Janet, Thank you so much. I believe they were Catholic (definitely not Jewish). I will check Erzsebet as well. On Ellis Island it says Elzsebet which she Americanized to Elizabeth. She also had a sister Veronica, which I read might be Erza? Oh well, since I have her exact date, I'm sure I'll be able to find her. Thank you for pointing me in this direction and to the person who gave me the information for contacting Hungary. I will try it after I check the films. Thanks!! -andrea On 8/20/05, Janet Kozlay <kozlay@comcast.net> wrote: > > You would be looking for the church record of her baptism (or if Jewish, > her > birth), not a "birth certificate." The churches maintained the official > records of births, marriages, and deaths until 1895. The records for > Szentendre are readily available through the Mormons at your local Family > History Center (see www.familysearch.org <http://www.familysearch.org>). > There are microfilms for Roman > Catholic, Reformed, Jewish, and Serbian Eastern Orthodox (three parishes). > Baptismal records (kereszteltek) for 1885 are on the following > films: > Roman Catholic - #613161 > Reformed - #622900 > Serbian Eastern Orthodox > Peter and Pal parish - #722575 > Izbeg parish - #722580 > Szekesegyhaz parish - #722579 > Jewish births - #642870 > > Since you are only looking for names and dates, you do not really need to > be > able to read Hungarian. Hopefully you know the religion so you won't have > to > look at all of them. Assuming you find Elzsebet (probably Erzsebet) on the > microfilm, you will be able to print a copy of the record at the Center. > > Once you have determined the parents' names, it should not be difficult to > find your great-grandmother in the same records. > > Good luck, Janet > > > -----Original Message----- > From: andrea batcho [mailto:final.offer@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 1:28 PM > To: HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HUNGARY-L] How to obtain a Birth Certificate from Szentendre, > Hungary 12/2/1885? > > Hi. I was wondering if someone could tell me how I could get a copy of the > birth certificate of my great grandmother's sister Elzsebet Bado born on 2 > Dec 1885 in Szentendre, Hungary. I don't know the date or where my great > grandmother was born in Hungary, but I hope that will help me find out the > names of their parents. I don't speak Hungarian at all, so I was hoping > someone could provide me directions to get it from Hungary. (perhaps a > website or if I have to write a letter somewhere, I could find a friend of > the family to write it in Hungarian) > Thank you so much, > -andrea > > > >