Birth lookup - please - if possible

[nahbois]

Hello from Oz.  I have a g.g.grandmother - Victoria Anderson born in New Bridge, County Down in or around 1841.   Now her parents were English and the father John Anderson was in the British Army. Mother Jane Anderson - father John Anderson.   Any ideas of where I could look on line to find info?
Any assistance greatly appreciated.   Sue

[aghadowey]

Civil registration of births in Ireland began in 1864 so you need to look for church records (if they still exist). Try looking on LDS site (www.familysearch.org) to see if church records have been microfilmed once you know their religion and where they lived in Ireland.

[OTTO]

I found these two census records for a Jane Anderson

Record Type Census 1841 Abstracts
Record Date 1841
Name Jane ANDERSON
Age 28
Marital Status Married
Relationship in Household  Wife
Occupation  
Townland Braniel
Parish Knockbreda
County Down

Record Type Census 1851 Abstracts
Record Date 1851
Name Jane ANDERSON
Age na
Marital Status Married
Relationship in Household  Wife
Occupation  
Townland Lessans
Parish Saintfield
County Down
There is also this record at the same address for a 10 year old John Anderson.

Record Type Census 1851 Abstracts
Record Date 1851
Name John ANDERSON
Age 10
Relationship in Household  Son
Occupation  
Townland Lessans
Parish Saintfield
County Down

Not sure if this is your ancestors.

I have never heard of New Bridge in County Down but found this :
New Bridge Clonduff 29: 23/29 over river Bann ;3km E of Hilltown on Spelga Pass road.

found at RosDavies website  
(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/)

Good luck
OTTO

[nahbois]

Thank you Otto - possibly the top one could be the mum!  It certainly is the most info I have to date.
So thanks again.  Sue