Hi, Peter, I checked to see if your Underwoods were in PA in 1870 and it doesn't seem so. There was only one Arthur Underwood, aged 2, born in England in 1867, in Scott, Allegheny County, PA. I wonder if they could be relatives. Parents are Edwin and Jane. Anyway, if you know Emma was born in 1874, do you know which county in PA she was born in? The state records begin at 1906 unfortunately, but sometimes you can get lucky by writing to the individual counties depending on how recently they began keeping records. 1874 is a stretch, probably, but you never know. I wish we had a BMD index that begins in 1837!! I had a peek a the England 1871 and couldn't find Arthur and Julia together on there either, but it's not yet fully indexed and perhaps they weren't married yet? Hope this helps some, though I know it's not much. Knowing the county she was born in would at least lead you in the right direction. All the best, Elysia ----- Original Message ----- From: <PJENELCO@aol.com> To: <PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 7:57 AM Subject: [PA] Help with Pennsylvania Birth > Hi! Guys > Am new to your list as up to now all my family here in the UK. > > The 1881 UK Census shows my ancestors Arthur & Julia UNDERWOOD as having a > daughter Emma UNDERWOOD born in 1874 in the State of Pennsylvania. > > As Arthur was an Ironstone Miner from Staffordshire UK it seems he came over > the pond to work but was back in the Uk in 1891. > > Not knowing your birth registration setup I was wondering if SKS could dig > up any information. > > > Peter Jones > Devon UK > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > If your Pennsylvania ancestor was German or Swiss, check out the > Pennsylvania Dutch Family History website at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/padutch/ > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > >