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== Online Tutorial on Ireland Church Records == | |||
[https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Ireland_Church_Records/Player.html View a FamilySearch online tutorial on Ireland church records by clicking here]. | [https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/Courses/FamilyHistoryLibraryExport/Ireland_Church_Records/Player.html View a FamilySearch online tutorial on Ireland church records by clicking here]. | ||
Church records are an excellent source of names, dates, relationships, and places. In fact, church records are the primary source for pre-civil registration (pre-1864) Irish research. Church records include records of christenings, marriages, and burials, sometimes giving birth and death dates. These records were kept in bound registers, usually called parish registers. Church records may include other types of records such as religious census returns, emigration lists, and session or vestry minutes. | == Introduction == | ||
Church records are an excellent source of names, dates, relationships, and places. In fact, church records are the primary source for pre-civil registration (pre-1864) Irish research. Church records include records of christenings, marriages, and burials, sometimes giving birth and death dates. These records were kept in bound registers, usually called parish registers. Church records may include other types of records such as religious census returns, emigration lists, and session or vestry minutes. | |||
The following book contains information about the history and records of many Irish religious denominations: | The following book contains information about the history and records of many Irish religious denominations: | ||
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Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research''. 2 vols. Evanston, Illinois: Margaret Dickson Falley, 1961-62. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D27f+ book Ref 941.5 D27f 2 vols].) | Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research''. 2 vols. Evanston, Illinois: Margaret Dickson Falley, 1961-62. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D27f+ book Ref 941.5 D27f 2 vols].) | ||
Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D27gj book Ref 941.5 D27gj 2006].) | Grenham, John. ''Tracing Your Irish Ancestors: The Complete Guide''. 3rd ed. Dublin, Ireland: Gill and Macmillan, 2006. (FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D27gj book Ref 941.5 D27gj 2006].) | ||
== Church of Ireland Records == | == Church of Ireland Records == | ||
The Church of Ireland was the State Church in Ireland from 1536. Each parish in Ireland kept its own records of christenings, marriages, and burials. '''[[Church_of_Ireland_Records|Read more...]]''' | |||
== Catholic Records == | == Catholic Records == | ||
[[Image:Catholic Church in Ireland 1.jpg|thumb|right| | [[Image:Catholic Church in Ireland 1.jpg|thumb|right|197x275px]]Catholic parish registers for most rural areas were not kept until the 1820s or later. Records for urban areas started earlier. Each parish kept its own records. | ||
Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. Some Catholic registers are in Latin. | Catholic parish registers mainly include christening and marriage records. Few registers contain death or burial records. Occasionally a register will contain a parish census. Some Catholic registers are in Latin. '''Read more...''' | ||
=== Christenings (Baptisms) === | === Christenings (Baptisms) === | ||
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*Search all parish registers and other available church records of the appropriate locality for the time period you are researching. | *Search all parish registers and other available church records of the appropriate locality for the time period you are researching. | ||
*Search available Church of Ireland records even if your family was not Church of Ireland. | *Search available Church of Ireland records even if your family was not Church of Ireland. | ||
*Search surrounding localities if you cannot find records in the expected locality. | *Search surrounding localities if you cannot find records in the expected locality. | ||
*Note all entries, including burials, for the surname you are searching (unless the name is very common). | *Note all entries, including burials, for the surname you are searching (unless the name is very common). | ||