Kilbride Civil Parish, County Mayo, Ireland Genealogy
Guide to Kilbride Civil Parish, County Mayo ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records.
The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of Kilbride. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.
Historical Overview[edit | edit source]
History
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Localities
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Maps and gazetteers[edit | edit source]
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Records[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Kilbride Graveyard indexed headstone photos at GoldenLangan.com
Ballycastle Cemetery indexed headstone photos at GoldenLangan.com
St John's Church Graveyard (Ballycastle) indexed headstone photos at GoldenLangan.com
Census[edit | edit source]
The purpose of a census was to gather information about people who lived in an area. While the government began census taking in 1821, only fragments exist before 1901. Censuses for 1901 and 1911 are available. Read more about the records in the Ireland Census article.
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Church records[edit | edit source]
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Catholic[edit | edit source]
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| Ballycastle Parish Marriage Register online at GoldenLangan.com (includes Kilbride) | 1869-1925 |
| Ballycastle Parish Deaths Register online at GoldenLangan.com (includes Kilbride) | 1918-1972 |
The Catholic parish of Ballycastle includes the civil parishes of Doonfeeny and Kilbride. The historical name of the parish was Kilbride and Doonfeeny.
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| Baptisms | 1853-1880 |
| Marriages | 1869-1880 |
Church of Ireland[edit | edit source]
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Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
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Methodist[edit | edit source]
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Society of Friends[edit | edit source]
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Others[edit | edit source]
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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Government registration of births and deaths began in 1864. Registration of Protestant marriages began in 1845, with all marriages being registered by 1864. Go to the Ireland Civil Registration article to read more about these records.
Land records[edit | edit source]
The Registry of Deeds started in 1708. Land transactions were recorded, including immovable property passed on in a will and property given to a daughter at her marriage. Read more about these records in the Ireland Land and Property article.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Probate dealt with the property of a deceased person. Read more about these records in the Ireland Probate Records article.
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School records[edit | edit source]
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Tax records[edit | edit source]
The valuation of property for tax purposes was started in the 1840s by Richard Griffith. A tax paid to the church, call Tithe Applotments, began in the 1820s. Read about these records in the Ireland Taxation and Ireland Land and Property articles. Add records for this parish that you know about.
Websites[edit | edit source]
Family History in Ballycastle (Doonfeeny & Kilbride parishes) and North County Mayo
Further Reading[edit | edit source]
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