Cara I'm sure that civil registration was happening at that time. you should be able to apply to the bdm of the area for that. Kaye See the first program in new Irish Series on genealogy at www.bananatv.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cara_Links" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [IRL~ROOTS] Birth Records for 1885? > Perhaps it is a case of an Unregistered birth or perhaps he was not > registered as Walter .......lots of things make things hard to find people > in Ireland there lack of concern about registration for one ........ > > The way people wrote things down > Its a series of things that make it a twisted maze to chase these ancestors > down and locate them dont give up someone has the answer some where. > > cheers > cara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 12:03 PM > Subject: [IRL~ROOTS] Birth Records for 1885? > > > > Hello, > > > > I was hoping someone can tell me why I can not find information on my > great > > grandfather, Walter Flack. He was born on November 30, 1885, in Dromore, > > Down, Ireland. I have been all over the LDS site and ancestry.com. Then > last > > Thursday I went to our local family history center and their index for > births > > for Ireland had an "*" in the space for births from 1882-1889, and a > notation > > that said "This genealogical society does not have records for these > years" > > Do they not exist? Or is there a place I have not checked yet? I am hoping > > there is a great magical site that lists all BMD's for this county, as I > have > > many ancesters from there, VBG. > > > > Any help anyone can give me is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks so much > > > > Lisa Wagner > > > > Researching: > > Flack > > Martin > > Mahood > > Lyle > > Castle > > Bannatyne > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Raise both hands and repeat after me: > > We will not initiate or participate in any discussions about any kind of > VIRUS or SPAM messages on this list. > > To do so will result in your removal from the list. > > > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Raise both hands and repeat after me: > We will not initiate or participate in any discussions about any kind of VIRUS or SPAM messages on this list. > To do so will result in your removal from the list. > >