Jan, Extracted the six (6)Shelly births from Queens, there are 123 Shelly's listed for Ireland on the BIVRI2 disks (they are limited, the IGI has many more files than these disks. But everything helps. Bob ------------------------------------------------------- SHELLY, Anthony Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 27 Mar 1868 Birthplace: 420, Castletown, Queens, Ire Recorded in: Queens, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John SHELLY Mother: Eliza KILFOYLE Source: FHL Film 101162 Dates: 1868 - 1868 SHELLY, Owen Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: Feb 1868 Birthplace: 457, Castletown, Queens, Ire Recorded in: Queens, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Martin SHELLY Mother: Catherine KILFOYLE Source: FHL Film 101167 Dates: 1868 - 1868 SHELLY, Patrick Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: Feb 1868 Birthplace: 457, Castletown, Queens, Ire Recorded in: Queens, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Martin SHELLY Mother: Catherine KILFOYLE Source: FHL Film 101167 Dates: 1868 - 1868 SHELLY, Patrick Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 Feb 1868 Birthplace: 456, Castletown, Queens, Ire Recorded in: Queens, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: Martin SHELLY Mother: Catherine KILFOYLE Source: FHL Film 101207 Dates: 1868 - 1868 SHELLY, Peter Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 8 Jul 1870 Birthplace: 405, Castletown, Queens, Ire Recorded in: Queens, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John SHELLY Mother: Eliza KILFOYLE Source: FHL Film 101212 Dates: 1870 - 1871 SHELLY, John Birth Gender: Male Birth Date: 19 Jun 1872 Birthplace: Durrow, Queens, Ire Recorded in: Queens, Ireland Collection: Civil Registration Father: John SHELLY Mother: Mary KEALY Source: FHL Film 255853 Dates: 1872 - 1873