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Civil registration are the government records of births, marriages, and deaths. Because Irish civil registration records are indexed and cover most of the population, they are an important source of genealogical data, particularly of names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | Civil registration are the government records of births, marriages, and deaths. Because Irish civil registration records are indexed and cover most of the population, they are an important source of genealogical data, particularly of names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
Civil registration began in 1845 for protestant marriages. In 1864, registration of births, deaths and other marriages began. The indexes from 1845 to 1958 have been made available on line on FamilySearch's Record Search. SEARCH THESE INDEXES ONLINE by | Civil registration began in 1845 for protestant marriages. In 1864, registration of births, deaths and other marriages began. The indexes from 1845 to 1958 have been made available on line on FamilySearch's Record Search. SEARCH THESE INDEXES ONLINE by [http://http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1408347 clicking here]. | ||
== General Historical Background == | == General Historical Background == | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives] History and holdings of the House of Lords Library and the Parliamentary Archives. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Archives] History and holdings of the House of Lords Library and the Parliamentary Archives. | ||
== Under Construction from here to the end of this page == | == Under Construction from here to the end of this page == | ||
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== Ireland Civil Registration == | == Ireland Civil Registration == | ||
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'''Note: '''The index information for the records at the General Records Office of the Republic of Ireland (GRO) differs from the index information at the General Records Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI). For the IGI, Family History Library and Center and familysearch.org indexes are based on the GRO index information for 1845 to 1921. After 1921, they are based on the GRO index for the Republic of Ireland and the GRONI index information for Northern Ireland. You must have the corresponding index information for the source you chose to obtain the complete registration information. | '''Note: '''The index information for the records at the General Records Office of the Republic of Ireland (GRO) differs from the index information at the General Records Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI). For the IGI, Family History Library and Center and familysearch.org indexes are based on the GRO index information for 1845 to 1921. After 1921, they are based on the GRO index for the Republic of Ireland and the GRONI index information for Northern Ireland. You must have the corresponding index information for the source you chose to obtain the complete registration information. | ||
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== Using Indexes: == | == Using Indexes: == | ||
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If you cannot find an index reference, consider the following reasons: | If you cannot find an index reference, consider the following reasons: | ||
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**Late registrations of births and deaths are indexed separately at the end of each index volume. <br>**Surnames are often spelled differently than expected. <br>**Surnames with prefixes, such as O'Brien or McDonnell, may be listed without their prefixes (Brien, Donnell). <br>**Events are filed by the date they were registered, not the date they occurred and may therefore be indexed in a later volume. (For example, a birth on 20 December 1879 which was registered on 6 January 1880 will be listed in the January-March volume of 1880.) <br>**Indexes were hand-prepared and may contain errors, such as copying mistakes (for example, the interchange of T and F) and missed entries. <br>**Occasionally, people were registered under a variation of their first name, other than that recorded at the time of their birth or death. For instance Ted for Edward or Molly for Mary. <br>**In error, some marriages have been indexed by the name of only one party. <br>**If a woman was married previously, then her surname in the marriage index might at a later marriage be her surname from a previous marriage and not her maiden surname. <br>**Vital information provided by the family ('''particularly age at death''') is often incorrect. <br>**People with prolific first names or surnames are sometimes difficult to distinguish in the index. <br>**Children born before their parents were married may be listed under the mother's maiden name. <br>**Some children are simply listed as male or female if they were not named by the time of registration. <br>**Some events were not registered, even though registration of births, marriages and deaths was required by law. | |||
**Late registrations of births and deaths are indexed separately at the end of each index volume. <br>**Surnames are often spelled differently than expected. <br>**Surnames with prefixes, such as O'Brien or McDonnell, may be listed without their prefixes (Brien, Donnell). <br>**Events are filed by the date they were registered, not the date they occurred and may therefore be indexed in a later volume. (For example, a birth on 20 December 1879 which was registered on 6 January 1880 will be listed in the January-March volume of 1880.) <br>**Indexes were hand-prepared and may contain errors, such as copying mistakes (for example, the interchange of T and F) and missed entries. <br>**Occasionally, people were registered under a variation of their first name, other than that recorded at the time of their birth or death. For instance Ted for Edward or Molly for Mary. <br>**In error, some marriages have been indexed by the name of only one party. <br>**If a woman was married previously, then her surname in the marriage index might at a later marriage be her surname from a previous marriage and not her maiden surname. <br>**Vital information provided by the family ('''particularly age at death''') is often incorrect. <br>**People with prolific first names or surnames are sometimes difficult to distinguish in the index. <br>**Children born before their parents were married may be listed under the mother's maiden name. <br>**Some children are simply listed as male or female if they were not named by the time of registration. <br>**Some events were not registered, even though registration of births, marriages and deaths was required by law. | |||
If, after considering the above factors, you cannot find a civil birth, marriage, or death certificate for your ancestor, you may want to search church or other records. | If, after considering the above factors, you cannot find a civil birth, marriage, or death certificate for your ancestor, you may want to search church or other records. | ||