Dear Ann I was in a little rush. Birth Registation did not start until the 1860s. The only other way I can think of would be maybe the marriage index. Marriages were registered starting in 1845. Glen Alderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Hunt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:59 AM Subject: [BELFAST] Robert James WALKER > Hello List > > I am searching for the origins of my great grandfather Robert James > WALKER, born in Belfast on 29th September 1854 and I would be grateful for > some pointers as to where to look.. > > He went to Sheffield, Yorkshire sometime after 1871 (or he missed the 1871 > census). > > He married Mary Ann SLATER in 1876 in Sheffield. On their marriage > certificate Robert's father was named as John Walker, Grocer > > Robert's sister Elizabeth WALKER, born about 1861, married Mary Ann > SLATER's brother Thomas SLATER in Sheffield in 1882. On their marriage > certificate Elizabeth's father was named as John Walker, Gentleman. > > Are there any Grocers' federations or the like, that might have lists of > names so I can pinpoint the area of Belfast they came from. I only have > their father's name not their mother's name. Though I suspect the mother > might possible be Martha as both Robert and Elizabeth named one of their > daughters Martha - a name not found in the Slater tree for the past 100 > years. > > Any help would be gratefully received. > > Regards - Ann in Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire, England > > > > ==== IRL-BELFAST-CITY Mailing List ==== > NEVER open an attachment unless you are expecting it or you know exactly > what it is. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >