Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Known Issues
NOTE: For a way to determine what digital records are likely to be found within a collection or how to find missing images elsewhere, see Article 56000, Using Film Notes in the Catalog to determine the content of a final browse point in Historical Records.

NOTE: Most missing records are available on microfilm which can be viewed at the Family History Library or some FamilySearch Centers.

Question #1: Some records are missing. Where can they be viewed? Answer #1: See answers below for information about known missing records and their respective film numbers, if available, or alternate online location:


 * Worcester &gt; Athol images are all restricted. You will have to order Films 2230843, 2230844, 2230845.

Question #2: The Event Type and Year Range (browse point) title does not properly reflect the actual digital record content. Is there a way to determine what digital records are likely to be found within a collection? Answer #2: The following list of known browse point discrepancies describes the event type or year range that actually exist in this collection:


 * Bristol &gt; Taunton &gt; purchase records are found at Plymouth &gt; Bridgewater &gt; Land records 1672-1834, images 686-764.
 * Hampden &gt; Granville &gt; Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1733-1796 vol 1 contains early Bedford records on images 1-10. Many boundary changes in these early counties could explain records from other locations being located here.
 * Hampshire &gt; Goshen &gt; Journal of George Smart 1860-1862 vol 3-4 and Hampshire &gt; Goshen &gt; Marriage intentions 1854-1895 both contain records for Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire.
 * Suffolk &gt; Dorchester &gt; Birth index 1631-1849 year span should be 1850-1869.

If you encounter problems with this collection, feel free to report them at [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org]. Please include the following information:


 * If browsing this collection: please include the full path you followed to where the problem occurred. The browse path is located above the Image viewer window. For example: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1627-2001 &gt; Suffolk &gt; Boston &gt; Births 1908 no 10001-19233 &gt; Image 75 of 254
 * If you are reporting a technical issue: please include your operating system and browser version, such as Windows 7 and Internet Explorer.

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