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Since that time a great deal of It is here that the records of births.
work has ben carried out by the rnarriages and deaths in Ulster have
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Irish to tiy and reconstitute the bcen recorded since 1921. Here dso
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damaged records and though a very will be found records of adoptions
fine job has been done it is not un- and the Census Returns of 193 1.
natural to expect that there are still 1951 and 1961.
very serious gaps.
When applying for information to
As most people know, Ireland is the Registrar General one should
and always has been an agricultural complete as much of the following
country, dependent alrnost enrirely information as possible.
on what they can grow for them-
selves. By 1845 the population of
Births:
Ireland as a whole had risen to
Full names of the cbiId.
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Date of birth.
8,000,000, but in 1851, as the result
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Place of birth. (As much detail
of the potato famine, this number
as possible).
had dropped to 6,500,000, while at
the present time due to the constant
Father's name and rank or
great flow of immigrants £rom Eire,
occupation.
the population has dropped to very
Mother's name and maiden sur-
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name.
Iittle over 3.000.000 in the three
provinces.
Marriage:
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Full names of parties married.
These facts should be understood
by the genealogist and bearing in
Dare of marriage.
mind that the majority of dwellers
Place of marriage. (IncIuding
in Ulster are Protestant while almost
address of church).
exclusively those in the Republic
Death:
Full narnes of deceased.
of Ireland are Roman Catholics, the
first question we must ask is what
Date of death.
is the religion of the farnily for
Place of death.
whom we are undertaking research.
Age.
Let us now consider these two
Rank or occupation.
separate parts of Ireland in some
Marital status:
detail.
In addition to the above the Pub-
1923. Here there is a Ennanent
Keeper,
oficial, styled. The ~e~ui~
Prior to 1921 the Registrar
from whom, particularly from over-
General in Dublin dealt with the lic Record CHce was created in
seas. one will always receive a cour-
registration of births, marriages and teous reply, The address is as
deaths in the whole of Ireland. foIlows:
However, since partition a Regis-
trar General's Office has been The Deputy Keeper.
created in Belfast, the address being Public Record Office of Northern
as follows: Ireland,
May Street,
The Registrar General, Belfast.
Generd Registry Office,
Femanagh House, Those people who are fortunate
Ormean Avenue, enough to be able to visit the Public
Belfast. Record Office may searcb ihere free