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Record Finder Table for Ireland

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

Order of Records

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.

Timeline of Major Record Types in Ireland

Timeline of Major Record Types in Ireland - lists available Irish record types, including the time periods they were produced and their completeness for the population

List of Topics

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

Vital Events

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

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Census Church Records Civil Registration	Obituaries Probate Records Newspapers
Living relatives	Directories Civil Registration	Newspapers Societies Social media, Facebook, etc.

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
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 Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Civil Registration Church Records	Directories Land and Property Probate Records Taxation

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Noble families	Heraldry Nobility
Occupation	Census Church Records Civil Registration Occupations	Obituaries Probate Records Court Records Taxation Military Records
Religion	Church Records	Obituaries Cemeteries Genealogies Biography
Social activities	Social Customs and Activities Obituaries	Newspapers
Physical description	Military Records	Court Records

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-== Record Finder Table for Ireland==
+== Record Finder Table for Ireland ==
 The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
 === Order of Records ===
 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.
+===Timeline of Major Record Types in Ireland===
+*[[MEDIA:Ireland Records Timeline.pdf|Timeline of Major Record Types in Ireland]] - lists available Irish record types, including the time periods they were produced and their completeness for the population
 == List of Topics ==
-This Record Finder table links to the Irelandtopic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+This Record Finder table links to the Ireland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 ===Vital Events ===
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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[IrelandCensus|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[IrelandMilitary Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 {|
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 *Obituaries
-*[[IrelandCompiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[IrelandNewspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[IrelandCemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandBiography|Biography]]
+*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
-*[[IrelandNobility|Nobility]]
+*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[IrelandPeriodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Ireland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |}
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[IrelandCemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[IrelandNewspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandProbate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[IrelandCourt Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[IrelandLand and Property|Land and Property Records]]
+*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
-*[[IrelandMilitary Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[IrelandCemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[IrelandNewspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCensus|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[IrelandProbate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
-*[[IrelandNewspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandDirectories|Directories]]
+*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandNewspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[IrelandSocieties|Societies]]
+*[[Ireland Societies|Societies]]
-*[[IrelandPeriodicals|Periodicals]]
+*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 |-
 |}
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 *See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandEmigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCensus|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Ireland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandEmigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[IrelandNaturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCensus|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandDirectories|Directories]]
+*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
-*[[IrelandLand and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[IrelandProbate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[IrelandTaxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Noble families
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandHeraldry|Heraldry]]
+*[[Ireland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[IrelandNobility|Nobility]]
+*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCensus|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[IrelandCivil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[IrelandOccupations|Occupations]]
+*[[Ireland Occupations|Occupations]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[IrelandProbate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[IrelandCourt Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[IrelandTaxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
-*[[IrelandMilitary Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandChurch Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[IrelandCompiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[IrelandBiography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[IrelandCemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Social Customs and Activities
-*[[IrelandSocieties|Societies]]
+*Obituaries
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*Obituaries
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[IrelandNewspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandMilitary Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[IrelandCourt Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
 |}
-{{Place|Ireland}}
+{{Place|Ireland }}
-[[Category:Ireland Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
+[[Category:Ireland  Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]