Thanks Chris but Belfast is a little too far for me to travel to <g>. Unfortunately I do not know a street as all I have to go on is his birth registration and it only lists Whiteabbey though it does say District Urban No. 7 but that probably doesn't help either. Well thanks for trying anyways. Good day. Jackie in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Chris Morgan wrote: > > Chris thanks for replying. I used to think no one wanted to answer my requests but now I can > > see I was probably asking for something almost impossible. Thanks for letting me know. > > Jackie > > I see Andy Airriess has answered to say there is a street index. There is, but there may still > be a lot of film to trawl through to find what you want - not least because our ancestors > often weren't in the house we thought they would be on census day! > > The street directories are the only way to check if you aren't sure. I've spent hours (and a > few £ getting my LDS FHC to order the films) searching to find the address - only to find > they didn't actually live there in 1901! Not everyone appears in the directories, but Belfast > City Library, PRONI and the Linen Hall Library in Belfast all have a good selection. It's > about time somebody republished the one compiled in late 1900 for publication in 1901 - > either in facsimile or on CD. > > Best of luck. In the end I took a 3 night trip to Belfast and still didn't find all the targets I > set out to find. Hope to go again one day. > > Chris Morgan > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237