Regarding late registration of births, my late husband was born 1930 and registered 1990. Some countries, including Australia, accepted Baptismal certificates until modern times, and only reason my husband's birth was late-registered was because he needed to replace a lost passport - the Irish authorities wouldn't accept the Baptismal certificate!! I know of even younger people still not registered here in Ireland. Old people told me that in the '20s and '30s it cost one shilling and sixpence to register a birth, an expense that many families could not meet. They tended to leave registration until really essential, e.g. for events such as starting school, first communion, even marriage, and then there was a flurry to register. Elaine (in cold and wet Ireland) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josi" <geoghegangatherer@btinternet.com> To: <IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:05 AM Subject: [GALWAY] Indexes > > > Modern ones > If you are looking for a registered birth 'do' > check up to 10 years later. > A trawl of Irish Indexes for only ONE particular name found 28 > entries in 15 years spread.. > Registered 1927 b 1921 > " 1939 b 1922 > " 1927 b 1921 > and a problem for someone later on > Registered 1942 born 1926 > No doubt to do with pensions...however > It must be quite common as this was for a One NameStudy > > Josi > > > ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== > Join an Ireland list that discusses Irish genealogy, history, and culture. > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRELAND.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >