Strays

Have you lost an ancestor? Try an enquiry to the Strays Index.  A Stray is an event (e.g. baptism, marriage, census entry, newspaper reference) which takes place outside the county or area where the person usually lived or was born. Over 69,000 entries now in the database and being constantly added to. Surnames are also added from a slip index as they are requested. All surnames A to Q inclusive are already in the database.

Fees: £1.00 per surname (inclusive of variants) for Members; £2.00 non-Members. For common surnames, please write for quote, charged per 50 entry.

One surname search (for members only) £1.00 search fee then charged per 50 entries. Please write for an estimate.

Please send an SAE with your enquiry to:

Strays, c/o S&DFHS, PO Box 4502, Sherborne DT9 6YL, England

Payment by cheque, made payable to S&DFHS , or by Postal Order

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