Genealogy Chat

Does anyone know how to buy bmd certificates for County Louth. I have the relevant details but the GRO doesn't go that far back ie 1850s. I've spent ages googling this problem.

Jan

I tried replying to this in another board but it disappeared :-S
Civil registration for births in Ireland started in 1864.

It's a marriage cert I'm after for 1854 in Drogheda.

Jan

In that case a GRO(I) marriage certificate simply does not exist.

For the period before 1864, parish registers recording details of baptisms, marriages and burials provide the only source of information relating to births, marriages and deaths. Prior to making use of these records, it is necessary to be aware of an ancestor's religious affiliation and often the name of the parish in which the baptism, marriage or burial occurred.

Roman Catholic parish registers are normally still held by the parish priest, but there are microfilm copies of most of them for the period up to 1880 in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 (Website: http://www.nli.ie/ ) In some instances, the written permission of the parish priest must be obtained before the microfilms can be seen.

Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870 are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the

Irish National Archives, Bishop Street , Dublin 8. (Website: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ ) and others are in the

Representative Church Body Library, Braemor Park , Dublin 14 (Website: http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library ) and still others in the

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY (Website: http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm )

Presbyterian church records are arranged by congregation and any enquiries should be directed to the Presbyterian Historical Society, Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast BT1 6TW (Website: http://www.presbyterianireland.org/ )

I brought forward for you a thread with useful tips for Irish ancestral research:-
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/genealogy_chat/thread/951721


It depends upon which denomination of the Church the marriage took place. My ancestors married in Church of Ireland and I have the certificate for their marriage in 1848.

This gives helpful information about civil registration in Ireland:-
http://www.from-ireland.net/irish-civil-registrations/Civil-Records-Explanation

Check if it's a regular m.cert you're after.
The GRO(I) index thru 1958 (excl N. Ireland post-partition) is available at:
https://www.familysearch.org/s/collection/list#page=1®ion=EUROPE

If it's in the index, then it's a regular m.cert. One can purchase certs (or cheaper still, the uncertified images of the rego) via:
http://www.groireland.ie/

If not, you're after something from the church's parish register.
Where did you get your "relevant details" from?

The marriage is in the Ireland Civil Indexes Register.
1854 Vol 5 pg 18 Drogheda.

It is a marriage for a Francis Jeffers who marries an Elizabeth but there are 2 possible Elizabeths and it would be good to know their parents. It was a protestant marriage.
The Roscommon GRO for marriages only seems to go back to 1920. Belfast GRO will only deal with N Ireland.

I really appreciate all the help offered - there must be somewhere that has these wretched things!!

Jan

have found all the details via one of Joy's links.....oh Joy!!

Jan

However, for the possible future..where does one get these certificates from???

Re "The Roscommon GRO for marriages only seems to go back to 1920"

Where did you get this from? (It doesn't look right to me).