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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: yfs on Thursday 22 June 17 20:26 BST (UK)
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Apologies if there is an obvious answer to this question - I'm new to Irish genealogy! I want to order the birth certificate of a John Michal Halpin, born AMJ 1920 in Belfast (I found an index record via family search and ancestry vol 1 / page 244 and a family member recalls his birthday as 6 May but has no other info). I am wanting to identify his parents and any other info.
However, the sites I have found for ordering a copy of the certificate require the mother's maiden name (I read somewhere that this was given in the index after 1903) - but the record I have found does not give this.
Can I still order the certificate?
Is there another index I can search which might provide the maiden name?
I'm also a little confused as to which is the best site to order a certificate via - there seem to be quite a few!
Any guidance would be appreciated, many thanks
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It might be online free.... irishgenealogy.com
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sory..not if it is less than 100 years ago!
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https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/what-civil-records-are-on-line
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Have you tried looking for Marriage?
The years covered by the release of the historic Indexes to the Civil Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths are:
Births: 1864 to 1915
Marriages: 1845* to 1940
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you know father's name?
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He didn't marry until 1951. (I have just ordered that certificate). And no, I have no other info at all except his full name and a probable date of birth 6/5/1920, no info about his father at all.
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Do you know the names of any older siblings?
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You can get a photocopy of the birth cert for €4
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/i-want-to-get-a-copy-of-a-certificate-what-do-i-do
You don't need the mother's maiden name on this form just the index info
or check out Northern Ireland service
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/go-groni-online
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We believe he had two sisters, Betty and Maureen, but whether they were older or younger is unknown.
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Thank you Sinann for those links! I think I will fax the form and order a copy. I hadn't come across that one and it seems simple.
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Yes it is simplest way to order
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Yes it's very simple and they will email the cert, pity you can't order online that's the only snag, of course you can also only pay in euro which can be a stumbling block for some people.
If there was any chance he had a sibling born on or before 1915 (still waiting for 1916 to came online) their cert image will be on that site, the parents marriage will probably be there when you get the names.