County Tyrone, Ireland Genealogy

Guide to County Tyrone ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
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General County Research Information
County Tyrone (Irish: Contae Tír Eoghain) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It lies within the province of Ulster. The county town is Omagh. Further information about County Tyrone is available at the GenUKI site.

Civil Jurisdiction and Parish Research Information

 * List of County Tyrone Civil Parishes
 * List of County Tyrone Catholic Parishes

Societies

 * The West Tyrone Historical Society Website
 * Strabane History Society

Civil Registration

 * 1845-1913 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1845-1958 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Land and Property

 * 1831 - 1856 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * 1885 County Map: Courtesy of London Ancestor

Websites
County Tyrone has a growing number of online resources for researching ancestry. Here are a few which provide significant data-rich entries for family history researchers:


 * CountyTyroneGenealogy - has numerous databases and maps for conducting research in the county
 * RootsIreland - currently holds over 750,000 entries from various records--including church registers, census, Griffiths Valuations, etc.
 * Cemetery/church graveyards - for the county, in the Ulster Historical Foundation website
 * FHLFavorites.info
 * RootsChat Tyrone Resources and Help pages. (Free).
 * County Tyrone Northern Ireland GenWeb Project: Additional resources and links

Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category County Tyrone

 * Category:County Tyrone, Northern Ireland