County Antrim, Ireland Genealogy

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Ireland County Antrim

General County Research Information
Further information about County Antrim is available at the GenUKI site.

Archives and Libraries
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) 66 Balmoral Avenue Belfast BT9 6NY E-mail: proni@dcalni.gov.uk

The official place of deposit for public records in Northern Ireland. In addition, it collects a wide range of archives from private sources. Include the records of churches, businesses and a number of photographic collections.

Internet: www.proni.gov.uk/

Other

irishgenealogy.net/antrimgen.html

www.ancestryireland.com/

Civil Jurisdictions and Parish Research Information
A map of the Civil Parishes of County Antrim is available at Irish Times site.

Church Records
Symthe-Wood, Patrick. A Record of Presbyterians in Co. Antrim. This article contains a description of the book Millrow Congregation, Antrim, names of seatholders &amp; families, extracted from records of the Parish and other documents. covers 1801 -1839. Genealogy of William Wallace who married Ellen Nicholson 1801 included. Article in The Irish Ancestor Vol. 1. no. 2, 1969 pages 95-96 Family History Library 941.5 B2i Also available at http://sources.nli.ie/Records and www.worldcat.org/title/the-irish-ancestor

Occupations
De Breffny, Brian. Businessmen Who Issued Tokens in Ireland 1653-1679. Due to an acute shortage of small change after the death of Charles 1, tradesmen, innkeepers and some local authorities began minting their own substitutes in the form of private tokens. This list of 800 names, gives occupation and place. Article in the Irish Ancestor, vol.X. no.1. 1978, pages 51-60. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol.10-11

contributed by Ffolliott, Rosemary. Some Lists of Mid-18th Century Linen Drapers in Sout-East Ulster. Lists of Linen Drapers from the Belfast Newsletter covering years 1750-1764. Article in The Irish Ancestor, vol.XI. no.1.1979, pages 9-14, Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol10-11.

Societies
Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources or support its efforts.

Web Sites
To view a list of Antrim web sites, visit FHLFavorites.info for some great sites.