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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: funtime on Tuesday 24 September 19 18:31 BST (UK)
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how can I find out about irish family members
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Welcome to Rootschat
You would need to provide more info such as birthyears, where in Ireland etc etc
The 1901 and 1911 censuses are free here
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Some BMD info can be found at www.familysearch.org
Rootschat has a no living persons policy so please do not post details of anybody who may still be alive
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Hi there welcome!
It depends what you want to find out, but there are a lot of well knowing people on this forum, who could point you in the right direction...Irish research is difficult ..missing records etc.
Names of the deceased, also places in Ireland, occupations and religion are all important.
Start with what you know for certain, information from family members etc.
Fingers crossed you find your family.
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Hi,
Irish genealogy is very useful and worth a try!
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
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You might find this helpful before you start on your quest...
Talk to your family. It makes no sense to spend days trawling through websites to find out your great-grandmother's surname if someone in the family already knows it. So first, talk to parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and find out what they know. Most families have at least one individual who keeps track of the extended network of relatives, and if you can trace her (it usually is a her), you're off to a good start.
The only cast-iron rule of family history is that you start from what you know and use it to find out more. It is almost impossible to take a historical family and try to uncover what your connection might be. Instead, think of yourself as a detective, taking each item of information as potential evidence and using it to track down more information that in turn becomes evidence for further research.
Good luck and enjoy
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Welcome also :)
The census records for Ireland in 1901 and 1911 are free.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Enjoy your genealogy search ;)
KG
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Have a read of this guide. Irish Genealogy Toolkit https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com
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Irish genealogy is very useful and worth a try!
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp
What Civil Records are on-line
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/what-civil-records-are-on-line
KG
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Hi,
The Irish genealogy site has the following on-line records:
Births:1864 to 1918
Marriages: 1845* to 1943
Deaths: 1864 to 1968
*non-Roman Catholic Marriages are recorded from 1845, Roman Catholic Marriages are reco
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Hi,
The Irish genealogy site has the following on-line records:
Births:1864 to 1918
Marriages: 1845* to 1943
Deaths: 1864 to 1968
*non-Roman Catholic Marriages are recorded from 1845, Roman Catholic Marriages are reco
See the link in the previous reply, #7
KG
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A lot depends on years you need... as you see Civil Reg dates posted.
If you have names of a couple that married approx mid 1870's for example and Groom was John Smith you could try a search like this (as attached)
So, if you have similar you can amend Search... just use Name and Year Range. No need to complete District if you don't know!!
If you find Marriage.... then it will tell you District so you can amend Search to Surname, District and Year Range, tick Births to look for children (mother's maiden name are included on Certs)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp is Irish Govt Website
Some earlier ones do not have Images of Certs at moment but one can check again maybe after 6 months.
Handy for those who want to find people without having to post Names Dates etc etc on internet if that is what they want.
...or those that want to have a go at it first and can post here if/when stuck etc.
It is the Irish Govt BDM Webite
One needs to solve Captcha, and can use initials to sign in to view Certs.
No subscription or anything else needed.
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Having done the Search (as per example) one can then look for their Marriage....just make sure there aren't 2 Marriages with same names!
Scroll through results, click on couple you want to get Image of their Marriage Cert.....
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The Years covered by Civil Reg have been posted....after 1922 they do not include those for Northern Ireland!!
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Then..to complete example it is marriage to Rose Rainey one wants, by clicking on name one gets this
and by clicking on Image one gets their Marriage Cert (as per PDF ATTACHED)
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how can I find out about irish family members
I find it a bit strange that OP has been a member since 2015 and this is their first post. They've been given lots of general advice because they've been about as vague as possible and they haven't bothered to log in and comment since. ::)