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NEW LDS INDEX
The LDS are piloting an enhanced searchable database...I have been able to find literally dozens of elusive christenings, marriages births and so on.

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Certificate Sharing is a World Wide Web Site. They are currently looking for any one to share their Certificates, so long as they are written in English.
We all know how expensive it is to purchase various BMD certificates from all over the world. Certificate Sharing was developed so historians can share and search for any Birth, Marriage or Death certificate and any other documents, for family history research.

There are millions of people tracing their family history and purchasing certificates to confirm details about their families. This is an expensive and timely process. Certificate Sharing provides this service free of charge and is here to help you.

When you submit your certificates to this site you are allowing researchers family history people to share your resources, by viewing your transcribed certificates.

Join Certificate Sharing today, and begin sharing your history!

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THE 1911 CENSUS IS NOW ON-LINE

New Census records added to Irish Genealogical Online Record Search System

The Irish Family History Foundation's Online Research Service (ORS) are pleased to announce the availability of the census records for 1901 and 1911 for Westmeath.


This also contains census records from 1835 - a Pre-Famine Survey of Kilcrumreragh.

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