Hi Tony, PRONI have microfilmed records from St Anne's, but that's not the best source for you for this period. Don't write to the church either. They've better things to do caring for their living congregation than chasing around for us amateur genealogists. See GRONI for certificates, but note what it says on the following page; http://www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm Protestant Marriages were officially registered from 1st April 1845, so you can obtain a marriage certificate copy from the General Registry Office of Ireland, see; http://www.groireland.ie/ The Republic may be cheaper, but in my experience, if you have the details, Belfast is quicker. The Ulster Historical Foundation indexes may be helpful, but I've found them infuriatingly expensive and incomplete, see; http://www.ancestryireland.com/index.php Good luck with your quest. Chris Morgan Sheffield >> Hi everyone, greetings from Sydney, Australia. >> >> Does anyone have access to the records for St Anne's Church of Ireland >> cathedral in Belfast, or know how to obtain the records. >> >> I have two ancestors who married there in 1856 and I suspect their >> children would be baptised there also. >> >> Especially interested in William Hanna born about 1859 in Belfast. >> >> Regards >> >> Tony Smith >>

----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Morgan" <chrismorgan4@btinternet.com> To: <irl-belfast-city@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [BELFAST] ST ANNE'S BELFAST > Hi Tony, > > PRONI have microfilmed records from St Anne's, but that's not the best > source for you for this period. Don't write to the church either. They've > better things to do caring for their living congregation than chasing > around > for us amateur genealogists. > > See GRONI for certificates, but note what it says on the following page; > http://www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm > > Protestant Marriages were officially registered from 1st April 1845, so > you > can obtain a marriage certificate copy from the General Registry Office of > Ireland, see; http://www.groireland.ie/ > > The Republic may be cheaper, but in my experience, if you have the > details, > Belfast is quicker. > > The Ulster Historical Foundation indexes may be helpful, but I've found > them > infuriatingly expensive and incomplete, see; > http://www.ancestryireland.com/index.php > > Good luck with your quest. > > Chris Morgan > Sheffield > >>> Hi everyone, greetings from Sydney, Australia. >>> >>> Does anyone have access to the records for St Anne's Church of Ireland >>> cathedral in Belfast, or know how to obtain the records. >>> >>> I have two ancestors who married there in 1856 and I suspect their >>> children would be baptised there also. >>> >>> Especially interested in William Hanna born about 1859 in Belfast. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Tony Smith >>> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-BELFAST-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Record Type Civil Marriage Date of Marriage 31 Dec 1856 Groom Name william HANNA Bride Name Rose anne HANNA Church Saint Annes Church of Ireland Parish Shankill Civil District Belfast County Antrim Sorry cannot find any births. Raymond