Ireland Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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Ireland Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Online Learning
Historic Ireland (pre-1922) and Republic of Ireland Wiki Topics

Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Jewish Records Heraldry Land & Property Medical Records Merchant Seamen	Military Records Naturalization & Citizenship Newspapers Nobility Occupations Online Records Periodicals Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc. Probate Records Record Loss Religious Records Schools and Education Taxation Websites
Northern Ireland (post-1922) Wiki Topics
Record Types
Cemeteries District Registrars	Census Naturalization and Citizenship Probate Records
General Wiki Topics

Ireland Cultural Groups
Cultural Groups	Scots Irish
Ireland Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers History Languages Law and Legislation	Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs For Further Reading
Ireland Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

Ireland

Record Finder

Record Finder Table for Ireland[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Ireland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:

Best Records to Search:

Alternative Records:

Birth date and place

Marriage place and date

Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Obituaries Probate Records	Civil Registration Church Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Periodicals

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date	See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Emigration and Immigration Church Records
City or Country of foreign birth	Census Church Records	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Noble families	Heraldry Nobility
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records Genealogies Biography	Obituaries Cemeteries
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities Societies	Obituaries Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

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