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Title: Free baptism and birth records?
Post by: Deer243 on Monday 30 March 15 14:29 BST (UK)

Are there any free birth/baptism records for Waterford available for the early 1800s?

Title: Re: Free baptism and birth records?
Post by: conahy calling on Monday 30 March 15 16:13 BST (UK)

http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/waterford/church.htm

Some on this link.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?reportsent;topic=404578.msg2731248#msg2731248

also check 2nd link - from Waterford links and resources - at top of Waterford board

Title: Re: Free baptism and birth records?
Post by: Deer243 on Monday 30 March 15 16:21 BST (UK)

Great, thank you very much.

Title: Re: Free baptism and birth records?
Post by: conahy calling on Tuesday 31 March 15 08:38 BST (UK)

Family search have Irish Civil Registrations indexed - Births Deaths and Marriages  free on this link

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

While the starting dates are 1845 for Civil Marriages and 1864 for births and deaths, they may hold some useful info for you.  Ages at death are given so if for example a person is in a Death record aged 50 in 1864, you can work out an approximate birth date.

Hope this helps and good luck with the search. :)

Title: Re: Free baptism and birth records?
Post by: vasaborg on Tuesday 31 March 15 08:55 BST (UK)

All of Ireland's Catholic Church records will be free to view this summer when they go online , the National Library of Ireland are doing this.

Title: Re: Free baptism and birth records?
Post by: Deer243 on Tuesday 31 March 15 09:17 BST (UK)

OK, thanks for the advice.