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Civil registration is the government recording and registering of births, marriages, and deaths. Because Irish civil registration records are indexed and cover most of the population, they are an important source of genealogical data, particularly of names, dates, relationships, and places. Below is a table showing the information that can be found in each record type.<br> | Civil registration is the government recording and registering of births, marriages, and deaths. Because Irish civil registration records are indexed and cover most of the population, they are an important source of genealogical data, particularly of names, dates, relationships, and places.[[WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Ireland_Civil_Registration/Player.html|Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Ireland_Civil_Registration/Player.html]] Below is a table showing the information that can be found in each record type.<br> | ||
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Below is a table showing the civil registration information available at the Family History Library or through Family History Centers, the GRO and the GRONI. Determine whether your index information is based on the GRO or the GRONI catalog system and then identify where you want to obtain the actual registration information. | Below is a table showing the civil registration information available at the Family History Library or through Family History Centers, the GRO and the GRONI. Determine whether your index information is based on the GRO or the GRONI catalog system and then identify where you want to obtain the actual registration information. | ||
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| style="background: #f0f0f0" | | style="background: #f0f0f0" width="29%" align="center" | '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp FHL] or [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp FHC]''' | ||
| style="background: #f0f0f0" | | style="background: #f0f0f0" width="23%" align="center" | '''[http://www.groireland.ie/ GRO]''' | ||
| style="background: #f0f0f0" | | style="background: #f0f0f0" width="23%" align="center" | [http://www.groni.gov.uk/ '''GRONI'''] | ||
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| '''Births:''' | | '''Births:''' | ||
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''c. Obtaining Civil Registration Information at GRONI:'' | ''c. Obtaining Civil Registration Information at GRONI:'' | ||
With the GRONI index information, you can obtain the registration information through the GRONI. Click on this link to see the [http://www.groni.gov.uk/index/order_certificates.htm GRONI ordering information]. | With the GRONI index information, you can obtain the registration information through the GRONI. Click on this link to see the [http://www.groni.gov.uk/index/order_certificates.htm GRONI ordering information]. | ||
== Tips on Searching the Civil Registration Indexes == | |||
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*If you want to narrow your search by using the registration district, you must choose the option of "exact, close & partial matches" otherwise this narrow search will not work. | *If you want to narrow your search by using the registration district, you must choose the option of "exact, close & partial matches" otherwise this narrow search will not work. | ||
*If you don't know the registration district, then the search can be narrowed by using the county. The next section explains how to determine the registration district. | *If you don't know the registration district, then the search can be narrowed by using the county. The next section explains how to determine the registration district. | ||
*When you enter a place for your search, sometimes there are more than one spelling for the same place and you will get different results for a search on each place. If you enter a place and do not find the person, try a different spelling for the place. For example, if you enter Leix, then the drop down window will give you other spellings for this county, i.e. Laois and Laoighis. You may need to try all of these spellings for this county. | *When you enter a place for your search, sometimes there are more than one spelling for the same place and you will get different results for a search on each place. If you enter a place and do not find the person, try a different spelling for the place. For example, if you enter Leix, then the drop down window will give you other spellings for this county, i.e. Laois and Laoighis. You may need to try all of these spellings for this county. | ||
*To search again, choose refine search. If you choose new search, you will return to the home page and have to go to the Ireland Civil Records search page again. | *To search again, choose refine search. If you choose new search, you will return to the home page and have to go to the Ireland Civil Records search page again. | ||
*The search engine is not picking up all of the name varriants. For example, if you search on Hanora, then you get a different set of results than if you searched on Honora. Thus, you should manually try other name varriants if you do not find the person you are looking for. | *The search engine is not picking up all of the name varriants. For example, if you search on Hanora, then you get a different set of results than if you searched on Honora. Thus, you should manually try other name varriants if you do not find the person you are looking for. | ||
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Ireland, Census Office, ''General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, (1901 Census,'' [London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1901?]; Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+X22g+ 941.5 X22g ]1901; film #[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=518737&disp=General+alphabetical+index+to+the+townla++ 865092,] which lists Irish localities and the districts that served those localities in 1901. | Ireland, Census Office, ''General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, (1901 Census,'' [London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1901?]; Family History Library book Ref [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+X22g+ 941.5 X22g ]1901; film #[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=518737&disp=General+alphabetical+index+to+the+townla++ 865092,] which lists Irish localities and the districts that served those localities in 1901. | ||
''Civil Registration Districts of Ireland'', (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1983; Family History Library book Reg [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+V2c 941.5 V2c]; film #[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=35626&disp=Civil+registration+districts+of+Ireland++ 6036472], which provides maps and districts' names as they were in 1871. | ''Civil Registration Districts of Ireland'', (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1983; Family History Library book Reg [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+V2c 941.5 V2c]; film #[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=35626&disp=Civil+registration+districts+of+Ireland++ 6036472], which provides maps and districts' names as they were in 1871. | ||
== Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index: == | == Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index: == | ||
If you cannot find an index reference, consider the following reasons:<br> | If you cannot find an index reference, consider the following reasons:<br> | ||
*Late registrations of births and deaths are indexed separately at the end of each index volume. | *Late registrations of births and deaths are indexed separately at the end of each index volume. | ||
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Death certificates give only the name, occupation, age at death, and marital status of the deceased; duration of the illness; date, place, and cause of death; and signature, qualification, and residence of the informant. For a married or widowed woman a spouse's name is sometimes recorded. Where a child has died, the child's occupation is often given as "son or daughter of...". In Northern counties, the father's name of unmarried adult females are often recorded. | Death certificates give only the name, occupation, age at death, and marital status of the deceased; duration of the illness; date, place, and cause of death; and signature, qualification, and residence of the informant. For a married or widowed woman a spouse's name is sometimes recorded. Where a child has died, the child's occupation is often given as "son or daughter of...". In Northern counties, the father's name of unmarried adult females are often recorded. | ||
Civil registrations of deaths are of limited genealogical value because they: | Civil registrations of deaths are of limited genealogical value because they: | ||
*Do not normally contain parentage or birth information. | *Do not normally contain parentage or birth information. | ||
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Since December 2005 death records in the Irish Republic record the deceased's date & place of birth and parents' full names. In Northern Ireland, since 1973 death records have stated the deceased person's date &amp; place of birth. | Since December 2005 death records in the Irish Republic record the deceased's date & place of birth and parents' full names. In Northern Ireland, since 1973 death records have stated the deceased person's date &amp; place of birth. | ||
'''Divorce Information:''' | '''Divorce Information:''' | ||
Although judicial divorce became possible in England & Wales from 1857 this was not the case in Ireland. Divorce continued to be available only through a private act of parliament, which was in itself a rare occurrence and one only available to the well-off. After the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922 (later simply called 'Ireland' and now commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland) this situation continued until judicial divorce was finally legislated following a referendum in 1995. | Although judicial divorce became possible in England & Wales from 1857 this was not the case in Ireland. Divorce continued to be available only through a private act of parliament, which was in itself a rare occurrence and one only available to the well-off. After the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922 (later simply called 'Ireland' and now commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland) this situation continued until judicial divorce was finally legislated following a referendum in 1995. | ||
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*http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/ <br>*[http://www.groni.gov.uk/ http://www.groni.gov.uk/] <br>*http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/records/state/ <br>*http://www.from-ireland.net/gene/district.htm <br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives]&nbsp; History and holdings of the House of Lords Library and the Parliamentary Archives. | *http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/ <br>*[http://www.groni.gov.uk/ http://www.groni.gov.uk/] <br>*http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/records/state/ <br>*http://www.from-ireland.net/gene/district.htm <br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives]&nbsp; History and holdings of the House of Lords Library and the Parliamentary Archives. | ||
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== Selected Bibliography: == | == Selected Bibliography: == | ||
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4. Radford, Dwight A. and Kyle J. Betit. “Civil Registration” in ''A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors''. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2001. [Includes a list of the Superintendent Registrar’s Districts.]<br> | 4. Radford, Dwight A. and Kyle J. Betit. “Civil Registration” in ''A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors''. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, 2001. [Includes a list of the Superintendent Registrar’s Districts.]<br> | ||
{{Place|Ireland}} | {{Place|Ireland}} | ||
[[Category:Ireland|Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Ireland|Civil Registration]] | ||