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tracing Irish ancestors???
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Crimson | Report | 9 May 2005 21:11 |
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I have been tacing my ancestors in somerset and suffolk and have found that my x3 great grandfather was actually born in Ireland this was discovered from the 1841 census, I dont know what county or anything apart from name and roughly his year of birth..Is there anyway that I would be able to trace him through Irish records and how do I go about this? R there any good websites etc? any help gratefully received as I am totally lost now! Thanks Ann |
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Rachel | Report | 9 May 2005 21:17 |
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unfortunatrly, there are no irish records online generally. Ancestry does have some as does familysearch but there's not alot. irish censuses are only available at the record centres in belfast and dublin |
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Unknown | Report | 9 May 2005 21:17 |
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Go to the homepage and scroll down. Click on Getting Started and it will tell you a bit about Irish civil registration, records, censuses, etc. There's also a section called Tracing Irish Roots. nell |
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Giles | Report | 9 May 2005 21:29 |
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If you visit an LDS Family History Centre, they have the complete Irish Civil registration of BMD index on microfilm. This is the only place you can view it, as it's not available online. You can search for your ancestor in there, just like you would search for somebody in the English BMD index. However, many Irish births were not registered, only christening in which case you would be pretty stuck. BTW at the LDS centre in London, you can also see your actual Irish ancestor's birth entry (what they would print on a certificate!) for certain years, once you've found the index. Also, they have the Irish census too, but it's a pain to search! You really need to know the area your ancestor came from. Finally, there's a website to order Irish certificates online, using a credit card: genfindit(.)com/ireland(.)htm |
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Anne | Report | 9 May 2005 21:50 |
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I'm in the same position as you, Crimson Moon. My ggg grandparents are down as Irish in the 1841 census. This means they came from Ireland in about 1835 (according to childrens births) before the 'famine'. Unfortunately I have no idea where they were born in Ireland and no idea of the maiden name of my ggg grandmother. (They did not register the English births of any children, sadly)They would not have Irish birth or marriage certificates because it was too early for civil registration. I have put these on the back burner - probably indefinately. My only hope would be that one day I might find that the record of their marriage had survived the fire in the Dublin record archive in the 1920s. Fat chance I think. :-(( Anne |
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