For the last week or so, I've been researching one of my elusive Irish ancestors - William Hall. He was born circa 1800, most likely in the Shankill section of Belfast, Northern Ireland. From the few family records that I have found, St. Anne's Church of Ireland seems to have been the family church. This … Continue reading William Hall – Elusive Belfast Irish Ancestor
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Exciting Genealogy News!
The long anticipated release of Irish Roman Catholic parish registers held by the National Library of Ireland (NLI) are now available in digital format! Here is the link: http://registers.nli.ie/ There are over 370,000 digital images online from microfilm held by the National Library of Ireland, from parishes from the 1740s to 1890s. I did a … Continue reading Exciting Genealogy News!
Thankful Thursday – A Great Week for Doran Research
This Thursday I'm thankful for the helpful hint from Amberly, at thegenealogygirl. After reading my last post on my Irish Doran family research, she commented that Scottish birth records have the date and place of the parents' wedding. I went right to Scotlands People and paid for the birth record of Ann Dorran from the … Continue reading Thankful Thursday – A Great Week for Doran Research