GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - Ireland Independent

=Ireland Independent Records - What else you can try =

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find information in Protestant records. Use this page if a record cannot be found on Ireland Protestant Guided Research page. If researching after 1864 (after 1845 for marriages), see Civil Records.

Additional Records
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.

Tips for finding vital records
Independent (or Congregational) records are not found online. Instead, they are found in the hands of local congregations. Therefore, in order to find records, contact with the local minister is required.

Records Start The first Independent church was formed in Ireland in the early 1800s. Records are mostly found in the custody of individual congregations. Records Published Records Destroyed The survival of records depends on the congregation.