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Getting started with Northern Ireland research[edit | edit source]
Researching in Northern Ireland is NOT the same as researching in the Republic of Ireland for the following reasons:
- Although originally Catholic, over time what now constitutes Northern Ireland became predominately a Protestant country.
- The majority of records are based on English law since it became a part of the United Kingdom.
- Many of the original records have been destroyed in the various conflicts that culminated in the 1921 "troubles", but copies of some records do exist
- Therefore a knowledge of history of this area and the potential records that could be found is essential
General Information About Northern Ireland
The Province of Ulster[edit | edit source]
Ulster in one of the historic provinces of Ireland. It consists of nine counties, six of which are in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland.
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Cavan (in the Republic of Ireland)
- County Derry or Londonderry
- County Donegal (in the Republic of Ireland)
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Monaghan (in the Republic of Ireland)
- County Tyrone
Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
The main records of value to family historians and genealogists are:
- Census (some)
- Civil Registration
- Church Records
- Court Records
- Electoral Records
- Emigration Records
- Landed Estate Records
- Local Government Records
- Military Records
- Poor Law Records
- School Records
- Valuation and Tithe Records
- Wills and Testamentary Records
A Turbulent History Destroyed Many Records - Records of Ulster ancestors have been lost due to the consistent warfare that occurred in all parts of the island of Ireland. Other countries in the United Kingdom have a more consistent set of records with less loss.
The following lists record types that could be available in some way:
- Census
- Census Substitutes
- Church
- Valuation
- Estate
- Tithe Applotment Books
- Landed Estate
- Registry of Deeds
- Wills and other Testamentary Records
- Various Printed Sources
- Emigration
- Poor Law
- Local Authority Sources
- Ordnance Survey Maps and Memoirs
- Electoral Records
- Solicitors Records
- Business Records
- Crown Records
- Militia, Yeomanry, and Irish Royal Constabulary
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
- General Register Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI)
- Ancestry Ireland
- Northern IrelandGenWeb
- GenUKI
- Stirnet Limited: Families Database: Index (unfettered access requires fee or significant data contribution; manually search index for surnames of interest)
- Huggins Family of Northern Ireland
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