Marriage records provide details of both partners and often lists their ages. The witnesses named on the marriage entry are often relatives. Civil registration records have a consistent amount of detail, but earlier parish records can vary in their content.
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Find My Past - Ireland |
| Link: | https://www.findmypast.ie/search-records/Vital-records-(BMDs) |
| Description: | Find My Past's Birth, Marriages and Deaths for Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Their birth, marriage and death records date as far back as the 13th century (Dublin Will and Grant Books Index 1270-1858) and include records of over 400,000 gravestones and church memorials, over 150,000 newspaper obituaries and four indexes to wills. |
| 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, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | ATHERTON One Name Study |
| Link: | https://atherton.one-name.net/ |
| Description: | ATHERTON One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Mainly around Lancashire and Cheshire, but a worldwide one name study. |
| 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| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active.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, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | BREW One Name Study |
| Link: | http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm |
| Description: | BREW One Name Study |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Banns, Marriages |
| Title: | British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Link: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Description: | Search British Nationals Armed Forces Banns and Marriages |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, General, Marriages, Obituaries, National |
| Title: | British Newspaper Archive |
| Link: | https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |
| Description: | Explore over 200 years of history - British Newspaper Archive |
| Extra Info: | Access also available via selected subscriptions to Find My Past and Genes Reunited |
| 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, Census, Marriages, One Name Study |
| Title: | COSGRAVE/COSGRIFF/COSGROVE One Name Study |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cosgriff/genealogy/ |
| Description: | COSGRAVE/COSGRIFF/COSGROVE One Name Study |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | CULLEN Genealogy |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20210925024643/http://... |
| Description: | CULLEN Genealogy in Ireland and England |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active, however most information is still available to view. |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, War Memorials & Other Memorials |
| Title: | Eddies Extracts |
| Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~econnolly/genealogy... |
| Description: | Eddies Extracts |
| Extra Info: | Many extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths etc transcribed from various newspapers but also various news stories, book extracts, church records, records of deceased seamen and the names of over 25,000 Presbyterians who served in WW1. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Family Search Records Ireland Collection |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family Search Records Ireland Collection |
| Extra Info: | A growing number of indexes. Check the coverage to see if your area has been covered. Use the filters at the side to restrict to Northern Ireland. |
| 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: | GRO BMD, Marriages |
| Title: | Find your Irish ancestors - Civil Registration Marriages |
| Link: | https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=0SsdMGbW... |
| Description: | Find your Irish ancestors - Ancestry's Irish BMD Records |
| Extra Info: | Irish Marriages 1845-1958. |
| 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, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive |
| Link: | http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ |
| Description: | Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive |
| Extra Info: | Includes extracts of church records, but also submitted birth, marriage and death information. |
| Classification: | GRO BMD, Births, Certificate Exchange, Deaths, Marriages |
| Title: | Ireland's BMD Exchange |
| Link: | https://vicki.thauvin.net/chance/ireland/bmd/ |
| Description: | Ireland's BMD Exchange of Information on BMD Certificates |
| Extra Info: | For Northern Ireland see UKBDM Exchange listing |
| Classification: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries |
| Title: | Ireland's Old Newspaper Extracts |
| Link: | http://www.irelandoldnews.com/ |
| Description: | Ireland's Old Newspaper Extracts - Selected News from Around Ireland |
| Extra Info: | Includes Births, Marriage and Death Announcements. Some newspaper transcripts from as far back as the 1700's. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Marriages |
| Title: | Irish Catholic Parish Registers |
| Link: | |
| Description: | Irish Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 |
| 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: | Census, Marriages |
| Title: | Irish Genealogical Research Society |
| Link: | https://www.irishancestors.ie/ |
| Description: | Irish Genealogical Research Society - dedicated to the study of Irish Genealogy since 1936 |
| Extra Info: | Includes Drumcondra/Loughbrackan, 1871 census fragment, Elphin Diocesan Census 1749 and The Irish in Spanish Archives, and the IGRS marriages database. |
| Classification: | Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions |
| Title: | Irish Genealogy |
| Link: | https://www.from-ireland.net/ |
| Description: | Irish Genealogy |
| 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: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Obituaries |
| Title: | Irish Newspaper Archives Online |
| Link: | https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ |
| Description: | Irish Newspaper Archives Online |
| Extra Info: | Birth, Marriage and Death announcements. Free to search, but subscription needed to view full articles. |
| Classification: | Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | Irish Records Extraction Database |
| Link: | Irish Records Extraction Database |
| Description: | Irish Records Extraction Database |
| Extra Info: | This collection is compiled from over 120 unique sources. The records spread from 1600-1874. |
| Classification: | Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | John Hayes Genealogy Website |
| Link: | https://www.failteromhat.com |
| Description: | John Hayes Genealogy Website |
| Extra Info: | Many Hayes, O'Connor, Brown, Fox, Santry, Callaghan and Murphy records. |
| Classification: | Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records |
| Link: | https://lucey.net/ |
| Description: | The site for everyone interested in researching the LUCEY and LUCY surname and their family history |
| Extra Info: | Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriages - An Index to Irish Marriages |
| Link: | Index to Irish Marriages |
| Description: | Marriages - An Index to Irish Marriages |
| Extra Info: | Taken from Walker's Hibernian Magazine. Covers the period 1771-1812. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | Marriages - Ireland |
| Link: | Irish Marriages |
| Description: | Irish Marriages in Walker's Hibernian Magazine, 1771-1812 |
| Extra Info: | Taken from Walker's Hibernian Magazine, covers the period 1771-1812. |
| 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: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
| Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
| Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths. |
| Classification: | Census, Marriages, Wills / Probate |
| Title: | National Archives of Ireland |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | National Archives of Ireland - Searchable Databases |
| Extra Info: | Includes searchable wills index. Also 1901 and 1911 census that have survived. |
| 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: | Births, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study |
| Title: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs |
| Link: | http://www.john-pinckney.co.uk/family/index.htm |
| Description: | PINCKNEY - The site for all UK PINCKNEYs and Variants |
| Extra Info: | Includes references to Pinckey, Pinckine, Pinckney, Pincknye, Pincney, Pinkene, Pinken, Pinkeny, Pinkine, Pinkney. |
| Classification: | Marriages |
| Title: | The Ships List Website |
| Link: | http://www.theshipslist.com/ |
| Description: | The Ships List Website |
| Extra Info: | Also includes some marriages at sea. |
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