Ross Civil Parish, County Galway, Ireland Genealogy

Guide to Ross Civil Parish, County Galway 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 Ross. 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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The Catholic parish of Kilbride and Ross included the civil parish of Ross, county Galway. The parish was divided about 1880, creating the Catholic parishes of Clonbur (formerly Ross) and Leenane (formerly Kilbride). These are baptism records of those attending the chapel at Kilbride or Leenane (also spelled Leenaun).

Catholic Parish of Clonbur. "The parochial register of baptisms covering the period during which the parishes of Kilbride and Ross were united is in the possession of the Parish Priest of Ross (also called Clonbur or Cloonbur). In the year 1929, with the permission of the Parish Priest of Clonbur, and at the suggestion of the Archbishop, I made the following copies of entries in the register at Clonbur which refer to the parish of Kilbride. And I certify that it is a true copy, William Heaney, Parish Priest of Leenane." --Introd.

Includes registers of the Catholic parish of Kilbride and Ross, 1853-1880, and of the parish of Clonbur, 1880-1919. Clonbur Parish (also called Ross Parish) was created from the Ross portion of Kilbride and Ross.

Church of Ireland
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Presbyterian
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Methodist
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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.

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.

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School records
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Cluinbroon National School Registers 1888-1925

The registers provide details of the pupil's name, date of birth, religious affiliation, residence, occupation of parent or guardian and also details of the last National School attended.

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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