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== | ==What you must know to start== | ||
* The parish or townland where the person lived | * The parish or townland where the person lived | ||
* The person's name and approximate year of death | * The person's name and approximate year of death | ||
== Strategy for success == | == Strategy for success == | ||
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# Search the graveyard of the church near where you ancestor lived. Start with the present church but if a grave is not found check for the original church building. | # Search the graveyard of the church near where you ancestor lived. Start with the present church but if a grave is not found check for the original church building. | ||
# People of any religion could be buried in a Church of Ireland cemetery. If you do not find the ancestor's grave in the cemetery for their church check the local Church of Ireland cemetery. | # People of any religion could be buried in a Church of Ireland cemetery. If you do not find the ancestor's grave in the cemetery for their church check the local Church of Ireland cemetery. | ||
# Search any other cemeteries in the parish. Be sure to check with people who live in the area to | # Search any other cemeteries in the parish. Be sure to check with people who live in the area to learn if there is an old burial ground no longer in use. | ||
# Consider the possibility that a person may have attended church | # Consider the possibility that a person may have attended church a few miles from where they lived. Try searching cemeteries in the surrounding parishes. | ||
# Not everyone had a tombstone and many that did have been destroyed for various reasons over time. There may not be a tombstone for the person you are researching. | # Not everyone had a tombstone and many that did have been destroyed for various reasons over time. There may not be a tombstone for the person you are researching. | ||
==Tips== | |||
* The book, ''A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards'' will list most cemeteries in a specific townland and parish up to 1864. | * The book, ''A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards'' will list most cemeteries in a specific townland and parish up to 1864. | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 11 August 2008
What you must know to start[edit | edit source]
- The parish or townland where the person lived
- The person's name and approximate year of death
Strategy for success[edit | edit source]
- Search the graveyard of the church near where you ancestor lived. Start with the present church but if a grave is not found check for the original church building.
- People of any religion could be buried in a Church of Ireland cemetery. If you do not find the ancestor's grave in the cemetery for their church check the local Church of Ireland cemetery.
- Search any other cemeteries in the parish. Be sure to check with people who live in the area to learn if there is an old burial ground no longer in use.
- Consider the possibility that a person may have attended church a few miles from where they lived. Try searching cemeteries in the surrounding parishes.
- Not everyone had a tombstone and many that did have been destroyed for various reasons over time. There may not be a tombstone for the person you are researching.
Tips[edit | edit source]
- The book, A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards will list most cemeteries in a specific townland and parish up to 1864.
- The six inch to a mile Ordnance Survey maps from the 1830s and 1840s show cemeteries.