2006-12-05 22:24:31 · 12 answers · asked by Sassysaz 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey Sassy,
If you happen to be Irish Catholic, the records were not centralized. Also, possibly family bibles or historians. I have the same problem. And as yet, have not found a solution. Try GENFORUM for the surname. Here are some other Irish/UK sites that might help.
2006-12-06 05:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have been trying to trace my family tree in Ireland too. Not all the records in the Public Records Office were destroyed in 1922. I As far as I am aware, only the census from 1849 were destroyed. There are still records from the Parish Records and the Censuses from 1912 and 1901. There is also something called the Griffiths Valuation from about 1851 which has records of all families living in each parish.
You need to find out which parish your family lived and then they can find out where the cenusus is held.
Good Luck - I am finding mine very interesting.
2006-12-05 22:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by Geri M 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'm Irish so i know a few places you can start. first you need to know the area the came from and then you can search church records of births deaths and marriages.
there is also some maps available in Ireland with family names on them these can help.
you are right that a lot of the main records are destroyed but in Ireland you can be very lucky in that local records still survive. if you are willing to put the area that your family are believed to have come from i should be able to point you in a starting direction .if you edit the question with the area i will answer it under a different name but will let you know its me.
2006-12-05 22:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by armaghmadman 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, if you know what area in ireland your family came from, try the parish records there. you could try the local area website(usually have some info on local history,) might let you know who to get in touch with re genealogy. or try getting in touch with local historians depending on how far back you're trying to go. a lot of older people would have a good knowledge of who would have lived where and what happened to them, in rural areas anyway.
2006-12-07 08:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by scattycat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 21:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only a small percentage were destroyed.
You have to start at the local level. Many records still exist outside of Dublin.
2006-12-06 00:44:34 · answer #6 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if this will work but try the Mormon Church Genealogy..They have as I am told the world's most information on family names and genealogy..whether this is true or not I don't know but several people have told me this..Good Luck
2006-12-05 22:36:23 · answer #7 · answered by flashrtp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you know roughly where the family came from, you could try contacting the local churches to see if they have any records.
2006-12-06 07:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried a computer program called the Family Tree maker?
It's a CD-ROM that you can buy from nearly anywhere
Failing that, use the internet
2006-12-05 22:26:11 · answer #9 · answered by the man at your window 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have to do foot work and look in parish records, takes ages, but you need a start point, info from relatives
2006-12-05 22:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋