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This news comes with the announcement that the database provider has added more than half a million parish baptism, burial and cemetery records for Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
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Friday, 30 November 2012
FindMyPast Ireland adds RC Registers 1836 & 1837
FindMyPast Ireland has added the Complete Roman Catholic Directories 1836 & 1837 to its database.
These directories list all members of the clergy and parishes in Ireland for each of the years as well as much of the Roman Catholic hierarchy throughout the world.
More than 5000 Irish Catholic clergymen are included in these two volumes, which are now fully indexed and searchable.
The directories – full titles: A Complete Catholic Registry, Directory and Almanack, Vol 1, 1836 and A Complete Catholic Registry, Directory and Almanack, Vol 2, 1837 – are a useful addition for anyone with early 19th-century clergy ancestors as the directories follow a tour of the island diocese by diocese, detailing the curates and priests, but researchers can also gain insights into which parishes were operational at this early 19th-century period.
These directories list all members of the clergy and parishes in Ireland for each of the years as well as much of the Roman Catholic hierarchy throughout the world.
More than 5000 Irish Catholic clergymen are included in these two volumes, which are now fully indexed and searchable.
The directories – full titles: A Complete Catholic Registry, Directory and Almanack, Vol 1, 1836 and A Complete Catholic Registry, Directory and Almanack, Vol 2, 1837 – are a useful addition for anyone with early 19th-century clergy ancestors as the directories follow a tour of the island diocese by diocese, detailing the curates and priests, but researchers can also gain insights into which parishes were operational at this early 19th-century period.
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Ancestry launches Newspapers-only archive
This new database has introduced itself with a mega package of 25million pages from 820 newspapers published across the USA covering the late 1700s to the early days of our own century.
Searching can be done by both date and location.
To test it out, I made a search for newspapers in Massachusetts and found two options: The Lowell Sun, with 4,328 pages across 1893-1938, and The North Adams Transcript, with 13,301 pages from 1930 -1976.
I also took a look at the New York Times collection and found it covered the years 1852-1923 with 378,581 pages.
With its wide selection of publications across the cities and regions of the United States, a site like this can produce outstanding genealogical surprises, and there's a 7-day free trial on offer to entice researchers. To sign up, you have to register and provide credit card details (you can cancel online before the trial ends). If you opt for a subscription, there are monthly and annual options available, and the costs seem quite reasonable.
There's more from Ancestry here, or just go straight to the new site.
Genealogy is the reason for most visits to PRONI
Here are some of the findings:
Overall visitor numbers have been maintained above the 17,000 mark and some 5,700 of those that visited were making their first trip to PRONI.
Visitors came from England, Scotland, Wales, the USA and as far afield Australia and New Zealand. 61% were from Northern Ireland. Just 6% were from the Republic
By an easy majority (73%), the majority of visitors were researching family history and genealogy.
The most accessed documents were:
- Graveyard inscriptions - Presbyterian Church, Ballyclare, County Antrim, c.1755-1865; Shankill Road cemetery, Belfast, c.1707-1949; Jewish cemetery, Belfast, c.1874-1954; Holy Trinity cemetery, Lisburn, c.1875-1955
- Note books giving marriages, births and deaths of various families of Carnmoney Presbyterian Church.
- Passenger book - Londonderry to Philadelphia, New Orleans, Quebec and St. John [277 pages].
- First Newtownards, Presbyterian - Index to Baptisms (1831-1921) and Marriages (1833-1921).
- Three documents comprising Register of Baptisms of Carnmoney Presbyterian Church, 1708-1800
- Valuation Records, Annual Revision Lists - Electoral Division of Banbridge.
- Register of baptisms, 1830-1874 and of marriages, 1830-1845, of 1st Ballymoney Presbyterian Church
- Register of baptisms, 1812-18, and marriages, 1813-17, of Killinchy Presbyterian Church, Co Down
- Indexed note book giving marriages, births and deaths of various families of Carnmoney Presbyterian Church
- Register of baptisms and marriages of Killinchy Presbyterian Church.
You can download the full digest of statistics here.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Ten more directories added to Irish Origins database
Ten more directories – the 1871 to 1880 (inclusive) editions of Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory – have been added to the Origins database.They join the line up released last month (see report here), all Thom's, and bring the total number of Dublin Directories now available through the database to 35 with a further 141 still to come.
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
More records from the petty sessions courts released
This latest upload consists of 2.4million entries covering the counties of Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. Details are below.
If you haven't previously delved into this collection, you really must! If you find an ancestor within, you're quite likely to get some great additional information about them, or at least a bit of colour or insight into his or her personality or life. And right now is a really good time to make that move, because FindMyPast.ie is currently offering a free trial and, if you opt for the Worldwide or Britain&Ireland collection, there's also a 15% discount on subsequent subscriptions. Click the image and follow the tab to the 14-day free trial for more details.
These are the courts and relevant years to which the latest batch of Petty Sessions records relate.
County Cavan
BAWNBOY 1851-1911
COOTEHILL 1852-71, 1887-95
SWANLINBAR 1866-1911
County Clare
BROADFORD 1898-1911
ENNISTYMON 1854-58, 1905-11
KILLALOE 1910-11
KILRUSH 1861-63, 1909-11
SIXMILEBRIDGE 1860-1911
County Cork
BALLINCOLLIG 1899-1904
BALLYMARTLE 1863-70, 1889-1911
CASTLETOWNROCHE 1851-1911
DONERAILE 1862-1911
FERMOY 1891-1920
County Donegal
ARDARA 1851-1911
BALLINTRA 1852-1911
BALLYSHANNON 1851-1911
DONEGAL 1895-1901
DUNFANAGHY 1877-1907
FALCARRAGH 1879-1911
KILLYBEGS 1851-1910
LETTERKENNY 1858-59, 1871-72, 1878-79
County Dublin
BALBRIGGAN 1871-87, 1894-96, 1906-11
BLANCHARDSTOWN 1851-1907
CABINTEELY 1859-1899, 1905-11
LUCAN 1861-76, 1892-1900
County Galway
AHASCRAGH 1851-73, 1887-1911
BALLINASLOE 1851-1911
BALLYMOE 1862-1911
EYRECOURT 1851-59, 1882
GURTEEN 1851-1911
LAWRENCETOWN 1854-1911
SPIDDAL 1868-90
County Kerry
CAHERCIVEEN 1851-1911
COOLMAGORT 1851-66, 1872-78
KILLARNEY 1853-1911
KILLORGLIN 1869-1911
MILLTOWN 1851-1911
County Kildare
MONASTEREVAN 1902-1911
County Kilkenny
BALLYRAGGET 1858-62, 1885, 1892-1910
GRACES OLDCASTLE 1856-1911
LIMETREE 1851-55
County Laois
BALLYLINAN 1851-1911
County Leitrim
KINLOUGH 1889-1911
County Limerick
BRUFF 1858-1911
LIMERICK CITY 1865-1911
LIMERICK CITY (POLICE COURT) 1863-65, 1869-70, 1876-1904
LIMERICK LIBERTIES 1863-65
County Louth
DUNDALK 1853-62, 1874-1906
County Mayo
BALLINA 1852-1911
BALLINROBE 1854-1911
BALLYCASTLE 1866-1911
BALLYHAUNIS 1855-1911
CONG 1851-1911
FOXFORD 1858-67, 1874-1911
HOLLYMOUNT 1851-79, 1885-1911
KILLALA 1861-94, 1904-1911
KILMAINE 1860-62, 1874-86, 1893-1911
LOWPARK 1859-1911
County Monaghan
BALLYBAY 1851-1911
CASTLEBLAYNEY 1851-57, 1879-1900
County Offaly
PARSONSTOWN 1884-1911
County Roscommon
ATHLONE 1851-78, 1883-1900
County Tipperary
CAHIR 1897-1901
FETHARD 1851-95, 1899-1905, 1910-11
County Westmeath
BRAWNEY, ATHLONE 1851-1900
County Wexford
NEWTOWNBARRY 1881-86, 1894-1902
OULART 1852-53, 1863-1911
County Wicklow
BRAY 1850-70, 1873-1911
ENNISKERRY 1881-95
NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY 1851-59, 1864-77, 1883, 1896-1911
Have fun.
Were your Irish ancestors evicted during the C19th?
Were any of your ancestors evicted from their home during the Famine or during the Land War? If so, the producers of a new RTE television series would be interested to hear from you.
The new programme – The Lost Village – is a four-part bi-lingual series that will be broadcast over Seachtain na Gaeilge in March 2013. Its producers are Big Mountain Productions (known for The Tenements documentary on TV3 and The Genealogy Roadshow on RTE 1) who are looking for a family to take part. The family, preferrably across three generations, would have to be prepared to live the life of their ancestors for a few days, thereby telling the story of evictions in Ireland. This would involve staying in a traditional house for three nights in January and undertaking the type of work carried out in the 19th century.
By the nature of the programme, the family would have to be able to speak Irish at least fairly fluently. All participants must also be over the age of 12.
Genealogists will carry out detailed family history research for the participants.
If you and other members of your family fit the bill and are interested, contact the producers by email, or telephone Seán on 0044 (0)28 308 34046 (or 048 308 34046 from the Republic).
The new programme – The Lost Village – is a four-part bi-lingual series that will be broadcast over Seachtain na Gaeilge in March 2013. Its producers are Big Mountain Productions (known for The Tenements documentary on TV3 and The Genealogy Roadshow on RTE 1) who are looking for a family to take part. The family, preferrably across three generations, would have to be prepared to live the life of their ancestors for a few days, thereby telling the story of evictions in Ireland. This would involve staying in a traditional house for three nights in January and undertaking the type of work carried out in the 19th century.
By the nature of the programme, the family would have to be able to speak Irish at least fairly fluently. All participants must also be over the age of 12.
Genealogists will carry out detailed family history research for the participants.
If you and other members of your family fit the bill and are interested, contact the producers by email, or telephone Seán on 0044 (0)28 308 34046 (or 048 308 34046 from the Republic).
Monday, 26 November 2012
Transcription of the Great Parchment Book begins
One of the most exciting items of news last month came from Derry Genealogy Centre with an announcement that the Great Parchment Book of 1639 was, following its conservation, being prepared for digitisation and online searching.
The project has been managed by the London Metropolitan Archives and its dedicated blog has confirmed today that the transcription is now underway. You can find out more about this latest development, and follow the challenges faced by the project team, here.
The Great Parchment Book was a survey of all the lands in County Derry/Londonderry seized by the Crown and includes names, placenames and details of rentals and contracts. It has been described as the Domesday Book of Derry. All 165 parchment pages were badly damaged in a fire at the London Guildhall back in 1786, so they have never before been studied. This project, which has carefully conserved the fragile pages, will greatly enhance our understanding of the Plantation of Ulster.
The project has been managed by the London Metropolitan Archives and its dedicated blog has confirmed today that the transcription is now underway. You can find out more about this latest development, and follow the challenges faced by the project team, here.
The Great Parchment Book was a survey of all the lands in County Derry/Londonderry seized by the Crown and includes names, placenames and details of rentals and contracts. It has been described as the Domesday Book of Derry. All 165 parchment pages were badly damaged in a fire at the London Guildhall back in 1786, so they have never before been studied. This project, which has carefully conserved the fragile pages, will greatly enhance our understanding of the Plantation of Ulster.
Military Archives reading room to close 11 Dec to 7 Jan
The reading room of the Military Archives at Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin 6, will close to researchers on 11 December and will not re-open until 7 January 2013.
Last month, reading room appointment arrangements were altered to accomodate extra researchers (see report), so this is a bit of a blow, especially when the 1922 Free State Army Census has just been released. The closure is to enable the annual file audit to be carried out before Christmas.
The next available appointment after Christmas will be on Tuesday the 8th January 2012.
Last month, reading room appointment arrangements were altered to accomodate extra researchers (see report), so this is a bit of a blow, especially when the 1922 Free State Army Census has just been released. The closure is to enable the annual file audit to be carried out before Christmas.
The next available appointment after Christmas will be on Tuesday the 8th January 2012.
Friday, 23 November 2012
Genealogy and history events, end Nov-early Dec
Saturday 24 November: Irish Family History Society Morning Meeting at Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse St., Dublin 2. From 10am to 1pm. Open to non members. Admission free. No booking required. Lectures: Using Valuation Office records to trace your family, with Carmel Gilbride and Researching Stoker families, with Douglas Appleyard.
Sunday 25 November: Walk down Memory Lane. An opportunity for people to dig out their treasure trove of old memorabilia. Highlights include photographs, school roll-books for Tullyholvin and Carrickbeg and Boho items from Fermanagh County Museum. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own pieces of Boho memorabilia. 2pm to 5pm at Community Centre, Boho, Co Fermanagh. All welcome.
Tuesday 27 November: Sources for studying Ulster families in the 17th century, with Dr William Roulston. Host: Coleraine Family History Society, Coleraine Guide Hall, Terrace Row. 8pm. £3 for non-members.
Tuesday 27 November: The Road to War & Partition. Digital Film Archive lunchtime presentation, narrated by David Bridges. Newry City Library, 79 Hill Street, Newry BT34 1DG. Free but booking advised. 028 9263 3350.
Wednesday, 28 November: The Ulster Covenant 1912: an exercise in mass-democracy or reaction? A History Ireland Hedge School. A roundtable discussion with historians and well-known personalities at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin. 7pm. Free. No booking.
Thursday 29 November: The history of Cotton Mills in Bandon 1802-26 and a general overview of the textile trade in the 1790s with Paddy O'Sullivan. Host: Skibbereen & District Historical Society. Venue: West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, Co Cork. 8:30pm. Small contribution requested.
Thursday 29 November: Dig down and discover your ancestors. An introduction to online resources, at Castlederg Library, 1A Hospital Road, Castlederg, Co Tyrone. 2:15pm. Free, but booking advised. 028 8167 1419.
Friday 30 November: Family history for Beginners online. Castlewellan Library, 4 Upper Square, Castlewellan, Co Down BT31 9DA. 11am to 12:30pm. Some basic computer skills required. Free but booking essential: 028 4377 8433.
Monday 3 December: 'The sick are left to the mercy of the winds and the waves'; Dispensing medical care in 19th-century Ireland, with Dr Catherine Cox. Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (Helen Roe theatre), 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. 7.30pm. Details.
Tuesday 4 December: Auld Lammas Fair, an illustrated talk by Alastair McCook, author of Auld Lammas Fair Photographs. Portrush Library, 12 Causeway Street, Portrush, Co Antrim. 6:30-7:30pm. Free. No booking.
Sunday 25 November: Walk down Memory Lane. An opportunity for people to dig out their treasure trove of old memorabilia. Highlights include photographs, school roll-books for Tullyholvin and Carrickbeg and Boho items from Fermanagh County Museum. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own pieces of Boho memorabilia. 2pm to 5pm at Community Centre, Boho, Co Fermanagh. All welcome.
Tuesday 27 November: Sources for studying Ulster families in the 17th century, with Dr William Roulston. Host: Coleraine Family History Society, Coleraine Guide Hall, Terrace Row. 8pm. £3 for non-members.
Tuesday 27 November: The Road to War & Partition. Digital Film Archive lunchtime presentation, narrated by David Bridges. Newry City Library, 79 Hill Street, Newry BT34 1DG. Free but booking advised. 028 9263 3350.
Wednesday, 28 November: The Ulster Covenant 1912: an exercise in mass-democracy or reaction? A History Ireland Hedge School. A roundtable discussion with historians and well-known personalities at the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin. 7pm. Free. No booking.
Thursday 29 November: The history of Cotton Mills in Bandon 1802-26 and a general overview of the textile trade in the 1790s with Paddy O'Sullivan. Host: Skibbereen & District Historical Society. Venue: West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen, Co Cork. 8:30pm. Small contribution requested.
Thursday 29 November: Dig down and discover your ancestors. An introduction to online resources, at Castlederg Library, 1A Hospital Road, Castlederg, Co Tyrone. 2:15pm. Free, but booking advised. 028 8167 1419.
Friday 30 November: Family history for Beginners online. Castlewellan Library, 4 Upper Square, Castlewellan, Co Down BT31 9DA. 11am to 12:30pm. Some basic computer skills required. Free but booking essential: 028 4377 8433.
Monday 3 December: 'The sick are left to the mercy of the winds and the waves'; Dispensing medical care in 19th-century Ireland, with Dr Catherine Cox. Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (Helen Roe theatre), 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. 7.30pm. Details.
Tuesday 4 December: Auld Lammas Fair, an illustrated talk by Alastair McCook, author of Auld Lammas Fair Photographs. Portrush Library, 12 Causeway Street, Portrush, Co Antrim. 6:30-7:30pm. Free. No booking.
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