the LDS church has been collecting and collating information for about 150 years now. It probably took them a few years to agree on a format for received information and therefore this might be a very early extraction or submission.

OC

[Lynda]

Your guess is as good as mine. Better in fact, cause I didn't have one. I'll be going over to the local FHL soon, as soon as a tape I've ordered comes in; will try to remember to ask the people there. If I find out anything, I'll add it here.

Thanks everyone.

Lynda