This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HNR.2ACEB/1434.1 Message Board Post: Have you tried the BMD (Births, Marriages, deaths)? The British have great records back to 1837. I had good luck with the Lancashire BMD and one may even oorder birth, death, or marriage certificates on line. Peggy