> I have not been able to find any details on FreeBMD or the on-line IGI and I > would very much appreciate if someone could tell me the best way of pursuing > this. FreeBMD covers civil registrations only in England and Wales - not Scotland. The quickest way via computer would be to use the indexes of the General Register Office of Scotland, accessible at - http://www.origins.net/GRO/ Vivien Rice Tasmania