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''[[Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Ireland Church Records]]''  
''[[Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Ireland Church Records]]''  


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== Introduction  ==
== Introduction  ==
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The following Web sites will help you learn more about Presbyterian records.  
The following Web sites will help you learn more about Presbyterian records.  


*[http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/online_indexes/presbyterian_church_index.htm www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/online_indexes/presbyterian_church_index.htm]  
*[http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/online_indexes/presbyterian_church_index.htm www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/online_indexes/presbyterian_church_index.htm]
*http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/records/church/presbyterian/index.htm
*[http://www.xmarks.com/site/www.irishgenealogy.ie/csi/csi_main.cfm www.xmarks.com/site/www.irishgenealogy.ie/csi/csi_main.cfm]
*[http://www.xmarks.com/site/www.irishgenealogy.ie/csi/csi_main.cfm www.xmarks.com/site/www.irishgenealogy.ie/csi/csi_main.cfm]


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==== Burial Records  ====
==== Burial Records  ====


These usually list only the name of the deceased and sometimes an age are recorded. In the more complete registers you may find the names of parents for a child and/or a townland of residence and occupation. Many Presbyterians are buried in Church of Ireland graveyards since the laws prevented non Church of Ireland conger-gations from maintaining their own graveyards. Prior to the 19th century, dissenting ministers were not allowed to perform burials unless a Church of Ireland rector was present.<br>
These usually list only the name of the deceased and sometimes an age are recorded. In the more complete registers you may find the names of parents for a child and/or a townland of residence and occupation. Many Presbyterians are buried in Church of Ireland graveyards since the laws prevented non Church of Ireland conger-gations from maintaining their own graveyards. Prior to the 19th century, dissenting ministers were not allowed to perform burials unless a Church of Ireland rector was present.<br>  


== Other Presbyterian Church Records  ==
== Other Presbyterian Church Records  ==
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11. Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland. ''A History of Congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1610-1982''. Belfast: Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, 1982.  
11. Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland. ''A History of Congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1610-1982''. Belfast: Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, 1982.  


12. Roulston, William. ''Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors – The essential genealogical guide to early modern Ulster''. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation, 2005.<br>
12. Roulston, William. ''Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors – The essential genealogical guide to early modern Ulster''. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation, 2005.<br>  


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