Wesley, What a coincidence! I'm researching my GGFather, who was italian, and emigrated to Tucumán Argentina, before 1890, who also worked as an Ingeneer (or so) building bridges for the rail company (Ferrocarriles Argentinos?) at he same time of your ancestor. He also died in Tucumán about 1911. My experience, so far, has not been different from yours. I've requested several times to the Civil Registration offices his death certificates with no answer at all, the same with both cementeries in Tucumán. Right now I've requested church records and the 1895 census films thrugh the Last Saints Day church, you may want to take a look it could be useful for you too. I'm also trying to know in what dates the railway has been built in different provinces (states) in the northern of Argentina, it could be useful with the census, and also I'm trying to get the employees list of the railway company, but I dont know it those registries even exists. I'll keep you in the loop, if I find something in common or if I cross with WILLIAM PERKINS data. Take care, Carlos Rusconi an Argentinian in Brasil > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lesley [mailto:[email protected]] > Enviado el: domingo, 23 de abril de 2000 5:48 > Para: [email protected] > Asunto: ARGENTINA TUCIMAN around 1900 > > Message from the Deja.com forum: > soc.genealogy.hispanic > Your subscription is set to individual email delivery > > Sorry this is in English !!! I am in Australia and am trying to locate > details for my friend about her great grandmother, who was born in > Tuciman around 1900. Her name was GRACE PERKINS, and her father was > WILLIAM PERKINS. The father helped to build the railways in Tuciman, > Argentina, as an engineer. Grace also had a sister also born in Tuciman, > and her name was Margaret Perkins. Margaret was born about 1898. The > father, Willaim Perkins was English and died in Argentina between 1900 > and 1910. We have tried to get information from Tuciman, but they said > to write to Buenos Aires. When we wrote there, Buenos Aires told us to > write to Tuciman. We'd really appreciate any information that you might > be able to give us...especially about how to find out how to get birth > and death certificates, and how we can find out where William Perkins is > buried. Thanks so much !! > Lesley, from Melbourne Australia > > _____________________________________________________________ > Deja.com: Before you buy. > http://www.deja.com/ > * To modify or remove your subscription, go to > http://www.deja.com/edit_sub.xp?group=soc.genealogy.hispanic > * Read this thread at > http://www.deja.com/thread/%3C3902B8C9.3C7677A%40alphalink.com.au%3E > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.