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== Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index  ==
== Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index  ==


If you cannot find an index reference, consider the following reasons:<br>  
[[Image:City_Hall,_Belfast.jpg|thumb|right|300x200px]]If you cannot find an index reference, consider the following reasons:<br>  


*Late registrations of births and deaths are indexed separately at the end of each index volume.  
*Late registrations of births and deaths are indexed separately at the end of each index volume.  
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*Some events were not registered, even though registration of births, marriages and deaths was required by law.
*Some events were not registered, even though registration of births, marriages and deaths was required by law.


If, after considering the above factors, you cannot find a civil birth, marriage, or death certificate for your ancestor, you may want to search church or other records.  
If, after considering the above factors, you cannot find a civil birth, marriage, or death certificate for your ancestor, you may want to search church or other records.


== Locating the Actual Registration Information  ==
== Locating the Actual Registration Information  ==
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