With England through to the knockout stage of the World Cup, www.findmypast.co.uk will repeat their free access offer on Sunday 27 June.
Kick off on the football pitch is at 3pm, while free access to the website's records starts 30 minutes earlier.
The findmypast site includes birth, marriage and death records 1538-2006, census records including 1911, and the Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 (see my post of 3 June).
Normally you would need a subscription or PayAsYouGo credits to view these records, some of which normally cost 30 credits each, so to be able to see them for free is a rare opportunity.
You'll need to register.
Should the England team proceed further in the competition, I'll post the times of free access accordingly.
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Extra time for World Cup bonus
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Church records for Carlow, Cork, Dublin and Kerry now online, free
A second tranche of church register entries, fully transcribed and indexed, has today been added to IrishGenealogy.ie, a website launched by the Department of Tourism, Culture & Sport late last year.
The records now available are as follows:
The records now available are as follows:
- Carlow – Church of Ireland register entries
- Cork – Roman Catholic register entries for the diocese of Cork & Ross only
- Dublin City – Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic register entries
- Kerry – Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic records.
Saturday, 12 June 2010
World Cup bonus to Irish genealogy!
If some of your Irish ancestors emigrated to England or Wales, this amusing short-term offer could save you a packet! Be quick, though, as it will only last as long as the English football team remains in the World Cup competition.Whenever England are playing a match, all records on www.findmypast.co.uk will be free. This free access starts 30 minutes before kick-off and continues for three hours. With the England team certain to play in at least three matches, this offer could allow you a minimum of nine hours of free genealogy research.
The findmypast site includes birth, marriage and death records 1538-2006, census records including 1911, and the Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 (see my post of 3 June).
Normally you would need a subscription or PayAsYouGo credits to view these records, some of which normally cost 30 credits each, so to be able to see them for free is a rare opportunity.
You'll need to register.
In the initial phase of the World Cup competition, England matches are due to kick-off at the following times, so the free access will begin half an hour earlier:
19.30hrs Saturday 12 June
19.30hrs Friday 18 June
15.00hrs Wednesday 23 June
Should the England team proceed further in the competition, I'll post the times of free access accordingly.
Thursday, 3 June 2010
More 19th century military records released
The next batch of Chelsea Pensioners records has been released (see 9 May 2010 post), adding almost 100,000 new British Army Service Records to the existing collection on www.findmypast.co.uk.This latest tranche of records covers 1855-1872 and includes 96,434 records and 437,825 images for the period.
Many Irish soldiers served in the British Army in this period, so you could find information on relatives that you can't find elsewhere.
Most other military collections contain only records of officers. This collection, however, relates to other ranks where most Irish served.
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
1901 census of Ireland is online
A day earlier than was advertised, the 1901 census of Ireland is now available online and free on the website of the National Archives of Ireland.
This is a fantastic bonus for Irish genealogy researchers around the world, and may well help knock down some brickwalls.
The official launch is tomorrow (3rd June) at 6pm, and is being supported by reports on RTE, so if you can get online before then, you'll be among a select few. If not, be prepared for the site to be a bit slow over the next week or so. This release has been long-anticipated, so it is likely to be very busy initially.
Enjoy!
This is a fantastic bonus for Irish genealogy researchers around the world, and may well help knock down some brickwalls.
The official launch is tomorrow (3rd June) at 6pm, and is being supported by reports on RTE, so if you can get online before then, you'll be among a select few. If not, be prepared for the site to be a bit slow over the next week or so. This release has been long-anticipated, so it is likely to be very busy initially.
Enjoy!
Friday, 21 May 2010
Carlow or West Cork ancestors?
If you've got ancestors from Carlow or West Cork, Wednesday 16th June could be the day you knock down a few brick walls.
Church records from these areas will be launched online at www.IrishGenealogy.ie on that date, joining the existing line up of Dublin and Kerry records.
Church records from these areas will be launched online at www.IrishGenealogy.ie on that date, joining the existing line up of Dublin and Kerry records.
Monday, 17 May 2010
1901 census of Ireland online on 3rd June
The National Archives will be releasing the 1901 census of Ireland online and free on Thursday 3rd June.
Now isn't that the best news you've heard all year?!
You'll be able to search the census index, and view images of the census returns, at www.census.nationalarchives.ie.
Now isn't that the best news you've heard all year?!
You'll be able to search the census index, and view images of the census returns, at www.census.nationalarchives.ie.
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Online Civil Registration Index - fault continues
Unfortunately, the fault which has been affecting the online index to Ireland's civil registration records for the last two weeks (see news report of 28 April) has not yet been corrected. In fact, the results returned by the site's search facility seem to be getting more bizarre. Clearly the 'location' filters are completely scrambled. The birth of one of my cousins, for example, is currently showing up as registered in South Australia when the happy event actually took place in Dublin!
The good news is that engineers are working on the problem. The bad news is that it may take the entire month to reload the Irish collection so that it functions properly.
The good news is that engineers are working on the problem. The bad news is that it may take the entire month to reload the Irish collection so that it functions properly.
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Dublin Family History Event - 8 May 2010
This Saturday, 8th May, there's an Irish genealogy event being held in Dublin.
Some of the reasearch team for Who Do You Think You Are will be providing answers in two 2-hour sessions, the first at 11am, the second at 2pm, at the Neptune Rowing Club, Conyngham Road, Island Bridge, Dublin 8.
The event is part of a fundraising drive for St Laurence's National School in Chapelizod and tickets cost €12 per person, or €20 for two people.
For more details, see Eneclann.ie.
Some of the reasearch team for Who Do You Think You Are will be providing answers in two 2-hour sessions, the first at 11am, the second at 2pm, at the Neptune Rowing Club, Conyngham Road, Island Bridge, Dublin 8.
The event is part of a fundraising drive for St Laurence's National School in Chapelizod and tickets cost €12 per person, or €20 for two people.
For more details, see Eneclann.ie.
Irish ancestors in the British Army?
If your Irish ancestors fought for the British Army between 1760 and 1913, you'll be interested to check out the Chelsea Pension records just released by Find My Past.
The Chelsea Pension records hold details of more than 1.4million servicemen. Of these, 17.6% (nearly a quarter of a million) were Irish. Don't be misled by the term 'pension'. It doesn't necessarily follow that the soldiers were elderly. They became eligible for a pension after just 12 years service or even earlier if they were wounded.
And although the pensions were administered by the Royal Hospital of Chelsea, the great majority of pensioned soldiers were not hospital residents.
These records provide rich detail and colour to your ancestors’ lives at a level that is rarely found elsewhere. There are usually four or eight pages of details per soldier. In addition to regimental details, you might find physical descriptions such as chest size or distinguishing marks such as tattoos. You’ll also see the individual’s signature.
Discharge records may also give details of wives and children, medical history and disciplinary record.
Whereas most military records provide information about officer class soldiers, these records include papers from the ordinary rank and file. Since few Irish soldiers were officers, this collection is particularly pertinent to Irish genealogy research.
The first batches to go online are those covering 1873-1900. These contain the records of 410,000 soldiers.
The rest of the collection will be released as follows:
Records for 1901-1913 (303,000 records), by June 2010
Records for 1855-1872 (65,000 records), by July 2010
Records for 1760-1854 (184,000 records), by April 2011
Records for 1806-1915 (500,000 records), by Nov 2011
When this collection is fully uploaded, Find My Past plan to start scanning the records of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham (the Dublin equivalent of the Chelsea Hospital). These date from 1744 to 1863.
The Chelsea Pension records hold details of more than 1.4million servicemen. Of these, 17.6% (nearly a quarter of a million) were Irish. Don't be misled by the term 'pension'. It doesn't necessarily follow that the soldiers were elderly. They became eligible for a pension after just 12 years service or even earlier if they were wounded.
And although the pensions were administered by the Royal Hospital of Chelsea, the great majority of pensioned soldiers were not hospital residents.
These records provide rich detail and colour to your ancestors’ lives at a level that is rarely found elsewhere. There are usually four or eight pages of details per soldier. In addition to regimental details, you might find physical descriptions such as chest size or distinguishing marks such as tattoos. You’ll also see the individual’s signature.
Discharge records may also give details of wives and children, medical history and disciplinary record.
Whereas most military records provide information about officer class soldiers, these records include papers from the ordinary rank and file. Since few Irish soldiers were officers, this collection is particularly pertinent to Irish genealogy research.
The first batches to go online are those covering 1873-1900. These contain the records of 410,000 soldiers.
The rest of the collection will be released as follows:
Records for 1901-1913 (303,000 records), by June 2010
Records for 1855-1872 (65,000 records), by July 2010
Records for 1760-1854 (184,000 records), by April 2011
Records for 1806-1915 (500,000 records), by Nov 2011
When this collection is fully uploaded, Find My Past plan to start scanning the records of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham (the Dublin equivalent of the Chelsea Hospital). These date from 1744 to 1863.
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