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Gravestone inscriptions can be a useful source of family history information. Sometimes, multiple family members are buried in the same vault and the inscription will give information on all that are buried there. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service and occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death. Gravestone inscriptions are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who are not recorded in other existing records. [[Image:Ireland Cemeteries 1.jpg|thumb|right|314x236px|<center>Ireland Cemeteries<center>]]<br><br> | Gravestone inscriptions can be a useful source of family history information. Sometimes, multiple family members are buried in the same vault and the inscription will give information on all that are buried there. Gravestones may give birth, marriage, and death information. They may also give clues about military service and occupation, or family members buried in the same area. Sometimes they give more information than the parish burial register or civil certificate of death. Gravestone inscriptions are especially helpful for identifying ancestors who are not recorded in other existing records. [[Image:Ireland Cemeteries 1.jpg|thumb|right|314x236px|<center>Ireland Cemeteries<center>]]<br><br> | ||
== Online | == Online Resources == | ||
*[http://www. | *'''1554-2014''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70941 Meath and Kildare, Ireland, Graveyard Collection, 1554-2014] at Ancestry — index ($) | ||
*'''1658-2018''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62950/ Northern Ireland, Headstone Indexes, 1658-2018] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1865-2023''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70947 Ireland Cemetery Collection, 1865-2023] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
*'''1900-2019''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10792/republic-of-ireland-index-of-burials-1900-2019?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=dec19firsthalf&utm_content=dec19firsthalf Republic of Ireland, Index of Burials, 1900-2019] at MyHeritage - index | *'''1900-2019''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10792/republic-of-ireland-index-of-burials-1900-2019?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=dec19firsthalf&utm_content=dec19firsthalf Republic of Ireland, Index of Burials, 1900-2019] at MyHeritage - index | ||
*'''1914-1921, 1939-1947''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10909/commonwealth-war-graves-1914-1921-1939-1947 Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921, 1939-1947] at MyHeritage ($) | *'''1914-1921, 1939-1947''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10909/commonwealth-war-graves-1914-1921-1939-1947 Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921, 1939-1947] at MyHeritage - index & images ($) | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find | *{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[Find a Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | *{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[http://www.interment.net/ireland/ Irish Cemetery Records, 1600's- 1900's] at interment.net | *[http://www.interment.net/ireland/ Irish Cemetery Records, 1600's- 1900's] at interment.net | ||
*[http://www.interment.net/ireland/index.htm Interment.net, for cemeteries in the Republic of Ireland] at interment.net | *[http://www.interment.net/ireland/index.htm Interment.net, for cemeteries in the Republic of Ireland] at interment.net | ||
*[http://interment.net/uk/nire/index.htm Internment.net, for cemeteries in Northern Ireland] | *[http://interment.net/uk/nire/index.htm Internment.net, for cemeteries in Northern Ireland] | ||
*[http://www.irishgraveyards.ie/search_page.php Irish Graveyard Search 1600's - 1900's] at irishgraveyards.ie | *[http://www.irishgraveyards.ie/search_page.php Irish Graveyard Search 1600's - 1900's] at irishgraveyards.ie | ||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScntry=35 Ireland Find a Grave, 1600-s - 1900's] at | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScntry=35 Ireland Find a Grave, 1600-s - 1900's] at Find a Grave | ||
*[http://www.from-ireland.net/free-gravestone-records/ Irish Gravestone Records 1600's - 1900's] | *[http://www.from-ireland.net/free-gravestone-records/ Irish Gravestone Records 1600's - 1900's] | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-billion-graves-cemetery-index Ireland | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-billion-graves-cemetery-index Ireland BillionGraves Cemetery Index], index ($). | ||
*[http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/ History from Headstones]($) | *[http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/ History from Headstones]($) | ||
*[http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/headstones.htm IGP Headstone Project], Irish Headstone photos from the Ireland Genealogy Project | *[http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/headstones.htm IGP Headstone Project], Irish Headstone photos from the Ireland Genealogy Project | ||
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*[http://www.worldcat.org/title/the-irish-ancestor WorldCat]. | *[http://www.worldcat.org/title/the-irish-ancestor WorldCat]. | ||
*[http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialrecords/search.asp Belfast City Burial Database] Free to look up records in Belfast from 1869 onwards using the burial record search facility. Fee to buy images of burial records that are over 75 years old. | *[http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/burialrecords/search.asp Belfast City Burial Database] Free to look up records in Belfast from 1869 onwards using the burial record search facility. Fee to buy images of burial records that are over 75 years old. | ||
*[http://www.jbhall.clahs.ie/index_to_louth_inscriptions.htm Name Index to Some County Louth Tombstone Inscriptions] | |||
== What you must know to use these records == | == What you must know to use these records == | ||
To find an ancestor's gravestone inscription, you must know where he or she was buried. Your ancestor may have been buried in a church, city, or public cemetery usually near the place where he or she lived or died. | To find an ancestor's gravestone inscription, you must know where he or she was buried. Your ancestor may have been buried in a church, city, or public cemetery usually near the place where he or she lived or died. There are also beginning to be databases containing inscriptions from multiple cemeteries that can be searched. | ||
You can find clues about burial place in: | You can find clues about burial place in: | ||
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*Death certificates * | *Death certificates * | ||
*Probate records | *Probate records | ||
*Newspapers | *Newspapers | ||
*Census or Census substitutes | *Census or Census substitutes | ||
*Family histories | *Family histories | ||
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If your ancestor was buried in a churchyard, the parish minister of the church may have information about your ancestor in the church's burial registers or burial plot records. For help in finding a minister's address, see [[Ireland Church Directories]]. | If your ancestor was buried in a churchyard, the parish minister of the church may have information about your ancestor in the church's burial registers or burial plot records. For help in finding a minister's address, see [[Ireland Church Directories]]. | ||
*Some gravestone inscriptions have been transcribed by Ireland's county heritage centres. Contact the centre in the county where your ancestor was buried for more information of Irish persons who settled in Australia, giving their native place in Ireland, covering years 1820-1914. | *Some gravestone inscriptions have been transcribed by Ireland's county heritage centres. Contact the centre in the county where your ancestor was buried for more information of Irish persons who settled in Australia, giving their native place in Ireland, covering years 1820-1914. Article in The Irish Ancestor, Vo.III, no.1. 1971, pages 5-10, Family History Ref. 941.5 B2i | ||
*Johnson, Keith A. | *Johnson, Keith A. Some Irish Inscriptions in Old Burial Grounds of New South Wales, Australia. Numerous headstones with inscriptions recording death information | ||
*Jones, Horace E. Some Irish Monumental Inscriptions in England. Found in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cumberland, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire. | *Jones, Horace E. Some Irish Monumental Inscriptions in England. Found in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cumberland, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire. Article is in The Irish Ancestor, Vol. 1, no. 2, 1969 page 97-103, 941.5 B2i FamilySearch Library SLC, also | ||
*Gravestone inscriptions that have been transcribed by other organizations or individuals are listed in: | *Gravestone inscriptions that have been transcribed by other organizations or individuals are listed in: | ||
:#Catalogs and inventories of various repositories. See [[Ireland Archives and Libraries]]. | :#Catalogs and inventories of various repositories. See [[Ireland Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
:#Hayes, Richard J. [[Hayes Manuscript and Periodical Sources for Irish Research|''Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilization'']]. (FamilySearch Library | :#Hayes, Richard J. [[Hayes Manuscript and Periodical Sources for Irish Research|''Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilization'']]. (FamilySearch Library book {{FSC|44280|title-id|disp=941.5 A5h}}.) | ||
:#Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (FS Library book Ref {{FSC|955440|title-id|disp=941.5 D27gj 2006}}.) | :#Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (FS Library book Ref {{FSC|955440|title-id|disp=941.5 D27gj 2006}}.) | ||
:#The FamilySearch Library has a growing collection of transcriptions of gravestone inscriptions. To locate these, consult the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under the following headings: | :#The FamilySearch Library has a growing collection of transcriptions of gravestone inscriptions. To locate these, consult the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under the following headings: | ||
::{{FSC| | ::{{FSC|Ireland - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1572669860|disp=IRELAND - CEMETERIES}} | ||
::IRELAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES | ::IRELAND, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES | ||
::IRELAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CEMETERIES | ::IRELAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CEMETERIES | ||
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:#Other periodicals and histories that may contain gravestone inscriptions are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under the following headings: | :#Other periodicals and histories that may contain gravestone inscriptions are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under the following headings: | ||
::{{FSC| | ::{{FSC|Ireland - Periodicals|subject|subject-id=1344394911|disp=IRELAND - PERIODICALS}} | ||
::IRELAND, [COUNTY] - PERIODICALS | ::IRELAND, [COUNTY] - PERIODICALS | ||
::IRELAND, [COUNTY] - HISTORY | ::IRELAND, [COUNTY] - HISTORY | ||
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== Ireland's Gravestone Index == | == Ireland's Gravestone Index == | ||
[[Image:Ireland Cemeteries 2.jpg|thumb|right|233x309px|<center>Ireland Cemeteries<center>]]Ireland's Gravestone Inscription Index provides: | [[Image:Ireland Cemeteries 2.jpg|thumb|right|233x309px|<center>Ireland Cemeteries<center>]]Ireland's Gravestone Inscription Index provides: | ||
*Nearly 400,000 gravestone inscriptions | *Nearly 400,000 gravestone inscriptions | ||