Gay, Can you give us a little more information? It would also help us and your friend if you used whole names rather than relationships when you write about them. Who was the immigrant to Australia? Whose birth record are you looking for? Debbie Gay O'Neill wrote: > Hi, > New to the list. > I am helping a descendant look for his relatives and he knows the birth date > of his father and would like to apply for that birth certificate. > He is believed to have been born in Warsaw. > Can you advice me of the correct procedure. He only knows his father's > fathers first name and would like to find the mother of his father. > for privacy sake I have not included names but I am happy to email off list. > Thank you > Gay O'Neill > Western Australia. >