Hi, Ken -- Civil Records/State registrations of non-Catholic marriages began in Ireland in 1845. All births, deaths and marriages have been registered in Ireland since 1864. I assume you have tried some Google searches using your keywords? Provincial/Trade directories with data on Belfast from 1819-1894 include those by Thomas Bradshaw; J. Pigot; Pigot and Co.; William Matier; Matthew Martin (w/street addresses); Slater's (several between1846-1894)l James A. Henderson; Hugh Adair; R. Wynne; 'Derry Almanac' (Portrush only) 1881; G. H. Bassett. The single most important newspaper for Belfast and Ulster was the "Belfast Newsletter" which began publication in 1737. It had a wider geographical range than any of the Dublin papers, covering virtually all of east Ulster. Outside Belfast the most significant publications were the "Londonderry Journal," from 1772, which also covered a good deal of Donegal and Tyrone (and some news from other major Irish cities, including Belfast). The "Londonderry Journal" was published by George DOUGLAS and various partners beginning with issue #1, June 3, 1772, published semi-weekly through May 1, 1781, and weekly thereafter. Perhaps you can locate a copy of Donald M. SCHLEGEL's book, "Irish Genealogical Abstracts from the Londonderry Journal 1772-1784," published a few years ago. With an every-name index, this book is fascinating reading. Few, if any,early issues of the "Newry Journal and Strabane Journal" exist. The best single repository for Irish newspapers is the British Library. After 1826 the Library was obliged to hold a copy of all Irish publications, and from that date its collection is virtually complete. It also has extensive, though patchy, collection before that date. Within Ireland the largest collection is held by the National Library, though by no means comprehensive, and some unique copies are held in local libraries and other repositories. The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) Belfast has published a complete guide, "Northern Ireland Newspapers Checklist with Locations." A number of indices do exist in various repositories to biographical material found in Irish newspapers. Unfortunately, the index to material in the 'Belfast Newsletter" (1737-1800), held by the Linen Hall Library in Belfast, is in chronological order rather than alphabetical order. Several websites have transcriptions from old newspapers. D. J. Owen wrote, "History of Belfast," pub. in Belfast in 1921 a copy of which is in the National Library of Dublin. Robert M Young's books are "Historical Notices of Old Belfast and its Vicinity," pub. 1896, and "The Town Book of the Corporation of Belfast, 1613-1816," pub. 1892. As pointed out in e-mails in recent days, text from many old books is being put on the web. Google Print announced its first release of "public domain" non-copyright material, through its partnership with numerous libraries with wealth of interesting books. The full text is searchable - Books related to particular surnames and local histories.. Because of the copyright protection issue, most of the books are a bit on the old side, which for genealogists, is great. http://print.google.com/ Also FHL Books Online at BYU You can go to the Brigham Young University website http://www.lib.byu.edu/ task; books out of copyright are being done first. Check out some of these websites: www.familysearch.org www.cyndislist.com/ Andrew J. Morris website. The book, "Tracing Your Irish Ancestors," by John Grenham has a reader-friendly chapter on each Irish country, all types of records, books, journals, where to find them. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Hess" <kray83@comcast.net> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [IRELAND] Armagh City's Features > Jean, > Where could I found info on Belfast and births and marriages back to the mid > 1700's, or is there any good source? > Thanks > Ken Hess > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> > To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:39 AM > Subject: [IRELAND] Armagh City's Features