Civil Registration started in England in 1837, so there will be no birth certificate for someone born in 1828. However, if you know the parish in which he was born, there is a good chance that he was baptised and he will appear in the Baptism Register. These are usually held in the County Records Office. Registers give details of parents. As you are presumably in the US, a good place to start looking would be in the IGI which should be available to you relatively easily. For England it is organised by county which narrows the field! If he emigrated, he might have come to the US with his parents, in which case you might be able to find him on passenger lists which are held at the Public Records Office at Kew (near London). A bit of a long shot unless you know when he emigrated. Try looking at www.pro.gov.uk to see if there is anything on their web site about emigrants. Hope this helps. John Paine www.paine.org/home/john.paine -----Original Message----- From: PAYNE FAMILY <PAYNE9@webtv.net> To: PAYNE-L@rootsweb.com <PAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 06 October 1999 22:34 Subject: DYERS IN ENGLAND > Amelia Content Cotton(B. 1833 OH)-David James Dyer II (B. >1828 Kent, Eng.) m. 3 October 1853 by Elder Poe Cleveland OH David James >Dyer III(B. 1854 Ohio) -Marena Adele Wiser (Res. Yamhill,OR) >m. l Oct. 1884 > >David James DYER was born 1828 KENT, ENGLAND. > >CAN ANYONE give me some pointers in researching in ENGLAND? HAVE NO >IDEA on where to start. Are there any lists for this research? > >Thanks, Nola Payne > >______________________________