Surching for my Great Grandfather James Forrest born around about 1865. The family lived in North King Street, Beresford Street and Church Street. Found him in the Workhouse records, North Dublin Union and South Dublin Union. My Grandmother was born in the South Dublin Union in 1899.
taichi
Wednesday 4th Sep 2013, 03:54PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information make a connection with you and helps you to further your research.
In the meantime, did you know that records from Dublin City are available free of cahrge at:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
Also, civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so you should be able to find civil records pertaining to the family. These are available from the GRO, here are their contact details:
General Register Office
Government Offices
Convent Road
Roscommon
Ireland
Tel:+353 90 663 2900
Locall:1890 25 20 76
Fax:+353 90 663 2999
Homepage: http://www.groireland.ie/
Have you tried looking for the family in the 1901/1911 census records? These are available online here:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Dublin Heritage: www.dublinheritage.ie
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/dublin/index.html
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Emma Carty
Wednesday 11th Sep 2013, 12:50PM