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''Original sources'' are the first recordings of events and are the most reliable records upon which to base a pedigree. After exhausting family sources, the five main original sources for genealogy are: <br> | ''Original sources'' are the first recordings of events and are the most reliable records upon which to base a pedigree. After exhausting family sources, the five main original sources for genealogy are: <br> | ||
{{Block indent|*civil registration (called vital statistics in North America) of birth, marriage and death |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*census records |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*church registers of christening, marriage and burial |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*probate (wills, administrations, guardianship, etc.) |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*land records|2}} | |||
There are hundreds of other original sources for specific groups of people, such as soldiers, tax payers, immigrants and criminals, in particular time periods and in different jurisdictions. | There are hundreds of other original sources for specific groups of people, such as soldiers, tax payers, immigrants and criminals, in particular time periods and in different jurisdictions. | ||
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*Brian Mitchell’s 2002 (2nd edition) ''A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland'' is the standard geographical guide. Every Irish family historian should have access to it as he provides a complete set of maps of the mid-19th century administrative divisions in which all the major Irish record sources are organized. There are 156 maps including three general ones of Ireland (counties, Church of Ireland dioceses, and probate districts). There are four maps for each county in the Republic of Ireland and five for each of the nine counties in the old province of Ulster. These are: | *Brian Mitchell’s 2002 (2nd edition) ''A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland'' is the standard geographical guide. Every Irish family historian should have access to it as he provides a complete set of maps of the mid-19th century administrative divisions in which all the major Irish record sources are organized. There are 156 maps including three general ones of Ireland (counties, Church of Ireland dioceses, and probate districts). There are four maps for each county in the Republic of Ireland and five for each of the nine counties in the old province of Ulster. These are: | ||
{{Block indent|*Civil / Church of Ireland parishes.<br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Baronies and Church of Ireland dioceses. <br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Poor Law Unions (and hence also the Registration Districts) and Probate districts. <br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Roman Catholic parishes grouped into their Catholic dioceses. <br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Presbyterian Congregations (Ulster only).<br>|2}} | |||
=== Additional Information === | === Additional Information === | ||
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