To do this I've been using a mixture of the baptisms which are available on Ancestry and those that are listed on Family Search. In both cases using the 'Advanced' search options.
From Family Search I located 43 baptisms. In order to cite them I used Window's Snipping Tool (available on Widows7) in order to get a print screen of the result as it looks on the Family Search website. This tool also records the date the image is captured automatically.
My next step has been to put all of the data into a spreadsheet, which will link in with my MASTER list once all the people have been identified. Included in this is the FILM NUMBER.
Now I'm quite lucky in that I live close enough to the London Family History Centre at Hyde Park to be able to check the transcriptions against what has been indexed. Firstly I make sure that the London FHC has the films I need by using the catalogue search function on their website. Usually the London Family History Centre is based at.....Hyde Park. However they're getting some upgrade work done so they've temporarily moved to the Reading Room on the first floor at the National Archives in Kew. You can still access the films you require and they have computers there for access to Find My Past, Ancestry and all other resources that were available at the Hyde Park Centre. However I did not notice any USB connection points for their computer terminals.
Living close enough to Hyde Park to pop in on my way home is nice, but as they've moved to Kew I can also make my way down there, albeit on a Saturday morning as it's a bit far to go from work (and in the opposite direction!)
Again, luckily I appear to be the committed fiancée as the OH has rugby practice down that way on Saturday so I get to go to Kew and he gets to go chase a ball around the field and get hit lots by other men!
Once you've made your way the the LDS area of the Reading Room you can set up just as before; you choose a reader, get the corresponding block of wood and put in on the shelf and then put your request in (4 films at a time). They make trips every 15 minutes and are very lovely and helpful individuals.
Due to the time constraints (read - OH finished practice and was sore & in dire need of a 'long soak in a hot bath') I didn't have time to double check all 43 entries. Instead I only got through 16 films and I couldn't find four entries on the film numbers specified.
Once I locate a baptism I transcribe it and take photo's of the register from the microfilm reader. This works reasonably well providing the light isn't directly overhead and the text is dark enough. Personally I take close up shots of the entry and the top of the page, this leads to numerous images for each baptism and I then 'stitch' them together using Paint. I don't have time to learn Photoshop! This gives a further visual reference for the citation.
Below is a list of the baptisms I did manage to confirm:
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Date of Baptism
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Parish
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Name of Child
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Male / Female
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Father’s Name
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Mother’s Name
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Father’s Occupation
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Abode
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Date of Birth
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13 June 1841
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St. Botolph Without, Aldersgate,
Middlesex
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Mary Ann STEERS
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Dau. Of
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Stephen
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Jane
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Waiter
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25 Red Cross Square
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10 April 1841
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16 October 1839
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Parish Church of Leek, Staffordshire
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Elizabeth STEERS
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Dau. Of
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Thomas
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Martha
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Farmer
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Heaton
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|
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11 October 1837
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Parish Church of Leek, Staffordshire
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Hannah STEERS
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Dau. Of
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Thomas
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Martha
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Farmer
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Thorncliffe
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03 September 1827
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St. Dunstan, Stepney, Middlesex
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John Thomas Barker STEERS
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Son Of
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John
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Rebecca
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Bricklayer
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24 July 1837
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08 February 1840 {Private Baptism}
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Parish Church of Farnham, Surrey
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Mary Ann STEERS
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Dau. Of
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John
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Eliza
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Weaver
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East Street
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26 July 1839
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Parish Church of Sundon, Bedfordshire
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Emma STEERS
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Dau. Of
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Elizabeth
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Sundon
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13 June 1841
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Parish Church of Sundon, Bedfordshire
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John STEERS
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Son Of
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Richd
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Eliza
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Labr
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Sundon
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17 February 1839
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Parish Church of Bromley, Kent
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Eleanor STEERS
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Dau. Of
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Thomas
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Jane
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Labourer
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Bromley
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|
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30 June 1839
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Parish Church of Bromley, Kent
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Charlotte STEERS
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Dau. Of
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George
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Anne
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Labourer
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Bromley
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|
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14 January 1838
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Parish Church of Bromley, Kent
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Charles STEERS
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Son Of
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Thomas
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Jane
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Labourer
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Bromley
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26 February 1837
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Parish Church of Bromley, Kent
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Harriet Catharine STEERS
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Dau. Of
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George
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Anne
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Labourer
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Bromley Command
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I won't mind making more trips to Kew; which is a good thing given the number's I've got to contend with.
