Dear Janet, You will have to know the parish where they were born, and you would have to know that the parish records existed, then you write to that parish priest and request him to do a search and when found he writes you out an official document that says they were either baptised, christened and that is all that is needed as this is not the same as civil registration you need the priest to sign a document but on the other hand should they be church of Ireland then you would have to do the same thing also. But you say Co Antrim and you will need to know the exact parish register and their location perhaps this is a case of PRONI being used. Cara Original Message: ----------------- From: Janet McCrosky mej@cfanet.com Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:49:40 -0400 To: irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com, IRL-ANTRIM@rootsweb.com, scots-origins@egroups.com, irl-dublin@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Official birth/christening records Please tell me the best way to secure official birth/christening records for: 1. John McCrosky (1684, Co. Antrim, Ireland- died Nov.15,1778 VA) 2. Elizabeth Gay (his wife) - no specific dates; probably born about same time as he In case this couple was married in Co. Antrim, I also need Their marriage record - ca. 1711 Thank you. Janet ------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting