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Thank you for that I will do what you suggest.

Well I spent a day in the records office at Lichfield going through the Bishops Transcripts for Cubley, Snelston, Edlaston and Ashbourne. Although i had minor success I did not make much progress on the blanks previously mentioned. I have Robert Gadsby born Snelston 1762 and Burial 1818 in Cubley bu...

I've booked a visit to Lichfield records office to view the Bishop's Transcripts for the missing period and going back to 1670's so hopefully if the Gadsby's didn't move around much, I will obtain more information

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Matlock record office didn't mention Bishops Transcripts. They did say to get in touch with Lichfield or pay a visit, so I will do that as next step. Thanks for your help

I received a lot of assistance when I first logged in several months ago, due to ill health I have not been able to progress further until recently. I have visited the records office for Derby CC in Matlock but unfortunately the period I am trying to gather information has copies of records that wer...

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Thanks for your responses, very helpful. Its confirmed what I thought so I will go off and research myself which I am looking forward to. If I want any specific help along the way I will post as and when.

Thanks again

I have two questions; 1. Am I correct in saying that you can only obtain copy certificates (Birth, Marriage, Death) from GRO or a Local Registry Office. Have looked at sites e.g. Findmypast and Ancestry and they offer a lot but stop short of allowing you access to certificates. 2. I have my Grandfat...