You did not mention which country vital records you are awaiting. However, I am presuming that you do not mean Ireland. Civil registration of births, deaths and marriages in Ireland names the townland that is the address in rural Ireland. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormons, has copies of almost all of the General Register Office indices and some registers, making direct access to both registers and indices possible through the local Family History Centers. You can do-it-yourself at the local Family History Centers because the FHL has acquired Irish civil registration records. Births, Death and Roman Catholic marriages certificates are available from General Registrar Office 8-11 Lombard Street East Dublin 2 Ireland Fees are payable in Irish pound currency, Draft I.E.P. or Euro checks or bank drafts drawn on an Irish Bank, made payable to the Registrar General. Sterling checks, Postal Orders, US$ checks are accepted. The minimum amount for a check drawn on a non-Irish bank is 12.70 Euro. I bundle my requests so that I meet the minimum fee. http://www3.travelocity.com/converter/ to get the currency exchange rate for the day as it is changing weekly. Certificates (B, M, D) IR5.50 US$6.00 Photocopy of an entry in Register 3.00 3.30 When index reference is Supplied 1.50 1.65 Short Birth Certificate 3.50 3.85 Authentication of a certificate 1.50 1.55 Postage: United Kingdom & Ireland IRL .50 (E).63 All other countries: 1.00 1.27 Ellen Ellen Copyright 2000 Ellen Naliboff All rights reserved LynnieF1@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > I am looking for information on the following people. I am waiting on > several birth certificates and death certificates in hopes to find out > exactly what part of Ireland they came from. So far everything says > "Ireland." > > John Connors (O'Connor) born in 1883. Parents were David Connors and > Catherine Mahoney. > > Margaret Fitzpatrick born on February 24, 1881. Parents were Bernard > Fitzpatrick and Anne Malone. > > Both resided in Illinois. Not sure where they were married. Rumor has it > that John was involved in the early form of the IRA. I received the burial > information on John Connors from the cemetery. The lot was purchased by > Margaret but she signed the paper work Margaret O'Connor. Her social > security application has her down as Connors. All the children (including my > grandmother) had the last name of Connors. > > If anyone can help me find out where in Ireland these two complicated people > came from, I'd appreciate it. > > Thanks, Linda > > ==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== > ** Please remember - no flames, chain > letters, virus warnings or off topic > posts are allowed on the SHAMROCK > list **