> There are BMD records in Ireland (Civil registration from 1864) I think he died about 1861 so am I a couple of years too early? Is the 1864 for NI or Eire or both? > Unfortunately you need to know in which part of present day Ireland he > lived/died since the records are now divided between the Records Office > in Belfast for Northern Ireland and Dublin for Eire. With the UK GRO you can look up indices on-line. Are there no Irish indices on-line? I read their web sites but it looks as though you need to know the district; this will be my stumbling block. If I could have just asked them to look for a death in 1861 that might have found something but since I do not know the county, I think I am snookered.

1864 applies to all of Ireland - both North and South. So yes, I think you are snookered :- << Anne On 8 Nov 2006, at 09:46, genukilists@tinfoil.cotse.net wrote: >> There are BMD records in Ireland (Civil registration from 1864) > > I think he died about 1861 so am I a couple of years too early? Is the > 1864 for NI or Eire or both? > >> Unfortunately you need to know in which part of present day Ireland he >> lived/died since the records are now divided between the Records >> Office >> in Belfast for Northern Ireland and Dublin for Eire. > > With the UK GRO you can look up indices on-line. Are there no Irish > indices on-line? I read their web sites but it looks as though you need > to know the district; this will be my stumbling block. If I could have > just asked them to look for a death in 1861 that might have found > something but since I do not know the county, I think I am snookered. >