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Title: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: Kate B on Wednesday 12 November 08 13:10 GMT (UK)
Just an update!

Their website shows that the Irish BMDs are a “completed” project, so I (again!) contacted LDS to ask when they would be made available on FamilySearch.  This morning’s reply is:

Dear Patron,
Thank you for contacting FamilySearch Indexing Support.

In answer to your question about when the Ireland BMDs will be made available to the public we can not give you any specific date or time.

Information about upcoming collections in Record Search has not been made available. We can only suggest that you regularly visit Record Search in FamilySearch.org. New collections are being added frequently and we hope it will not be too long until they are made available.

We appreciate the efforts you have made in participating in the Indexing Program. With the number you have indexed it really is a significant amount you have done. Thank you for your participation.
Sincerely,
FamilySearch Indexing Support
wcm


When I first contacted them in April 2008, I was told it could be “several weeks or months” before we would see the BMDs.  So is “it will not be too long” a step nearer??
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: shanew147 on Wednesday 12 November 08 13:16 GMT (UK)
thanks for the update - will keep an eye out for on the website for any changes.

They seem to have some extracted data already up - 1864 to mid 1880s ?
I was able to find data for Co. Dublin and Wicklow which I know to be accurate from GRO searches.

maybe we'll have a great Christmas present and get all the BMD data and National Archives census data all in the same month!


Shane
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: Leofric on Wednesday 12 November 08 16:14 GMT (UK)

maybe we'll have a great Christmas present and get all the BMD data and National Archives census data all in the same month!

I'll drink to that! .........a large glass of Jameson's :D
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: Kate B on Wednesday 12 November 08 16:21 GMT (UK)
Ahem!

LDS = Mormons, who don't drink or celebrate Christmas............ ::)
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: Leofric on Wednesday 12 November 08 16:43 GMT (UK)
Ahem!

LDS = Mormons, who don't drink or celebrate Christmas............ ::)

They don't drink or celebrate Christmas? Didn't know that...it's a wonder they manage to get any newcomers to their fold. :(  Guess I won't be converting any time soon...
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: DudleyWinchurch on Wednesday 12 November 08 16:47 GMT (UK)
Didn't know about Christmas, but no coffee or tea either, but they do do lots of singing.
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: Kate B on Wednesday 12 November 08 16:51 GMT (UK)
.........and knocking on doors!
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: kooky on Wednesday 12 November 08 22:35 GMT (UK)
Does this mean births, marriages and deaths? There are few deaths in the IGI.
How will this info be titled? Does anyone know?
Shane, where did you find Dublin data?
Kooky
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: Kate B on Wednesday 12 November 08 22:53 GMT (UK)
Does this mean births, marriages and deaths?

Yes.

There are few deaths in the IGI.

Yes, but the ones I'm referring to are the OFFICIAL, Government records.

How will this info be titled? Does anyone know?


I'm guessing it will be as it is at the moment.  I don't think they will show them any differently to the way you find any names on the IGI.




Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: kooky on Thursday 13 November 08 07:32 GMT (UK)
Thank you for your reply! We'll just have to wait and see.
Kooky
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: lizpower on Thursday 13 November 08 07:43 GMT (UK)
Hi,
bmd,census and griffiths for most of ireland made available on the Kildare geneology website.
Click on "map" and you can search the county your interested in.Only up to 1900 though.
Hope this is a help to you. x liz

http://dublinnorth.brsgenealogy.com/search.php
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: Cell on Thursday 13 November 08 07:49 GMT (UK)
Hi,
The LDS's  should  hopefully show all  of the details that are in the the  Irish GRO's  BMD's indexes as that is what  all the volunteer transcribers around the world  have transcribed from the indexes ( I transcribed  a few pages myself and the information is exactly like  what is in the English and Welsh BMD indexes) : name, reg district, the quarter it was registered ( death age if a death) etc, the volume and page number

 Kind Regards:)
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: kooky on Thursday 13 November 08 07:59 GMT (UK)
Liz,  thankyou! I am already aware of this site, and as usual, found nothing relevant!
Kooky
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: kooky on Thursday 13 November 08 08:04 GMT (UK)
So, there should be a heading or title, Irish GRO Index or something similar?
This is what I am not grasping :-\ None of the other categories of info are GRO lists.
Sorry to be so dim :-[ As I said, we'll have to wait and see.
Kooky
Title: Re: IRISH BMDs 1864-1958
Post by: shanew147 on Thursday 13 November 08 08:43 GMT (UK)
Does this mean births, marriages and deaths? There are few deaths in the IGI.
How will this info be titled? Does anyone know?
Shane, where did you find Dublin data?
Kooky

to get the extracted BMD data  that I found to be accurate use the basic search from the home page, ignore these first results then click on the 'IGI/British Isles' link on the right of the sceen.

you can then search by county etc using the refine link at the top of the screen. There are some restriction as to the combinations you can search for

many of these records are 'extracted' records... you have to click on them them to see the note


Shane