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From: "Paul C. Reed" <>
Subject: Re: Ormerod [was: St. Peter/Pierre / Yonge descent : Part I]
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 21:53:31 -0700
References: <20020201233024.82A7050BCC@IMGate2cshore.com>, <000001c1ab83$e5aa6720$d74bda43@oemcomputer>


Earwaker is generally a much more accurate source, but he only
covers east Cheshire. Also, the VCH of Cheshire is good for the
Domesday period.

Paul

John Higgins wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Eaton [mailto:]
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:33 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: St. Peter/Pierre / Yonge descent : Part I
> >
> >
> > Ormerod on CD was produced by the Cheshire Family History
> > Society and it can be purchased from them. Do a Google
> > search of that name and the Sovciety's information will show
> > up. I have a copy. Plan to spend hours trying to find
> > anything that you want. The CD is not searchable by keyword
> > and you need to have a love of small type.
> >
> > Rick Eaton
>
> But the Ormerod CD does include the reasonably satisfactory index of the
> original, and the images are easily magnifiable using the features of
> Acrobat. If you're looking for a particular family that IS covered by
> Ormerod (not all Cheshire families are), it's pretty easy to locate, view
> and print information - and there is a wealth of information there....

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