Misleading indexes and finding aids.

[benny1982]

Some of them do lead you up the garden path.

Ie a will you want to view is said to be on page 75 when it is page 175.

 

[p.risboy]

Never mind the garden path......there are some that take you up the motorway.:2fun:

 

[emeltee]

I think I've been from John O'Groats to Lands End and back again with some!

Emeltee

 

[benny1982]

I begun this rant as earlier today I spent half an hour looking for a will which was 50 pages out to what the page number said in the index.

 

[emeltee]

At least you had an index. It always bugs me trying to find a specific date in the PR images on fs. You spend ages going back and forth trying to find the right year. The worst is when you waste time looking for the year only to find that several pages are missing, including the one you want.

Emeltee

 

[benny1982]

At least you had an index. It always bugs me trying to find a specific date in the PR images on fs. You spend ages going back and forth trying to find the right year. The worst is when you waste time looking for the year only to find that several pages are missing, including the one you want.

Emeltee

Always happens, the year you want is missing. In Suffolk I found a parish had gaps from 1735 to 1745 but luckily I found the bishops transcripts survive. Phew. They can be a great safety net.