Cara, I suggested the site based on Valerie's response that your ancestor may have been with the British military and serving in Greece. Sorry it did not apply this time. The site is much more than military and is worth a look just the same. As for making payment, the site accepts all major credit cards so currency conversion is not a problem. Aloha from Hawaii, Gail --- Cara_Links <cracker@hotkey.net.au> wrote: > gail > > While I thankyou for your input, it is not I that is > seeking military help > but I am sure the listers will appreciate all this > interesing links to the > places that hold this data, whilst at times one must > pay by viewing, I > cannot see if you are in the Southern Hemisphere, > how you can pay by view, > in Australian dollars......... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gail Nakayama" <gewilks@yahoo.com> > To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:18 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Patrick Hughes Dublin > > > > Cara, > > > > If you are looking for an ancestor born to someone > > while active in the British Military, regardless > of > > their homeland you may find that record at > > findmypast.com formerly 1837online. > > > > The record of birth, marriage and death for the > active > > military and dependents while in service is a > British > > record. > > > > Here are the selections: > > > > Within this section: > > > > Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-18 Armed > forces > > births 1761-1994 > > > > National Roll of the Great War 1914-18 Armed > forces > > marriages 1818-1994 > > > > Army Roll of Honour 1939-45 Armed forces deaths > > 1796-1994 > > > > Other army lists roll calls 1656-1888 > > > > It is in these lists that I found my ancestors > born in > > Jamaica and Canada West (Toronto). It is a > > pay-per-view site. > > > > Good luck. > > > > > > > > --- Valerie Garton <vbgarton@optusnet.com.au> > wrote: > > > >> Corfu is one of the Ionian Islands in Greece > where > >> the British Army > >> were stationed for many years and hence a place > to > >> look for Irish > >> folk. > >> > >> Regards Valerie B Garton [ Mrs ]in sunny Sydney > >> A/Dip LAH & Dip FHS. > >> Researcher in Genealogy > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com > >> [mailto:irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf > Of > >> Cara_Links > >> Sent: Saturday, 14 April 2007 5:43 PM > >> To: irl-dublin@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Patrick Hughes Dublin > >> > >> > >> Valerie > >> > >> Where in Ireland is Corfu -??? > >> > >> Cara > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Valerie Garton" <vbgarton@optusnet.com.au> > >> To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 9:00 AM > >> Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Composer Patrick Hughes > >> Dublin > >> > >> > >> > Patrick HUGHES was born about 1835 in Corfu and > >> died in Queensland > >> in > >> > 1911. > >> > > >> > He was listed as " Professor of Music " but I > >> doubt that he had any > >> > University training as I can not find him in > any > >> of the Alumni > >> books. > >> > > >> > Regards Valerie > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com > >> > [mailto:irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com]On > Behalf > >> Of ibsjackson > >> > Sent: Saturday, 7 April 2007 10:10 PM > >> > To: irl-dublin@rootsweb.com > >> > Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Composer Patrick Hughes > >> Dublin > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Valerie, > >> > > >> > What timeframe are we talking about? > >> > > >> > I put in a Google Search: Composer Patrick > Hughes > >> Dublin, and it > >> > came up > >> > with a lot of websites > >> > > >> > The one I clicked on was called: the Spike > Hughes > >> page. > >> > > >> > He was born 1908 and died 1987. > >> > > >> > regards > >> > > >> > Inga. > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > >> to > >> > IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' without > >> > the quotes in the subject and the body of the > >> message > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > >> to > >> > IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > >> to > >> IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the > >> message > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email > >> to IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > >> the body of the message > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > === message truncated ===