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Down, Ireland : Classification : Parish Records


Parish Registers were instigated by Thomas Cromwell from 1538 in the reign of Henry VIII, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. From 1597 a copy of the records had to be made and sent to the Bishop. Sometimes the Bishops' Transcript may contain more information than the original, so it can often be worthwhile tracking down both. For more information on Parish Registers there is a brief history on the Wikipedia Parish Register page.

After 1837 Civil Registration was introduced and the Local BMD and GRO BMD records become the primary source.

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Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Atavus Search Engine
Link:https://search.atavus.org/api/v1/search
Description:Atavus Search Engine Incorporating Fermanagh Gold Genealogy Pages
Extra Info:Easy to use search.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:BARLOW Genealogy and Family History
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20160325025144/http://...
Description:BARLOW Genealogy and Family History
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on the region of interest.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c...
Description:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading.
Classification:Baptisms, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Catholic Parish Registers at the National Library of Ireland
Link:https://registers.nli.ie/
Description:Images from the NLI's collection of Catholic Parish Register Microfilms
Extra Info:The registers contain records of baptisms and marriages from the majority of Catholic parishes in Ireland and Northern Ireland up to 1880.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:County Down Pages - Raymond's
Link:http://raymondscountydownwebsite.com/
Description:Raymond's County Down Pages
Extra Info:Also look under the individual places.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Link:http://www.daltondatabank.org/
Description:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:FERGUSONS of Ireland
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~colin/genealogy/Fer...
Description:FERGUSONS of Ireland - One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h...
Description:HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records
Title:Internet Archive
Link:http://archive.org/
Description:Internet Archive
Extra Info:Has many scanned books, including some parish registers. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note baptism and baptisms give different results.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records
Title:Irish Genealogical Record Search System
Link:https://www.rootsireland.ie/
Description:Irish Genealogical Record Search System - including Parish Records
Extra Info:Click on Sources to see what is included and the years for which data is available. Includes parish records, census and census substitutes.
Classification:GRO BMD, Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records
Title:Irish Genealogy
Link:https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
Description:Irish Genealogy
Extra Info:Search by location or name. The marriages are matched and may show details of the parents. Includes indexes and full scans of Irish GRO BMD from 1864 and of non-Catholic marriages from 1845.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alanmilliken/geneal...
Description:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames Genealogical Research
Extra Info:Surnames of Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mulliken, Mullikin, and Mulligan etc.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages, Parish Records
Title:Parish Registers of Ireland - from the Anglican Records Project
Link:https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb-library...
Description:Anglican Records Project - Church of Ireland Parish Records
Extra Info:An ongoing endeavour to make the registers of baptism, marriage and burial from Church of Ireland parishes available online.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Ulcester Ancestry
Link:http://www.ulsterancestry.com/index.htm#gsc.tab=0
Description:Ulcester Ancestry - Family History in Northern Ireland
Extra Info:Click on Free Pages for information and data.

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