Genealogist Advice On Searching Irish Records

DURATION: 50 MINUTES.

This module we contact Jayne McGarvey for advice on searching for Irish records within ancestry.com

• Click on the play button in the video below to start the lesson.
• You can also click on the 4 arrows below the video to make it as large as possible for viewing.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

• Understanding which Irish record sets are available from the “Card Catalog” inside Ancestry.com.
• Hints and tips on using the ancestry.com search engine to uncover information from Irish records.
• Using information from ancestry.com searches to inform research on other sites for civil records etc.
• Working with the “Hint” system inside Ancestry.com
• Looking for conflicting/supporting evidence across records uncovered
• Jayne gives us advice on next steps for our Dolphin family record search.

ANCESTRY.COM TREES FOR THIS LESSON:

NOTE: The ancestry.com trees below are available only to current ancestry.com members. However, you do not need these trees to follow the training above – we just include them as a bonus.

• The Dolphin family tree we shared with Jayne McGarvey can be found here.

FURTHER REFERENCES AND RESOURCES FOR THIS LESSON:

• Stage 4 of the Research Roadmap – Researching Your Ancestor in Ireland – is available here.
• Our Researching Irish Record Collections lesson is available here (from the Research Roadmap).
• Go here to ask Jayne McGarvey a question in the forum.
• Family History Learning Hub from ancestry.com

Would you like to ask questions about this course content? Click here to discuss it in the forum.