Hi,
My gt grandmother was Mary Lindsay born 1863 Armagh , her fathers name was Charles Lindsay occupation a Hatter.
She married my Gt grandfather Edward Arthur Rogers ( who was serving n the army) on 4th July 1883 County Downside Rd Presbyterian Church witness Joseph Irwin, I would love to find her family .
She then came to London England were she had 2 children and she died in 1932.
Any help appreciated , I can add more information about Mary if wanted.
Tuesday 5th Mar 2013, 08:58PM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864, so you should be able to find record of any births, deaths, marriages in the family in these records, which are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online here:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
For more information on these records check: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-civil-registration.html
For such life events prior to 1864, it is necessary to look at church records. Presbyterian registers are held in three main locations:
- in local custody
- in the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI) http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
- at the Presbyterian Historical Society http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com in Belfast.
PRONI has microfilm copies of almost all registers in Northern Ireland and also lists of records held by the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Have you also tried looking for any family that may still have been in the area in the 1901/1911 census records? These are available online at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/armagh/index.html
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Alternatively you could try contacting Armagh Ancestry for assistance, however a fee may apply. researcher@armagh.gov.uk
I hope some of these links are helpful. Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 30th Apr 2013, 09:51AM