Hertfordshire Parish Registers now online

Parish Registers

Findmypast.co.uk has published online Hertfordshire records dating from 1538:

• Baptisms 803,133 records for the period 1538-1910 – see a list of parishes and dates covered (PDF)
• Banns 164,314 records for the period 1653-1928 – see a list of parishes and dates covered (PDF)
• Marriages 297,962 records for the period 1538-1928 – see a list of parishes and dates covered (PDF)
• Burials 605,940 records for the period 1538-1990 – see a list of parishes and dates covered (PDF)

Jolly good as far as it goes - as we have been waiting for this for over a year - but when I checked my Aunt's baptism in 1895 I found a bad transcription error - a very clear "Finch" was indexed "Frank" - and, unlike the census returns, FindMyPast has provided no way of submitting amendments. 

I also found that for the parish I am most interested in, Sandridge, the amount covered is very limited - Baptisms 1898-1910; Banns 1824-1928; Marriages 1898-1901; Burials None. Other parishes seem better.

Interestingly if you select a Sandridge baptism for 1910 and view the register pages - you can scroll forward into 1911 and perhaps beyond but these are not indexed. In fact the software tells you that the baptism after 1910 for Sandridge is not found without telling you this is because it is not indexed.

I don't have time to do a detailed survey at present so if you try the new records why not add a comment below as to what you find to help other people find their way round the new facility.