Thanks. I started work in 1970 and I think that I have the exact same number today that I had in 1970. Is that possible or did it change for me in 1979 and I have forgotten?
When my wife went back to work in 1997 she rang the Social Welfare department and the person she spoke to certainly didn't seem to know that a previous Insurance Number might have existed. She was just allocated a new number. Possibly it is linked, but I have my doubts.
My wife signed on for credits around 1981. Is it possible that she could have used my number at that point in time? Was it possible for a wife/husband to use their spouses's number?
One last question. If my wife's original 1969 number cannot be found, is it possible to trace her contributions through the companies that she worked for at that point in time? Unfortunately these companies are no longer trading.