Exploring your
Derry~Londonderry Ancestors
Exploring your Derry Ancestors
1. Find your Parish
There are 45 parishes in County Derry.
You can identify the civil parishes of County Derry,
and their associated townlands, at
www.johngrenham.com/places/civil_index.php
by selecting Derry on the map
No charge
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2. Search 1901 and 1911 Census Returns
The census enumerations of 1901 and 1911, arranged
by townland in rural areas and by street in urban areas, can be searched at
www.census.nationalarchives.ie
These returns will list the names, ages and place of
birth of all members in a household.
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3. Search Civil Birth, Marriage & Death Records
Search and view images of
- Birth certificates, 1864-1919
- Marriage certificates, 1845-1921
- Death Certificates, 1871-1921 at
No charge
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4. Search Civil Birth, Marriage & Death Records
Search and view images of
- Birth certificates, 1864-1920
- Marriage certificates, 1845-1945
- Death Certificates, 1864-1970 at
£
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5. Search Church Registers and Graveyards
Derry Genealogy has transcribed and computerised the early baptismal and marriage registers of 97 churches (38 Roman Catholic, 24 Church of Ireland and 35 Presbyterian) and gravestone inscriptions from 117 graveyards at
www.derry.rootsireland.ie
£
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6. Search Derry City Cemetery Burial Registers
Derry City Cemetery was opened in 1853 and for the following hundred years, until the early 1960s, it was the main burial place for both Protestants and Catholics in the city. The burial registers of Derry City Cemetery, dating from 1853 to 1961, can be searched at
www.derrystrabane.com/cemeteryrecords
No charge
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7. Search Digital Images of Wills
Search the index to will calendar entries for the District Probate Registry of Londonderry from 1858 to 1965 and view digital images of copy wills for Londonderry for the years 1858 to 1899 at
www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-will-calendars
No charge
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8. Search Local Newspapers
Search and view content of
- Derry Journal, 1825-1955
- Londonderry Sentinel, 1829-1959
- Londonderry Standard, 1836-1872 at
£
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9. Search Census Substitute: Griffith’s Valuation
This source which names, locates and maps heads of rural and urban households in 1858/1859 can be searched at
www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation
No charge
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10. Search Census Substitute: 1831 Census
This source which names and locates heads of rural and urban households in 1831 can be searched at
www.billmacafee.com/1831census.htm
No charge
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11. Search Census Substitute: Flax Growers List
This source which names and locates heads of rural households in 1796 can be searched at
www.failteromhat.com/flax1796.php
No charge
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12. Search Corporation Minute Books
The minute books of Londonderry Corporation from 1673 to 1901 together with records of the Freemen of the City can be viewed at
www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/search-londonderry-corporation-records
No charge