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== Using Indexes: ==
== Using Indexes  ==


Indexes provide the information&nbsp;necessary to locate the actual registration record;&nbsp;the year or quarter of the year when the event was registered, the registration district, volume number and page number.  
Indexes provide the information&nbsp;necessary to locate the actual registration record;&nbsp;the year or quarter of the year when the event was registered, the registration district, volume number and page number.  
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#Proceed to the instructions on locating the actual registration information.
#Proceed to the instructions on locating the actual registration information.


== Locating the Actual Registration 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 &amp; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; If you enter a place and do not find the person, try a different spelling for the place.&nbsp; For example, if you enter Leix, then the drop down window will give you other spellings for this county, i.e. Laois and Laoighis.&nbsp; You may need to try all of these spellings for this county.
*To search again, choose refine search.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; For example, if you search on Hanora, then you get a different set of results than if you searched on Honora.&nbsp; Thus, you should manually try other name varriants if you do not find the person you are looking for.
*Surnames beginning Mc may have been typed M' in the compilation of the GRO Ireland index. You may need to enter M' in the surname search field on Record Search to disclose all surname entries with a Mc prefix. Indexers have typed what they see in the GRO index literally. The GRO index originals are typed in this way!
 
== Additional Information on Indexes to Civil Registration Records  ==
 
Indexes can help you find a registration entry for your ancestor. Before 1878, registration indexes were arranged alphabetically by year. Since 1878, indexes have remained alphabetical but have been divided by each quarter of the years (e.g. 'January, February &amp; March' etc.). Most registration indexes list only the name of the individual registered and the district, volume, and page number of that person's registration entry. The death indexes also list the individual's age at death. In the LDS films the Republic of Ireland post-1927 birth indexes include the mother's maiden name. However, since the LDS filmed the indexes the mother's maiden surname now appears in the Birth Index since 1903. In searching for an index entry, knowing the name of the district and at least an approximate year in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred will reduce your search time.
 
Place-names in the indexes are for districts. In rural areas, many villages and parishes belong to one district. In urban areas, a city may be divided into several districts.
 
The registration districts are the same as the poor law unions. If you know the parish name where the event occurred, then you can find the registration district by going to the county map for Ireland at the bottom of the main Ireland page.&nbsp; Just click the county the parish is in and a table showing which&nbsp;poor law union a parish will be at the bottom of this&nbsp;page.&nbsp; Click here to go to the [[Ireland|main Ireland page]] to get to the county map of Ireland.&nbsp;
 
If you know the townland, you can look up the poor law union&nbsp;by using [http://www.seanruad.com www.seanruad.com].&nbsp; This website will let you search on partial names and is&nbsp;especially helpful if&nbsp;the townland name is mispelled.&nbsp; The&nbsp;Poor Law Union&nbsp;or&nbsp;civil registration district will be shown&nbsp;for the townland.&nbsp;
 
If you do not know the parish name, then use the following sources to identify the parish or the district in which your ancestor lived: You can also find more information on locating places in the [[Ireland Gazetteers|gazetteers' section]].
 
''Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, (1871 Census)'', which lists Irish localities and the districts that served those localities in 1871.
 
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.
 
== Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index  ==
 
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.
*Surnames are often spelled differently than expected.
*Surnames with prefixes, such as O'Brien or McDonnell, may be listed without their prefixes (Brien, Donnell).
*Events are filed by the date they were registered, not the date they occurred and may therefore be indexed in a later volume. (For example, a birth on 20 December 1879 which was registered on 6 January 1880 will be listed in the January-March volume of 1880.)
*Indexes were hand-prepared and may contain errors, such as copying mistakes (for example, the interchange of T and F) and missed entries.
*Occasionally, people were registered under a variation of their first name, other than that recorded at the time of their birth or death. For instance Ted for Edward or Molly for Mary.
*In error, some marriages have been indexed by the name of only one party.
*If a woman was married previously, then her surname in the marriage index might at a later marriage be her surname from a previous marriage and not her maiden surname.
*Vital information provided by the family ('''particularly age at death''') is often incorrect.
*People with prolific first names or surnames are sometimes difficult to distinguish in the index.
*Children born before their parents were married may be listed under the mother's maiden name.
*Some children are simply listed as male or female if they were not named by the time of registration.
*Some events were not registered, even though registration of births, marriages and deaths was required by law.
 
If, after considering the above factors, you cannot find a civil birth, marriage, or death certificate for your ancestor, you may want to search church or other records.
 
== Locating the Actual Registration Information  ==


There are two index systems used to catalog the civil registration information; the GRO index and the GRONI index. If you have GRO index information, you must obtain the registration from a repository that catalogs the information based on this index and vice versa for the GRONI index information. '''GRO indexed '''information is shown in '''bold''' and ''GRONI indexed ''information is shown in''italic''.  
There are two index systems used to catalog the civil registration information; the GRO index and the GRONI index. If you have GRO index information, you must obtain the registration from a repository that catalogs the information based on this index and vice versa for the GRONI index information. '''GRO indexed '''information is shown in '''bold''' and ''GRONI indexed ''information is shown in''italic''.  
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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  ==
{{main|Ireland Civil Registration Indexes}}
*If you want to narrow your search by using the registration district, you must choose the option of "exact, close &amp; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; If you enter a place and do not find the person, try a different spelling for the place.&nbsp; For example, if you enter Leix, then the drop down window will give you other spellings for this county, i.e. Laois and Laoighis.&nbsp; You may need to try all of these spellings for this county.
*To search again, choose refine search.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; For example, if you search on Hanora, then you get a different set of results than if you searched on Honora.&nbsp; Thus, you should manually try other name varriants if you do not find the person you are looking for.
*Surnames beginning Mc may have been typed M' in the compilation of the GRO Ireland index. You may need to enter M' in the surname search field on Record Search to disclose all surname entries with a Mc prefix. Indexers have typed what they see in the GRO index literally. The GRO index originals are typed in this way!
== Additional Information on Indexes to Civil Registration Records:  ==
Indexes can help you find a registration entry for your ancestor. Before 1878, registration indexes were arranged alphabetically by year. Since 1878, indexes have remained alphabetical but have been divided by each quarter of the years (e.g. 'January, February &amp; March' etc.). Most registration indexes list only the name of the individual registered and the district, volume, and page number of that person's registration entry. The death indexes also list the individual's age at death. In the LDS films the Republic of Ireland post-1927 birth indexes include the mother's maiden name. However, since the LDS filmed the indexes the mother's maiden surname now appears in the Birth Index since 1903. In searching for an index entry, knowing the name of the district and at least an approximate year in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred will reduce your search time.
Place-names in the indexes are for districts. In rural areas, many villages and parishes belong to one district. In urban areas, a city may be divided into several districts.
The registration districts are the same as the poor law unions. If you know the parish name where the event occurred, then you can find the registration district by going to the county map for Ireland at the bottom of the main Ireland page.&nbsp; Just click the county the parish is in and a table showing which&nbsp;poor law union a parish will be at the bottom of this&nbsp;page.&nbsp; Click here to go to the [[Ireland|main Ireland page]] to get to the county map of Ireland.&nbsp;
If you know the townland, you can look up the poor law union&nbsp;by using [http://www.seanruad.com www.seanruad.com].&nbsp; This website will let you search on partial names and is&nbsp;especially helpful if&nbsp;the townland name is mispelled.&nbsp; The&nbsp;Poor Law Union&nbsp;or&nbsp;civil registration district will be shown&nbsp;for the townland.&nbsp;
If you do not know the parish name, then use the following sources to identify the parish or the district in which your ancestor lived: You can also find more information on locating places in the [[Ireland Gazetteers|gazetteers' section]].
''Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland, (1871 Census)'', which lists Irish localities and the districts that served those localities in 1871.
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.
== Tips If You Cannot Find an Individual in the Index:  ==
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.
*Surnames are often spelled differently than expected.
*Surnames with prefixes, such as O'Brien or McDonnell, may be listed without their prefixes (Brien, Donnell).
*Events are filed by the date they were registered, not the date they occurred and may therefore be indexed in a later volume. (For example, a birth on 20 December 1879 which was registered on 6 January 1880 will be listed in the January-March volume of 1880.)
*Indexes were hand-prepared and may contain errors, such as copying mistakes (for example, the interchange of T and F) and missed entries.
*Occasionally, people were registered under a variation of their first name, other than that recorded at the time of their birth or death. For instance Ted for Edward or Molly for Mary.
*In error, some marriages have been indexed by the name of only one party.
*If a woman was married previously, then her surname in the marriage index might at a later marriage be her surname from a previous marriage and not her maiden surname.
*Vital information provided by the family ('''particularly age at death''') is often incorrect.
*People with prolific first names or surnames are sometimes difficult to distinguish in the index.
*Children born before their parents were married may be listed under the mother's maiden name.
*Some children are simply listed as male or female if they were not named by the time of registration.
*Some events were not registered, even though registration of births, marriages and deaths was required by law.
If, after considering the above factors, you cannot find a civil birth, marriage, or death certificate for your ancestor, you may want to search church or other records.


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== Additional Information on Death Registrations: ==
== Additional Information on Death Registrations  ==


For additional information on death registration records, go to [[Ireland,_Additional_Civil_Registration_Information|Ireland, Additional Civil Registration Information]].
For additional information on death registration records, go to [[Ireland, Additional Civil Registration Information|Ireland, Additional Civil Registration Information]].  


== Additional Collections in Registrar's Office: ==
== Additional Collections in Registrar's Office  ==


For additional collections available at the Registrar General's Office, go to [[Ireland,_Additional_Civil_Registration_Information|Ireland, Additional Civil Registration Information]].<br>
For additional collections available at the Registrar General's Office, go to [[Ireland, Additional Civil Registration Information|Ireland, Additional Civil Registration Information]].<br>


== Further Reading: ==
== Further Reading  ==


*''Irish Civil Registration - Where Do I Start?'' (No. 2 in 'Exploring Irish Genealogy' series) by Eileen O'Duill Steven C. ffeary-Smyrl. Published by the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations, Dublin, 2000. [http://www.cigo.ie www.cigo.ie]
*''Irish Civil Registration - Where Do I Start?'' (No. 2 in 'Exploring Irish Genealogy' series) by Eileen O'Duill Steven C. ffeary-Smyrl. Published by the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations, Dublin, 2000. [http://www.cigo.ie www.cigo.ie]


== External Links: ==
== External Links  ==


*[http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/ http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/]  
*[http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/ http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/]  
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== Selected Bibliography: ==
== Selected Bibliography  ==


1. Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research''. Evanston, Illinois: privately printed, 1962.  
1. Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research''. Evanston, Illinois: privately printed, 1962.  
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