Hi Sheila, I looked at the free BMD to see if they had it but apparently the server is too busy dealing with other requests. I am not surprised - this site now has so many records that more and more people are on it. However, it's 5.25 p.m. here in L.A. which is 1.25 Sunday morning in the U.K. - The server was fine last week - at this non-peak time I'm surprised. Maybe they are doing tests. I hope we don't get into the same situation as the 1901 census. Anyway, try freebmd.rootsweb.com - otherwise try the general records or an LDS site. Did the IGI have a regular batch number - e.g. C followed by 6 numbers? If so it shoudl be correct but if it doesn't it means it has been sent in by someone and you need to treat it suspiciously. Paul StockerTHESHE@aol.com wrote: I've found a record in the IGI of my great,great grandfather George White,born 1844 in Fawley, Hampshire. When I looked at the GRO indexes for that year I can't find the record, therefore am unable to obtain the birth certificate. Can anyone please advise me what to do next, or where I could view the parish registers for Fawley, which comes under New Forest. I will be grateful for any advice. Thanks, Sheila ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== Please use common sense when sending or replying to messages on the list. What may not offend you may offend others. Please do not send virus warnings, or other matetial not relevant to Hampshire and its history. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237