FYI -- Per a year 2000 issue of "Irish Roots" magazine (pub. Cork), a gentleman by the name of Mr. Anthony DALY, whose address at that time was 30 Gledswood Park, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland, was in the process of compiling an extensive database which included 1901 and 1911 census returns for Ireland containing approximately 1,700 serving Coastguards plus family member detail. He had also traced from Church of Ireland records dating from between 1820 and 1916 over 3,000 baptisms of children of Coastguard and Preventive Water Guard families. Directories from the years 1835 to 1916 had also listed names of Officers in charge at many of the stations. Mr. Daly shared that comprehensive Royal Navy records are held at the Public Records Office (PRO) at Kew, in London, and that his data collection is more local in origin. At that time (2000) Mr. Daly was offering to check out requested names against his data on receipt of a self-addressed envelope accompanied by an international reply coupon (IRC) from your local postoffice. Mr. Daly also said that he had present-day photographs of many of the former coastguard stations. He had received quite a few enquiries in relation to his database from researchers in the UK, Canada and Australia. It is possible he may still be involved in that project and accepting requests for information. Perhaps he has a website on the Internet??? Maybe a Google search? An example from the database: Year 1901 - Station: Greystones: County Wicklow Name - Rank - Religion - Age - Prev. Occupation - Marital Status - Where Born 1. Robert E. LIPTON, Chf Btn, RC, 43, Printer, M, England 2. William QUINLAN, Comm Btn, RC, 45, Blacksmith, M, Alderney 3. William BATES, Comm Btn, C of I, 43, Blacksmith, M, England 4. William COOPEY, Boatman, C of I, 40, Collier, M, England 5. William J. GIDLEY, Boatman, Method., 41, Labourer, M, England 6. J. C. LORD, Boatman, Brethern, 34, Silversmith, M, England 7 George HUMBER, Boatman, C of I, 33, Page, M, England 8. Henry GUMBRELL, Boatman, C of I, 30, Labourer, M, England Name - Relation to Officer - Religion - Age - Occupation - Marital Status - Where Born Annie LIPTON, Wife, RC, 41, M, Malta Louise LIPTON, Dau, RC, 20, Housemaid, NM, Malta Mary Ann LIPTON, Dau, RC, 18, Housemaid, NM, Malta William H. LIPTON, Son, RC, 16, Messngr boy, NM, Co. Antrim Rosey J. LIPTON, Dau, RC, 14, Scholar, NM, Co. Antrim Amy E. LIPTON, Dau, RC, 11, Scholar, NM, Co. Dublin Robert E. LIPTON, Son, RC, 9, Scholar, NM, Dublin John J. LIPTON, Son, RC, 7, Scholar, NM, Dublin Frederick LIPTON, Son, RC, 3, NM, Co. Down Patrick A. LIPTON, Son, RC, 1, NM, Co. Down Annie QUINLAN, Wife, RC, 36, M, Portrane Francis DEVINE Jnr, Nephew, RC, 14, Scholar, NM, Portland, ME, USA Laura BATES, Wife, C of I, 42, M, England Gisset BATES, Dau, C of I, 15, Scholar, NM, England Nelli BATES, Dau, C of I, 11, Scholar, NM, Co. Cork Lillie BATES, Dau, C of I, 11, Scholar, NM, Co. Cork Ernest BATES, Son, C of I, 10, Scholar, NM, Co. Cork Harry BATES, Son, C of I, 9, Scholar, NM, Co. Cork Reginald BATES, Son, C of I, 7, Scholar , NM, Co. Cork Frederick BATES, Son, C of I, 4, Scholar, NM, Co. Cork Harriett COOPEY, Wife, C of I, 38, M, England Kate COOPEY, Dau, C of I, 12, Scholar, NM, England Sarah GIDLEY, Wife, Method., 44, M, England Frederick GIDLEY, Son, Method., 16, Tlgph. Msgr., NM, England Alice Rhonda GIDLEY, Dau, Method, 7, scholar, NM, England Nellie LORD, Wife, C of E, 29, M, England Harry LORD, C of E, 9, Scholar, NM, England Minnie HUMBER, Wife C of E, 35, Laundress, M, England Ellen GUMBRELL, Wife, C of I, 33, M, England Nellie GUMBRELL, Dau, C of I, 8, Scholar, NM, England Harry GUMBRELL, Son, C of I, 6, Scholar, NM, England The Coastguard in the southern part of Ireland was disbanded in 1922. Recently a new Coastguard service has been established by the Irish Government.