Ireland Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

A good place to start if your ancestor was born or married after 1864 is to search the indexes to Ireland's [[Ireland Civil Registration|civil registration records]]. The index is found at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1408347 FamilySearch]. For example, searching for an ancestor with a unique surname in the deaths index for those born prior to 1864, may provide you with possible next-generation clues such as name[s] of parent[s]. 

After 1864, Ireland began statutory registration of births, marriages and deaths throughout the whole country. Important data content of these civil records can be critical for proving genealogical connections in Ireland--when surnames are less unique or uncommon. Parents names (including mother's maiden), place of event, witnesses, informant name and relationship, age or date of event, signature, address of resident at time of event, occupations are usually given.  

For those ancestors with common surnames, it still will require diligent searches, usually in the records of the country of settlement to help you determine a precise place or, at least the county of your Irish immigrant's origin.