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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.

Timeline of Major Record Types in Ireland[edit | edit source]

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[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]

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[edit | edit source]

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[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]

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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 === 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 Ireland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 {|
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 |
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
-*[[England Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Ireland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |}
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
+*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[England Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Ireland Societies|Societies]]
 *Social media, Facebook, etc.
-*White pages and Zabasearch.com
 |-
 |}
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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;"|
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Ireland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
-*[[England Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Noble families
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Heraldry|Heraldry]]
+*[[Ireland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
-*[[England Nobility|Nobility]]
+*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Census|Census]]
+*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[England Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[England Occupations|Occupations]]
+*[[Ireland Occupations|Occupations]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[England Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 *Obituaries
-*[[England Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[England Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[England Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
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 *Obituaries
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[England Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
 |}