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The table below can help you decide which type of Irish records to search. Similar types of records in the country to which your ancestor immigrated may provide the information you need.
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"Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?
== 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.


Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
== List of Topics ==
:&gt; Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library. <br><br>
This Record Finder table links to the Ireland topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. <br>
===Vital Events ===
:&gt; Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.<br><br>
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|-
| '''1. If You Need'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| '''2. Look First In'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| '''3. Then Search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Census, Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Cemeteries, Military Records
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*Obituaries
*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| Birth date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| Church Records, Civil Registration  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Cemeteries, Military Records, Newspapers, Occupations
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
{|
|-
|-
| Birthplace
|
| Church Records, Civil Registration
*Obituaries
| Census, Newspapers, Military Records, Occupations
*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Ireland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|}
|-
|-
| Boundaries of parishes, districts, and counties
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Maps
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
*Obituaries
*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property Records]]
*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| Coats of arms
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Heraldry
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| <br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Cemeteries, Church Records, Civil Registration, Newspapers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Court Records, Probate Records, Land and Property
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Genealogy, History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church History
*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| Emigration date
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ireland Societies|Societies]]
*Social media, Facebook, etc.
 
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| Language helps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Language and Languages
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| <br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Civil Registration, Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Newspapers, Periodicals, Societies
*See the FamilySearch Wiki emigration and immigration article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| Maiden name
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Newspapers
*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ireland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Biography, Genealogy, Newspapers, Nobility
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Occupation
| align="left" | Residence
| Census, Church Records, Civil Registration, Directories, Occupations, Probate Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Court Records; Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc.
*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ireland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
 
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Census, Church Records, Civil Registration, Probate Records  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Land and Property; Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc.; Schools
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Noble families
| Court Records, Military Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Biography, Newspapers, Occupations
*[[Ireland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[Ireland Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Occupation
| Gazetteers, Maps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Directories, History, Land and Property, Periodicals, Taxation
*[[Ireland Census|Census]]
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ireland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ireland Occupations|Occupations]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Obituaries
*[[Ireland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ireland Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Religion
| Census, Church Records, Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Land and Property, Names (Personal)
*[[Ireland Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
 
| Place of residence when you know only the county
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Civil Registration, Directories, Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation
*Obituaries
| Church Records
*[[Ireland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
*[[Ireland Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
*[[Ireland Biography|Biography]]
| Biography, Genealogy, Societies
| Nobility, Periodicals
|-
| Record-finding aids
| Archives and Libraries, Genealogy
| Periodicals, Societies
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Social activities
| Biography, Church Records, Civil Registration
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Cemeteries, Genealogy, History
*Social Customs and Activities
*Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ireland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
|-
| Understanding names
| align="left" | Physical description
| Names (Personal)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ireland Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
|}


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[[Category:Ireland|Record Selection Table]]
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024


Ireland Wiki Topics
Flag of Ireland
Ireland Beginning Research
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Ireland Background
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Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

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.

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
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

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.
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Noble families
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Customs and Activities
  • Obituaries
Physical description