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| == [[Image:Map of Northern Ireland.jpg|thumb|right]] ==
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| == Getting started with Northern Ireland research == | | | link2= |
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| Researching in Northern Ireland is NOT the same as researching in the [[Ireland|Republic of Ireland]] for the following reasons:
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| #Although originally Catholic, over time what now constitutes Northern Ireland became predominately a Protestant country.
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| #The majority of records are based on English law since it became a part of the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom]].
| | Guide to '''Northern Ireland ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |
| #Many of the original records have been destroyed in the various conflicts that culimated in the 1921 troubles, but copies of some records do exist
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| #Therefore a knowledge of history of this area and the potential records that could be found is essential
| | '''Northern Ireland''' is one of the four constituent parts of the [[United Kingdom]] (together with [[England Genealogy|England]], [[Scotland Genealogy|Scotland]] and [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]). Northern Ireland, is of fairly recent origin, coming out of the partition of the island of [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] in 1921. Northern Ireland was retained as part of the UK, and the rest of Ireland, became an independent state, and was known as the Irish Free State in 1922, and after 1949, the Republic of Ireland. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Northern Ireland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland, accessed 25 April 2016.</ref> |
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| [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nirwgw/nir_resources.htm General Information About Northern Ireland]
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| == Province of Ulster consists of the following counties: == | |
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| County Antrim <br>County Armagh <br>County Cavan (now Republic of Ireland) <br>County Derry (Londonderry) <br>County Donegal (now Republic of Ireland) <br>County Down <br>County Fermanagh <br>County Monaghan (now in Republic of Ireland) <br>
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| == Jurisdictions (records are created in jurisdictions).The main records of value to family historians and genealogists are: ==
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| *Census (some)
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| *Civil Registration
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| *Church Records
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| *Court Records
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| *Electoral Records
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| *Emigration Records
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| *Landed Estate Records
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| *Local Government Records
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| *Military Records
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| *Poor Law Records
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| *School Records
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| *Valuation and Tithe Records
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| *Wills and Testamentary Records
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| = Turbulent History Destroyed Many Records =
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| Rrecords of Ulster ancestors have been lost due to the consistent warfare that occurred in all parts of the island of Ireland. Other countries in the United Kingdom have a more consistent set of records with less loss.
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| The following list record types that could be available in some way:
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| *Census
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| *Census Substitutes
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| *Church
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| *Valuation
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| *Estate
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| *Tithe Aplotment Books
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| *Landed Estate
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| *Registry of Deeds
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| *Wills and other Testamentary Records
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| *Various Printed Sources
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| *Emigration
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| *Poor Law
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| *Local Authority Sources
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| *Ordanance Survey Maps and Memoirs
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| *Elctoral Records
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| *Solicitor's Records
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| *Business Records
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| *Crown Records
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| *Militia, Yeomanry, and Irish and Royal Constabulary
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| == Web Sites ==
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| *[http://www.proni.gov.uk Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)]
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| *[http://www.groni.gov.uk/ General Register Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI)]
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| *<font color="#0066cc"><font color="#000000">[http://www.ancestryireland.com/index.php Ancestry Ireland]</font></font>
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| *<font color="#0066cc"><font color="#000000">[http://Www.ancestryireland.com/index.php No<font color="#0066cc">rthern IrelandGenWeb</font>]</font></font>
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| *<font color="#0066cc"><font color="#000000"></font></font>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/ GenUKI]
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| *[http://www.stirnet.com/genie/support/genintro.php Stirnet Limited: Families Database: Index] (unfettered access requires fee or significant data contribution; manually search index for surnames of interest)
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| *[http://pages.suddenlink.net/gunstar/index1.htm Huggins Family of Northern Ireland]
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| *(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
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| *(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
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| == Featured Content ==
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| *'''Browse:''' [[:Category:Northern Ireland|Pages for Northern Ireland]]
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| The will calendars,1858 to about 1900, are online as part of the first phase of a project to index and digitise all the early wills proved in the District Probate Registries of Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry. It provides a fully searchable index to the will calendar entries for these 3 District Probate Registries with the facility to view the entire will calendar entry for each successful search. [http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars.htm Read more...]
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| | Ulster is one of the historic provinces of Ireland. It consists of nine counties, six of which are in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland. |
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| | | <li>[[County Antrim Genealogy|County Antrim]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[County Armagh Genealogy|County Armagh]]</li> |
| | layout = vertical | | <li>[[County Derry|County Derry or Londonderry]]</li> |
| | forum link = http://forums.familysearch.org/en/forumdisplay.php?f=25 | | <li>[[County Down Genealogy|County Down]]</li> |
| | forum name = Ireland and Northern Ireland Research forum | | <li>[[County Fermanagh Genealogy|County Fermanagh]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[County Tyrone Genealogy|County Tyrone]]</li> |
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| [[Category:United_Kingdom]] [[Category:Northern_Ireland|Northern_Ireland]] | | ==References== |
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| | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] |
