Author Topic: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923  (Read 2056 times)

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Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« on: Monday 02 January 17 20:23 GMT (UK) »
I am trying to trace my fathers family- and getting nowhere.

My dad wad Robert Mills born 21/05/1923  I believe his birth was registered in Tullamore and I know he used to live in Athlone.

I tried to get his birth certificate so that I could find out his parents, my grandparents name and have a little more information to search with but they could not help me unless I had his mothers name! They advised me to try Irish genealogy but their records only go up to 1915.

I think he had 2 children so I may have brothers/sisters that I have not met.

Has any of you got any ideas about tracing his family?
Thanks

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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 January 17 22:02 GMT (UK) »
I can see you were given all the info in a thread last year but the old application form was very off putting which is probably what you mean when you say they wanted a mothers name (which of course you don't have)
Go to this page on Irishgenealogy
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01j6t/

Choose option 1. (photocopy for genealogy and research purposes) and download the new form which is especially for genealogy.
You just need to fill in the form and post to the address on the top. They can email the cert back to you.

Payment is 4 euro and they ask you to supply your credit card details - I don't like doing that so usually place a note with my phone number and ask them to phone me for my payment details - they don't seem to mind that.

Here are the details you need to fill in on the form regarding his birth details in Tullamore from the index.

1. Birth
2. Robert Mills
3.(leave this blank)
4. Year - 1923
    Quarter - 2
    Volume - 3
    Page - 431

Once you get your grandparents names from that cert you will be able to get their marriage cert free on IrishGenealogy.ie and if you have any problems at all then just shout, we are here to help  :)

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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #2 on: Monday 02 January 17 22:08 GMT (UK) »
You beat me to it Hasta!
cmred just be sure to order from the GRO in Roscommon and not from a commercial organisation who would certainly charge you more than €4, and as Hasta said, if you need more help, post on Rootschat. Best of luck with your search. Frostyknight

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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #3 on: Monday 02 January 17 22:29 GMT (UK) »
Thank you both!


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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #4 on: Monday 02 January 17 23:28 GMT (UK) »
All registry offices anywhere in Ireland can give them to you in person as they have them on their database, just go to your local office!
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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 03 January 17 00:19 GMT (UK) »
All registry offices anywhere in Ireland can give them to you in person as they have them on their database, just go to your local office!
Yes, but isn't that for the full certified copy costing €20 rather than the €4 genealogy cert which gives exactly the same info ?

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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 03 January 17 01:34 GMT (UK) »
All registry offices anywhere in Ireland can give them to you in person as they have them on their database, just go to your local office!
Yes, but isn't that for the full certified copy costing €20 rather than the €4 genealogy cert which gives exactly the same info ?

They will give you a research copy, but frankly my local one were far from pleased and rather puzzled, some of the staff had never heard of a research copy.

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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 03 January 17 07:53 GMT (UK) »
All registry offices anywhere in Ireland can give them to you in person as they have them on their database, just go to your local office!

I live in the UK, also I rang and they said they needed his mothers name before they could do it.

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Re: Robert Mills Born Athlone/Tullamore Ireland 21/05/1923
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 03 January 17 09:13 GMT (UK) »
All registry offices anywhere in Ireland can give them to you in person as they have them on their database, just go to your local office!
Yes, but isn't that for the full certified copy costing €20 rather than the €4 genealogy cert which gives exactly the same info ?

No, you can get a copy at €4.00... if Social Welfare asks one to get a copy it is €1.00.

Give a man a record and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to research, and you feed him for a lifetime.