Tracing Derry-Londonderry Roots
Author | : Brian Mitchell |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 0806356952 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780806356952 |
Rating | : 4/5 (952 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tracing Derry-Londonderry Roots written by Brian Mitchell and published by Genealogical Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The introductory chapters discuss the fundamentals of genealogical research ... The meat of the book consists of a review of the main record sources for Derry genealogy, including civil registers of births, marriages, and deaths; church registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials; gravestone inscriptions; wills; 1901 and 1911 census returns; mid-19th-century Griffith's Valuation; early 19th-century Tithe Applotment Books; the 1831 census; and pre-1800 census substitutes ... a detailed treatment of all the local record offices - including the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies at Ulster American Folk Park, the Foyle Family History Centre, and the Derry City Council: Archive and Genealogy Service - and with a review of the national repositories that hold Derry sources, such as the General Register Office Northern Ireland, Belfast; the National Archives of Ireland, Dublin; and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast"--Publisher's website.