How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors 2nd Edition: An essential guide to researching and documenting the family histories of Ireland's people

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Little, Brown Book Group, Jun 30, 2009 - Family & Relationships - 160 pages

The purpose of this book is to highlight the most important documentary evidence available to the family historian wishing to research their Irish ancestry. It is aimed primarily at researchers whose time in Irish repositories is limited, and who want to know what is available locally and online. It covers more than eighteen individual sources of information, making it simpler to organise your search and easier to carry it out both locally and on the ground.

Contents: 1. Where to Begin; 2. Administrative Divisions; 3. Civil Registration; 4. Census Returns and Old Age Pension Claims; 5. Census Substitutes; 6. Wills and Testamentary Records; 7. Election Records; 8. Board of Guardian Records; 9. School Records; 10. Migration; 11. Emigration; 12. Landed Estate Records; 13. Taxation and Valuation Records; 14. Church Records; 15. Military Records; 16. Printed Records; 17. Law & Order; 18. Local Government; 19. Researching Online.

 

Contents

Title Page
Where to begin
Administrative divisions

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About the author (2009)

Dr Ian Maxwell is a graduate of Queen's University and former research officer at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. A freelance writer specialising in social and family history, his publications include Researching Your Armagh Ancestors (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2000) and How To Trace Your Irish Ancestors (How to Books, 2008).

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TitleHow to Trace Your Irish Ancestors 2nd Edition: An essential guide to researching and documenting the family histories of Ireland's people
AuthorIan Maxwell
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group, 2009
ISBN1848033516, 9781848033511
Length160 pages
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Family & Relationships / General
  
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