Where does the IGI come from?
It is an index to births, baptisms and marriages that have been collected worldwide. As many LDS members have UK ancestors, much of the data comes from those countries. The information comes from: original birth and marriage records (mainly parish registers, and also bishops transcripts); and LDS members who have submitted data. Warning! There are two main types of IGI records: • Those indexed from original records eg parish registers. These are likely to be accurate, although there may be transcription errors. Remember, its only an index. You need to consult the original records and remember, the original parish register may contain additional information. • Those submitted by church members. The quality of these depends on who has carried out the research. Many will be accurate, but beware! Many are not. Dont rely on them. Instead, consider them as pointers for further research. If you find someone of interest, you must look at the source information to clarify what you have found. T
