Genealogy Chat

thankyou both.x

It would be a good start to get your grandad's birth certificate and his parents'marriage certificate. I found this info on the web: Under the original system, the local registrars forwarded their records to Dublin, where they were copied and then returned to the local office. As well as the master indexes for the entire country, the General Register Office also contains microfilms of all of these copy registers, and is the only part of the registration system which permits comprehensive public research. The indexes are available to the public on the first floor of 8 Lombard St, at a fee of £1.50 per five years searched, or £12 for a general search. It is important to note that only the indexes are open to the public; to obtain the full information contained in the original register entry, it is necessary to purchase a print-out from the microfilm, at £1.50 per entry. These print-outs are supplied for information only, and have no legal standing. Full certificates, for use in obtaining passports or in testamentary transactions, cost £5.50. Limited research, covering five years of the Indexes, is carried out by the staff in response to postal queries only , for the same fee, £5.50. Judith

Cherie Knowing the date of birth, a rough area where birth took place and both parents' full names is quite a lot to be going on with. I found my gt grandfather Thomas eventually with a lot of help and detective work, when I had no idea where he was born, what his parents' names were or even his correct birth year. You will need to check out birth/marriage records in Ireland: Irish Protestant marriages started to be recorded on 1 April 1845 and all births, marriages and deaths from 1 January 1864. Records are with the Registrar General at Joyce House, 8-11 Lombard Street, Dublin 2, + 353 1635 40000, www.groireland.ie. Additionally, your grandfather's parents might be on the census: Those for Ireland only survive for 1901 and 1911 and are at the National Archives, Dublin, with copies at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. If you find them on the 1901 it might narrow down the geographical area in which to search. Helen

can anyone help or advise....so far with the lovely people on here im about five generations back on three sides,but struggling with my dads side.my grandad himself was born in co.mayo,southern ireland in 1927..he cannot remember much except his parents names(william smyth/margaret mcandrew) and that his mum had been given the family farm that had been in her family for generations.how am i ever going to get anywhere if thats all i have???????anyone advise?