Ireland

1. Overview: Learn about Irish civil registration in these articles.
   
   FS—Wiki: Ireland Civil Registration
   FS—Ireland Civil Registration—4 pgs. - 2014


2. See also the External Links section of the FS Wiki page.
3. Use civil registration records in your Irish research.
   
   FS—Civil Registration—80:30 - 2014


4. Learn how to find your ancestry in Ireland civil registration records.
   
   FS—Finding Ancestry in Ireland Civil Registration Records—46:31 - 2017
   Making the Most of Irish Civil Registration Records—22:38 - 2019
   
   
   


5. Learn about Irish civil registration birth records.
   
   GG—Civil Registration, Birth
   MH Wiki—Birth Records in Ireland


6. Resources: Explore civil records on the Irish Genealogy site.

  Irish Genealogy Site Practice  |  


Jane Morton's birth was reported in the year 1896 in Ballymoney. Use information from the "National Archives: BMD in Scotland and Ireland" and "FS—Ireland Civil Registration—4 pgs. - 2014" articles above to answer these questions:
1. According to her birth record, who are her parents?
2. Another record for a Jane Morton shows that she was married 24 June 1904 to Willam Stewart in Ballymoney. Is it possible that this person and the Jane Morton described above are the same person? If so, why?
3. What spelling variations should we look for in Jane's name?


Hints  |  
1. To locate the birth record, a) Select the hyperlink for the Irish Genealogy site above. Be sure to select "Civil Records" at the top of the site. b) Enter Jane Morton's name and Civil Registration District (Ballymoney) into the search bar and select the "Birth" checkbox. c) Select her record at the top of the result section. d) Select the hyperlink, "Image" to see the record and answer the questions.
2. To locate the marriage record, follow the same steps as locating the birth record, but with the following differences: Select the "Marriage" box instead of birth, and ensure that the date and Willam's name are correct.


Answers
1. Jane's parents are James and Jane Morton.
2. As mentioned in " FS—Ireland Civil Registration—4 pgs. - 2014," many parents registered births late, but to avoid paying a late fee, they changed the date of the birth. Birth dates should not always be trusted. Some records have shown that births could have been recorded up to 15 years late. Therefore, it is still a possibility that Jane Morton whose birth was recorded in 1896 and Jane Morton who was married in 1904 are the same person.
   (Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)

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7. Learn about government jurisdictions in Ireland and how they affect records.
   
   FS: How Understanding Jurisdictions Can Help Your Irish Research: Government Jurisdictions—11:55 - 2018

Exercises

1. BMD: Learn about births, marriages, and deaths.
   
   AAC—Irish Births, Marriages, and Deaths—4:19
   National Archives: BMD in Scotland and Ireland

  Record Search Practice  |  


Aaron Jeffrey lived in Ireland in the mid-1800s. In 1850, he married a woman named Ann Kelly in the Londonderry district of Ireland. Use information from the "National Archives: BMD in Scotland and Ireland" article above to answer these questions:
1. What was the exact day of the couple's marriage?
2. What were the ranks/professions of Aaron and Ann?
3. If you wanted to request an official certificate of the couple's marriage (or any other couple's marriage in Ireland), how would you go about doing this?


Hints  |  
• Scroll down past the Scottish records to the Irish records section.
• Click the link to the irishgenealogy.ie website.
• Select "Civil Records" at the top of the Irish Genealogy website.
• Enter "Aaron Jeffrey" into the search bar. His marriage to Ann Kelly should be the top record to appear.
• Select the record, and then click the bottom link that says "images."


Answers
1. The exact day of the couple's marriage was April 19, 1850.
2. Aaron was a soldier of the 95th regiment, and Ann was a servant.
3. To request an official certificate of a record on this website, select the link below the "image" link you previously selected which says, "Photocopies or official certificates can be obtained via the following link." This link will walk you through the steps to take to obtain a certificate.
   (Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)

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2. Learn how to find ancestors using Irish BMD records.
   
   FMP: How to Find Ancestors Using Irish Birth, Marriage and Death Records - 2017


3. Learn about Irish marriage records in this video.     Mini-Quiz  |  
   
   

   While researching, you come across a marriage record for a female ancestor married in Ireland in the year 1911. The record indicates that the woman was full age and a spinster. Both she and the groom signed the document, acknowledging their consent to the marriage. Start at 4:16 in the video to find answers to these questions:

   1. What do the terms "full age" and "spinster" indicate?
   2. What significance is there in the fact that they signed the form?
   3. If you wanted more information on the couple and their marriage, where could you look?

   
   
   Answers
   1. Full age indicates that the person was older than 21. Spinster indicates that the woman had never been married before.
   2. The fact that the couple signed the form indicates that both the bride and groom were able to read and write.
   3. To get more information on the couple, you could look at church records. As demonstrated in the video, the clergy was repsonsible for keeping civil records, so the church often has more information on the civil records that were created.
      (Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)

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   AAC—Irish Births, Marriages and Deaths: The Marriage Records—4:16


4. Learn about Irish death records.
   
   AAC—Irish Births, Marriages and Deaths: The Death Records—4:39
   MH Wiki—Death Records in Ireland


5. Vital Records: Learn about Irish vital records and civil registration in this article.
   
   TH—Ireland Vital Records, Civil Registration - 2020


6. Learn how to get copies of vital records from the General Register Office in Ireland.
   
   GRO Research Facility - 2020


7. Learn about Irish vital records in the Fianna website.

Search

1. Explore state registration of BMD records in the Dusty Docs website.
2. Explore Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds on the National Archives of Ireland site.

Exercises

  Record Search Practice  |   Hints  |   Answers

QUIKLinks

• FS: Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913
• FS: Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958
• AC: Ireland Civil Registration Death Index, 1864-1958
• FMP: Irish Births 1864-1958
• FS: Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881
• FS: Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898
• FS: Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage License Bonds Indexes, 1623-1866
• FMP: Irish Marriages 1845-1958
• FMP: Irish Deaths 1864-1958
• AC: Web: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Burial Indexes, 1869-2011
• AC: Ireland, Patient and Staff Hospital Registers, 1816-1919
• FMP: Tipperary Clans Archive

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