Have you checked with all of the local cemeteries at which a Catholic might be buried? My family used Holy Cross and I have found them to be very helpful to genealogists. Mornings are busy for them, so call in the afternoon and ask if your John Nolan is buried there. One of my ancestors died on the ferry en route to work at Lakawanna Rail Yard in 1934. Holy Cross was able to tell me he died in NJ, so I knew where to look for his death certificate. When a cemetery does find a burial for you, always be sure to ask who else is interred in the grave. I've obtained some valuable -- and surprising -- information this way! Denise Message: 7 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:35:06 -0700 From: <[email protected]> Subject: [BKLYN] Nolan... Try "Bodies in Transit" To: [email protected] Considering that John Nolan may have died outside of NYC you might try the records of "Bodies in Transit," which were licenses to travel with the remains of the deceased thru New York City (Manhattan). So if your ancestor died outside of New York City, and was being buried in the city or just traveling thru, they would have needed this document. These records are great!---they give the name of the deceased, age, place and date of death, place of interment, cause of death, name of doctor, etc, and exist for the years 1859 to 1894.