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1922 Public Records Office burnt by fire and explosion 21 June. Registers of 1,006 parishes are destroyed. Surviving registers number 637 with copies of the destroyed registers made prior to deposit numbering 124 and the Public Record Office holding an additional 23 copies of registers. Only three of the parochial returns survive. | 1922 Public Records Office burnt by fire and explosion 21 June. Registers of 1,006 parishes are destroyed. Surviving registers number 637 with copies of the destroyed registers made prior to deposit numbering 124 and the Public Record Office holding an additional 23 copies of registers. Only three of the parochial returns survive. | ||
1939 Representative Church Body Library (RCBL) begins receiving Church of Ireland parish registers for preservation. As of | 1939 Representative Church Body Library (RCBL), the official library of the Church of Ireland located in Dublin, begins receiving Church of Ireland parish registers for preservation. As of 2006, the library held over 780 original parish registers or copies/transcripts, many of which pre-date Ireland’s civil registration which began in 1845. | ||
=== Christenings (Baptisms) === | === Christenings (Baptisms) === | ||
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IRELAND - CHURCH RECORDS<br> | IRELAND - CHURCH RECORDS<br> | ||
=== Burials === | === Burials === | ||
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'''Parish Deeds''' | '''Parish Deeds''' | ||
The parish deeds are to be found both in the parish and in the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin, Ireland. These are particularly useful for the tracing of prominent families prior to the beginning of the parish registers themselves. They are less significant for the general lay member. In some instances, parish property was sublet to tenants and the deeds in some rare examples may identify the names of tenants.<br> | The parish deeds are to be found both in the parish and in the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta Street, Dublin, Ireland. These are particularly useful for the tracing of prominent families prior to the beginning of the parish registers themselves. They are less significant for the general lay member. In some instances, parish property was sublet to tenants and the deeds in some rare examples may identify the names of tenants.<br> | ||
=== Locating Church of Ireland Records === | === Locating Church of Ireland Records === | ||