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From: Brian M Walker <>
Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AM-EMI-L] WALKERS in Uruguay.
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 18:56:41 +1200
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wrote:
>
> Hi Brian,
> I am from Uruguay and am doing research on Irish & Scottish ancestors of
> mine who settled there. My Irish ancestor had an estancia (farm) in Paysandú,
> just like your ancestor. I personally do not know anyone with the name Walker in
> Uruguay but I will look out for the name when I am doing research. The
> government law requiring births, marriages and deaths to be officially recorded
> was enacted in 1879. These records are now available a the family history
> centers. Anything before 1879 was recorded in local churches by wandering
> priests who would visit farms periodically to register these events. They would
> then register what they recorded at the local church in towns not necessarily
> closest to the event! I once travelled to each of the largest towns along the
> Uruguayan east coast (including the town of Paysandú in the department of
> Paysandú). My ancestors records appeared in several towns! Most of these church
> records have now been microfilmed by the Mormon church and are available in your
> local family history center.
>
> I'll keep you posted if I find anything.
>
> ...Diego
>
>
Hi Diego,

Thanks for your message re my Walker family in Uruguay. It was very
interesting. I got my information re Births and the Death from the
British Consular Returns available on Fiche from the LDS Library. I had
not thought of looking for Church Records and Civil Registration Records
from Uruguay itself through the LDS as I thought they would be in a
language I would not understand and that they may not include foreigners
(although they may have become citizens by then I suppose.) Anyway I
will look for them now.

Another thought I had was to put a similar notice to the one I put on
List in one of the local newspapers (if I could find the Name and
Address of one). People from overseas often do this in our local
newspapers in the guise of a letter and they are published in the
correspondence column at no charge. I don't suppose you can suggest such
a newspaper? Anyway nice to hear from you and thanks once again.

Brian


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