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industry of flax growing/linen making)
Muster Rolls Mainly 1630 Local militia; relate primarily to large landed
Hearth Money
Rolls
estates in Ulster
1664-1666 based on number of hearths in a home www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/bro
wse/counties/index.htm for extant
records in county
Things to Remember
• Check spelling variations of surnames, use www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname
• Search for record indexes online (IGI, etc.) – points to original record – obtain a copy.
• Use a computer program like Personal Ancestral File (PAF).
• Understand historical timeline; Keep a research log.
CIVIL REGISTRATION
The Irish government registration of all births, marriages and deaths
• April 1, 1845 -- Registration of non-Catholic marriages began
• January 1, 1864 -- Civil Registration of all births & deaths and Catholic marriages began.
• Indexes to civil registration
o www.familysearch.org - Indexes 1845-1958 (no images)
o British Vital Records Index (BVRI) - CD-ROM at local FHC or order online.
o rootsireland.ie - indexes & transcriptions for some counties - index free.
• Certificates available at the Family History Library (FHL)
o Births: 1864 to March 1881; 1900-1913. Republic: 1930-1955. No.Ireland 1922-1959
o Pre-1871 marriage/death records; marriage/death for No. Ireland 1922-1959
• All registers available in Ireland - Office of Registrar General for Republic, www.groireland.ie;
General Register Office for Northern Ireland, www.groni.gov.uk
• For Information on Ireland Civil Registration see Wiki.familysearch.org and type Ireland Civil
Registration on the search box.
Things to Remember
• Never trust the birth date; 1/3 parents lied about child’s birth date (avoid paying late fee) NOTE:
Baptism dates may pre-date the birth date!
• “Mc” and “O’” may be dropped off surname. Search with/without & try interchanging them.
• Estimated that about 15% of events, particularly births, were not registered in early years.
• More help: https://wiki.familysearch.org > Ireland > Civil Registration.
• FamilySearch Research Series: www.familysearch.org >Learn > View the Courses (at bottom of
page) > Ireland Research.
• www.familysearch.org > Browse by Collection – British Isles > Ireland.
• FamilySearch Wiki: https://wiki.familysearch.org – Ireland.
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