What and where is the General Registry Office? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cara_Links" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:36 AM Subject: Re: [WEX] Immigration-Birth Records question > From 1864 to present day the General registry Office has kept a separate > book of births and deaths of Irish subjects that took place at sea. > And from 1886 a printed index to this register has been placed in the back > of the Birth books. > For earlier indexes you need to request these from the staff at the GRO > So if everything was run to what should have been your birth should have > been recorded in Ireland as well as perhaps the port of disembarkation > But from 1864 the GRO was required to keep a separate register of Births > of Irish subjects abroad and these births to be placed in this register > had to be given to the British Consulate............so once again a > registration of birth ( No matter what Country) would have been been > subject to someone being conscientious enough to have done it > ............ > > > And the difference in your dates may simply be between birth and Baptism > you may have a baptism date > > Good Luck Cara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Schoenberger" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:17 AM > Subject: [WEX] Immigration-Birth Records question > > >> Has anyone dealt with the birth of a child on board a passenber ship? >> Is the place of birth offically the place of arrival, or departure? >> (7 days old when arriving in New york from Ireland) 1880. >> >> Would there be any advantage to altering the birthdate to a time after >> arrival? >> (Actual birth date Feb 1880, birthdate on documents and census, June >> 1880) >> >> Just another twisted branch in the tree. >> >> >> ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== >> This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily >> regarding the Wexford area in Ireland. Discussion of migration patterns, >> immigration,heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, family >> Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is >> encouraged......... >> >> > > > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > The Wexford Surnames List can be found at > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html > >

A really quick google search gives this answer: http://www.groireland.ie/ -----Original Message----- From: David Schoenberger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WEX] Immigration-Birth Records question What and where is the General Registry Office? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cara_Links" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:36 AM Subject: Re: [WEX] Immigration-Birth Records question > From 1864 to present day the General registry Office has kept a separate > book of births and deaths of Irish subjects that took place at sea. > And from 1886 a printed index to this register has been placed in the back > of the Birth books. > For earlier indexes you need to request these from the staff at the GRO > So if everything was run to what should have been your birth should have > been recorded in Ireland as well as perhaps the port of disembarkation > But from 1864 the GRO was required to keep a separate register of Births > of Irish subjects abroad and these births to be placed in this register > had to be given to the British Consulate............so once again a > registration of birth ( No matter what Country) would have been been > subject to someone being conscientious enough to have done it > ............ > > > And the difference in your dates may simply be between birth and Baptism > you may have a baptism date > > Good Luck Cara