You are needlessly heading back too far. Try for the death certificate. It will usually list the place of birth, the father's name and the mother's maiden name, and is usually far easier to get because it is more recent and we know better where it occurred (or someone else in the family does know, if we don't). Maureen --- Snaturequest@aol.com wrote: > Thanks Susan-I dont have the parents names--thats what im > looking for-hoping > the names would be on the cert.I guess its just a shot in > the dark. > John > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > List Administrators: > Tracy Cassidy GaelEire@aol.com > Jim McCarthy SPAGHETTICOWBOY@cs.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ===== Researching: Costello, Lynch, Raftree/Raftery, Doran, Cotter, Shannon, Sullivan, Gansberg, Bove, Zeidt/Seitz, VonAlleman/Wollerman, Amacher, Giefer, Fischer, Marlot, Koch, Hense, Jackler, Alvine, Shook, Shelly, Prichard, Tye, Daly, Early, Greene, Callaghan, Fitzgerald, McGrath __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com