irish records

WorldVitalRecords Blog » Eneclann Partners With FamilyLink.com, Inc.: "Eneclann, Ireland’s leading historical electronic publishing company, recently partnered with FamilyLink.com, Inc. to add the Index of Irish Wills 1484-1858: Records at the National Archives of Ireland and The 1851 Dublin City Census to WorldVitalRecords.com’s online genealogy collection.

“We have been heavily involved in Irish genealogy, history, and heritage for the past ten years,” said Brian Donovan, CEO, Eneclann. “We are excited to continue to preserve the wealth of Ireland’s heritage and further our reach by partnering with FamilyLink.com, Inc.”

The 1851 Dublin City Census index was compiled by Dr. D.A. Chart in the early 20th century from the original census records, which were destroyed in the 1922 Public Record Office fire. Chart’s index contains the names and addresses of 60,000 heads of household from 21 civil parishes. The index also includes scanned images from the original 1847 Ordnance Survey Town Plans to help users identify specific addresses. Since the 10th Irish Census was destroyed, Chart’s 1851 Census of Ireland has emerged as a useful substitute."

CHURCH RECORDS
For the period before 1864, parish registers recording details of baptisms, marriages and burials provide the only source of information relating to births, marriages and deaths. Prior to making use of these records, it is of course necessary to be aware of an ancestor's religious affiliation and often the name of the parish in which the baptism, marriage or burial occurred.

Roman Catholic parish registers are normally still held by the parish priest, but there are microfilm copies of most of them for the period up to 1880 in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 (Website: http://www.nli.ie/ ) In some instances, the written permission of the parish priest must be obtained before the microfilmhttp://www.nli.ie/ s can be seen.

Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870 are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the

Irish National Archives, Bishop Street , Dublin 8. (Website: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ )

The General Register Office in Dublin "(Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora) is the central civil repository for records relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages in the Republic of Ireland . It is concerned with civil registration matters only,"

The General Register Office Dublin Ireland - History: "The civil registration system of Ireland began in 1845, when legislation came into force which provided for the registration of civil marriages here and for the regulation of all non-Catholic marriages. The Act also created the Office of the Registrar-General who remains to this day responsible for the collation and custody of all birth, death and marriage records.

Further legislation which became operative in 1864 provided for the inclusion of Catholic marriages, together with all births and deaths, at which stage a comprehensive registration system was in place."

FamilySearch Indexing: Preserving Our Heritage - Current Projects: "being administered by FamilySearch Indexing and participating genealogical and historical societies"

• Irish Birth Indexes 1884-1903
• Irish Birth Indexes 1904-1921
• Irish Birth Indexes 1922-1942
• Irish Birth Indexes 1943-1958

• Irish Death Indexes 1864-1884
• Irish Death Indexes 1885-1905
• Irish Death Indexes 1906-1921
• Irish Death Indexes 1922-1944
• Irish Death Indexes 1945-1958

• Irish Marriage Indexes 1868-1892
• Irish Marriage Indexes 1893-1921
• Irish Marriage Indexes 1922-1958