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Title: Births NI where to go prior 1864
Post by: Rootanalysis on Monday 16 June 14 08:53 BST (UK)

Hi there

Re my gt gt grandfather charles Campbell I want to find his birth record. Where can I search prior to 1864?
I know his father was also Charles Campbell. He was married in Trinity Church in Belfast (which no longer exists) and his burial record states that he was 32 yrs old when he died in 1886, which makes his birth @1854.
The only thing I can think of is to search Trinity Church records for a baptism. Where would these records be held?

Many thanks for reading  :)

Title: Re: Births NI where to go prior 1864
Post by: rathmore on Monday 16 June 14 10:56 BST (UK)

This site might be able to help you Charles Campbell 1854

http://www.emeraldancestors.com/index.asp

Title: Re: Births NI where to go prior 1864
Post by: kingskerswell on Monday 16 June 14 11:10 BST (UK)

Hi,
   The link given by Rathmore gives the child's father as James Campbell.

Regards

Title: Re: Births NI where to go prior 1864
Post by: akanex2 on Monday 16 June 14 16:35 BST (UK)

Although the original Holy Trinity CoI church at Clifton St was destroyed in the blitz in WWII, an new church was built at Oldpark Road which continues to operate.  Their records from 1844 are on microfilm at PRONI ref MIC 253/4

http://www.connordiocese.org.uk/Holy%20Trinity%20and%20St%20Silas%20with%20Immanuel/

Title: Re: Births NI where to go prior 1864
Post by: Rootanalysis on Monday 16 June 14 18:54 BST (UK)

Many thanks for all your help. I have looked at Emerald ancestors and Ancestry Ireland so I think I'll try PRONI. Thanks for the reference  - very useful.

 :)