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Title: igi pilot
Post by: joanna dot on Sunday 20 September 09 10:52 BST (UK)
hi I have been looking on the pilot post of igi ,if you think you have found one of the family how do you go about getting more info to make sure you have the right one? :) :) it is a great site if you are sure .I clicked on the name and all the numbers come up ,film no volume ,and so on I would be very grateful as to what to do next ,Thank you, you are all so helpful  rootschat is the best site ,and you allways try to answer any queries ,Thank you
                            Joanna  :) :) :)
Title: Re: igi pilot
Post by: CBGenealogy on Sunday 20 September 09 11:12 BST (UK)
Joanna,

You can order the certs from http://www.groireland.ie/apply_for_a_cert.htm.

The GRO website is somewhat antiquated and does not yet include online ordering but you can download the forms for ordering a birth, death and marriage cert. The form is unfortunately set up for living people ordering their own certs and not for research purposes. You’ll see that it includes PPS numbers and specific birth date, etc, which you won't have for your person. What I do is put down whatever information I know and write in the registration district, quarter, year, page number and volume - which might look like this: “Oughterard Q1 1885 4/299” where ever there is space. I also do a cover note to explain. This form can be posted with a Euro cheque (drawn only on Irish banks) or you can put in your credit card details. It can also be faxed. I have used the fax and cc details safely several times but I realise that lots of people will not be happy with that. There are several types of cert but the relevant one for research is the cheapest €6 option. It’s a full photocopy of the registry entry.

If you are in Ireland, you could also go to the research room on Abbey St in Dublin and get the same information for €4.
Title: Re: igi pilot
Post by: joanna dot on Monday 21 September 09 08:03 BST (UK)
Thank you Purpeller for your quick reply ,I will go through the site again and get the right person and take a chance and send for a birth cartificate hoping I get the right one ,I will let you know how I get on .Thank you again for your help ,Joanna   :) :) :)