Tracing Derry-Londonderry Roots

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.

• | Author: Brian Mitchell
• | Publisher: Clearfield Co
• | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 68 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0806356952
• | ISBN-13: 9780806356952