Hi, Carol - Vital records films for Henrico at the Library of VA begin with the year 1853, the year the state govt required towns to keep records and transmit them to a central office. However - you may be able to find birth info from a death record which, I believe, are available for the year 1871 on microfilm from the Library of VA thru interlibrary loan. My inventory book ["A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 County Records in the VA State Library and Archives"] indicates that Henrico death records go only to 1870, but I seem to remember that they have Henrico deaths up to 1896 or so, then it skips to 1912 and onward. You might check this out since death records often contain a birth date. Marge in VT Researching: SLATER, HUGHES, RICHARDSON, EDWARDS, BAILEY, HIGGINS, DAVIS, WILLIAMS, HARRIS, BACON, and allied families from the counties east of Richmond City. << Subj: [VAHENRIC] Jno O'Neil/neel/O'Neal/neal Born 1790 richmond va??Birth look-up Date: 12/10/2002 1:52:46 AM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ............. Message Board Post: Would anyone havae a book with births in 1790? i recently received a death record on my ggrandma saying her dad was jonathan and he was born in richmond va. according to census recoards, he was born 1790 and died in 1871 ca. english iowa co iowa. any clues appreciated. thank you carol >>