Well, Sylvia, wherever that precipice is you're a stronger woman than I am - that's for sure! And whenever you come up for air I'm ready to hear more on the PIO factor. GRIN --Manaia ++++ --- On Tue, 8/26/08, Sylvia Murphy <sylcec@ihug.com.au> wrote: > Interested to read Vanya's request and also VERY > curious. What on earth is > a PIO Card? Have never heard of such a thing (but then > that may not be > surprising as here I am hanging on to the bottom of the > world ....) > > I was under the impression that official Baptismal > Certificates, and > certainly the certificates produced by the India Office > were accepted in > place of birth certificates, where none existed. > > Sylvia