St. Peter's Civil Parish, County Louth, Ireland Genealogy

Guide to St. Peter's Civil Parish, County Louth ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records.

The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of St. Peter's. The information is based on locations and records before 1922.

History
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Localities
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Maps and gazetteers
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Cemeteries
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Census
The purpose of a census was to gather information about people who lived in an area. While the government began census taking in 1821, only fragments exist before 1901. Censuses for 1901 and 1911 are available. Read more about the records in the Ireland Census article.

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Church records
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Catholic
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St. Peter's chapel is in the town of Drogheda.

Church of Ireland
St. Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda parish registers date back to 1653/4 for baptisms, marriages and burials. They are available on microfilm at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast (Mic.1/207) for Baptisms, 1654-1886; marriages, 1654-1956; and burials 1653-1864. The original registers are deposited at the Representative Church Body Library, Dublin.

St. Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda parish registers for the time period 1702-1899 have been transcribed and are available for free online from the Representative Church Body Library, Dublin.


 * Baptismal Register 1702-1899
 * Marriage Register 1702-1899 (Sorted by Husband's Names)
 * Marriage Register 1702-1899 (Sorted by Wife's Names)
 * Burial Register 1702-1899

Presbyterian
A Presbyterian Congregation was located in Drogheda as early as 1652, although there are no known registers dating to that early period. The known registers of baptisms begin in 1822 and the register of marriages begins in 1823. The congregation was moved under the jurisdiction of the Presbytery of Dublin in 1745.

Methodist
The Methodist Congregation in Drogheda has a register of baptisms. A copy of the register of baptisms for the years 1829-1850 is held on microfilm by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast on microfilm (Mic.429/1/1).

Society of Friends
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Others
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Civil Registration
Government registration of births and deaths began in 1864. Registration of Protestant marriages began in 1845, with all marriages being registered by 1864. Go to the Ireland Civil Registration article to read more about these records.

Directories
1820  Pigot's Directory of Drogheda, Dundalk

1824  Pigot's Directory of Ardee, Carlingford, Castlebellingham, Drogheda, Dundalk.

1830  McCabe's Directory of Drogheda.

1846  Slater's Directory of Ardee and Lough, Carlingford, Castlebellingham and Dunleer, Drogheda, Dundalk.

1856  Slater's Directory of Ardee and Lough, Carlingford, Castlebellingham and Dunleer, Drogheda, Dundalk.

1870  Slater's Directory of Ardee, Carlingford, Castlebellingham, Drogheda, Dundalk.

1881  Slater's Directory of Ardee and Louth, Carlingford, Castlebellingham and Dunleer, Drogheda, Dundalk.

Land records
The Registry of Deeds started in 1708. Land transactions were recorded, including immovable property passed on in a will and property given to a daughter at her marriage. Read more about these records in the Ireland Land and Property article.

Probate records
Probate dealt with the property of a deceased person. Read more about these records in the Ireland Probate Records article.

St. Peter's Drogheda is in the Consistory Court of Armagh together with the District of Drogheda. The indexes to Armagh are available for the years 1666-1837 for surnames (A-L) and 1677-1858 for surnames (M-Y). The indexes for the District of Drogeda are available for the years 1691-1846.

School records
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Tax records
The valuation of property for tax purposes was started in the 1840s by Richard Griffith. A tax paid to the church, call Tithe Applotments, began in the 1820s. Read about these records in the Ireland Taxation and Ireland Land and Property articles. Add records for this parish that you know about.

Websites
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