Irish Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Irish Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 873 people with the Irish surname? In that year Irish was ranked number 2711 for popularity in the UK. |
Irish records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Irish family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Ancestry.com Global records search results for the Irish family. |
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Ancestry.com US records search results for the Irish family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the Irish family. |
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Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for the Irish family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Irish family. |
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Irish ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Visit our Irish DNA page to find out more.
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Irish Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Irish Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Irish family tree.
Check out Irish Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Irish family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Irish family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Irish family data.
Look at the LDS Database for records of the Irish family.
Research the Irish surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Irish Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1078 people with the Irish surname in the UK? Irish is now ranked number 3035 for popularity in the UK. |
Irish Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Irish family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Irish data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Irish family and people looking to contact living Irish relations.
Study GENi for Irish family records.
Find your Irish Irish relatives on findmypast.ie
Irish Forums
Research the Irish surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Irish surname in the USA? Irish is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Irish Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Irish family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Irish surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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