The government will give you a hard time. Ha. They likely don't have anything for 1800 there. But I'd forget about them. In Ontario you pay for births records in past 95 years, Marriage past 80 and death past 70. That means prior records are in public domain. Our library has BMD index for Ontario. Once you find the number you can obtain a photo copy from LDS for a minimum fee of $2. They like to see the words NEXT OF KIN on the app and something general such as PERSONAL RECORDS is only excuse you need. Always ask for a long form e.g. a certified copy of original document. You don't want a pretty certificate that someone may make errors on when completing. I would say you are the only living next of kin. I'm sure Manitoba is the same way as ON so ask if SKS on list has access to index for death records 1885 or so and give place, county, province and have them to write to you off list. Then send them name and any other info 0ff list. This is so a dozen people don't waste time looking for you. Once you have registration # then you can get info on how to get a photo copy of original from LDS. Believe info is in Ontario-L archives if you do a search you should find it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick & Katrina Lawson" <patnkat2@konnect.net> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 5:34 PM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Vital Statistics Question > I contacted the Vital Statistics Agency to get some information on > requesting birth and death records. It seems I have to find someone who > qualifies as immediate next of kin even though the person was born (and > died) in the mid 1880's. > > Here's the kicker: the application will only get me the certificate, > which doesn't really have any information on it. (and still costs $25) > If I want to get a copy of the registration, this is what the > application says, > > "Restricted certified photocopies are rarely needed by citizens and are > by law for restricted use only. If you believe you need such a copy, a > detailed explanation must be given when requesting this document as to > why it is required." > > Since the individual I need the information on is the daughter of my > great-great-grandfather, I'm not sure what to tell the Vital Statistics > people that would induce them to send me a copy of the registration. > > Any suggestions? > > Katrina > Okinawa, Japan > > ~~~~~~~~~ > R O U N S E F E L L One-Name Study at: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rounsfel/ > > My entire family tree at: > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~patnkat/ > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Manitoba GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >