Dennis Ahern <ahern@world.std.com> wrote: > GKM <gkmcauliff@cox.net> wrote: > > :> http://www.genfindit.com/ibirths.htm > :> LDS Film Numbers for Index to Irish civil birth records > > : Dennis: Is there a corresponding one for England, or for England and Wales? > : Evidently the "i" at the beginning of "ibirths" refers to Ireland. Might > : there be different letters corresponding English or England and Wales? > > I don't know, but you can go to the LDS website and search the catalog by > locality. > > See: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/ > supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,180,0 > [cut and paste onto one line] > LDS Family History Catalog by Location There are also some other sites, mostly pay-per-view. www.1837online.com (scans of index pages like the Irish index). You pay to see the index, then you copy down the ref for ordering your cert. http://www.freebmd.org.uk (which is free to search. You would then have to order a certificate from the GRO). This is as yet incomplete. http://www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ (1901 census for England and Wales which you can search free but you have to pay for images). Ancestry has the 1901 census free for the month of September (including access to original images) at http://www.1901-census.com/access/?o_xid=19947&o_lid=19947&o_xt=11149&so urcecode=19947 <www.ancestry.co.uk> has a free 14 day trial for all their stuff but you have to give your credit-card number, so don't forget to cancel in good time. Very useful for access to early census records. Sometimes their transcription is terrible, so be prepared to be creative in your searches. Useful info also on soc.genealogy.britain Good luck Maire Black

GKM wrote: >> :> http://www.genfindit.com/ibirths.htm >> :> LDS Film Numbers for Index to Irish civil birth records I went to the local LDS library and got access to birth records for all of Ireland in the pre 1922 time frame. These were in the form of microfilm, one microfilm per quarter. Because they were alphabetized, I could look for an individual name in a given quarter. Is that the way they are to be seen at an Irish BND office, or are they computerized? Replies appreciated. GKM