{"id":3521,"date":"2025-01-16T15:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/national-archives.go-vip.net\/collections\/genealogy-website\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:34:43","slug":"genealogy-website","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/collections\/genealogy-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block-block_79d05e487c249e00abcb234b05959dd6\" class=\"landing-page-header-2-block intro-full-width\">    \n    <div class=\"header\">\n                    <div class=\"bg-image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Blue tinted collage showing a family in Ireland from the early 20th century, overlaid with an abstract section of a census form from the time.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg 2401w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg?resize=768,492 768w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg?resize=1024,656 1024w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg?resize=1536,983 1536w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg?resize=2048,1311 2048w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Genealogy-Website.jpg?resize=600,384 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>            <\/div>\n                \n<div class=\"translation-notice\">\n        <div class=\"inner container\">\n            <p><strong>Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n ar f\u00e1il go luath<\/strong><\/p>\n            <p>\u00c1r leithsc\u00e9al as an m\u00edchaoithi\u00falacht. Cuirfear aistri\u00fach\u00e1n Gaeilge ar an leathanach seo ar f\u00e1il go luath. Go raibh maith agat as do chuid foighneachta agus muid ag obair ar leagan uasd\u00e1taithe.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"intro\">\n                <span class=\"sup-title\">COLLECTION<\/span>                <h1 class=\"heading-0\">Genealogy website<\/h1>                            <\/div>            \n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n        <nav class=\"container in-this-section mobile-only\">\n            <span class=\"tag-1 arrow-down\" data-js=\"in-this-section-trigger\">In this section<\/span>                    <\/nav>\n\n        <div class=\"content container\">\n            <nav class=\"in-this-section tablet-portrait-up\">\n                            <\/nav>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"block-block_dc08fe6cf691c9b2be337d51a1ab5409\" class=\"content-tile-block nai-block margin-top-small margin-bottom-none image_right text-regular text-black extra-padding-b bg-white no-border-top smaller-heading\" data-layout=\"layout-1-2\">        \n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image\" data-image=\"cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-content cms-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several years ago, the National Archives launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/genealogy.nationalarchives.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-gc-link=\"genealogy.nationalarchives.ie\">dedicated genealogy website<\/a>. This site features multiple microsites, each representing a significant collection that greatly aids family history research. Each collection includes a searchable database and images, providing an excellent resource for researchers. Access to these records is free of charge.<\/p>\n<h2>Microsites for family history research<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/dm\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/dm\/home.jsp\">Diocesan &amp; Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes, 1623\u20131866<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/cq\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/cq\/home.jsp\">Catholic Qualification &amp; Convert Rolls, 1700\u20131845<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/tab\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/tab\/home.jsp\">Tithe Applotment Books, 1823\u20131837<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/vob\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/vob\/home.jsp\">Valuation Office House, Field, Tenure &amp; Quarto Books, 1824\u20131856<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/cl\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/cl\/home.jsp\">Shipping Agreements &amp; Crew Lists, 1863\u20131921<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wills and testamentary records<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/dw\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/dw\/home.jsp\">Prerogative &amp; Diocesan copies of some wills &amp; indexes to others, 1596\u20131858<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/wr\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/wr\/home.jsp\">Will Registers, 1858\u20131900<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/cwa\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/cwa\/home.jsp\">Calendars of Wills &amp; Administrations, 1858\u20131922<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-gc-list-depth=\"1\" data-gc-list-style=\"bullet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/sw\/home.jsp\" data-gc-link=\"https:\/\/soldierswills.nationalarchives.ie\/search\/sw\/home.jsp\">Soldiers\u2019 Wills, 1914\u20131917<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Plans for the future<\/h2>\n<p>Due to the vast quantity of material and the complexity of the separate databases, we have not yet progressed with upgrading and enhancing these microsites. While the style of the pages may now appear somewhat outdated, they continue to offer tremendous value for genealogical research. We remain committed to upgrading these sites in the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>    \n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block-block_fb47a30f18ba682322c2e0dcc91750a9\" class=\"cards-row-block nai-block margin-top-none margin-bottom-default numbers-columns-2 images-ratio-landscape\">\n    <div class=\"container\">          \n            <header class=\"section-header-component\">\n        <div class=\"header-content\">                \n            <h2 class=\"h2\">More collections<\/h2>            \n                            <a class=\"text-link-button \" href=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/collections\/\" target=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"button-text\">View all collections<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M8.08958 4.41083C7.76414 4.08539 7.23651 4.08539 6.91107 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srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Court-Records-1.jpg 2401w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Court-Records-1.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Court-Records-1.jpg?resize=768,492 768w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Court-Records-1.jpg?resize=1024,656 1024w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Court-Records-1.jpg?resize=1536,983 1536w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Court-Records-1.jpg?resize=2048,1311 2048w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/Court-Records-1.jpg?resize=600,384 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                                                    \n                            <div class=\"intro no-pb\">\n                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Court records<\/h3>                                <p>Court records are invaluable resources that provide insights into legal proceedings, decisions, and historical context. <\/p>                    \n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"card-component fade-in\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/collections\/chief-secretarys-office-registered-papers-1818-1922\/\" title=\"Chief Secretary\u2019s Office Registered Papers, 1818-1922\">\n                                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg?w=768\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Chief Secretary\u2019s Office Registered Papers, 1818 \u2013 1922\" data-js=\"img-loader\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg 2401w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg?resize=768,492 768w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg?resize=1024,656 1024w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg?resize=1536,983 1536w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg?resize=2048,1311 2048w, https:\/\/nationalarchives.ie\/ga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/CSORP.jpg?resize=600,384 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>                                                    \n                            <div class=\"intro no-pb\">\n                                                                <h3 class=\"\">Chief Secretary\u2019s Office Registered Papers, 1818-1922<\/h3>                                <p>The Chief Secretary\u2019s Office Registered Papers (CSO\/RP) consists of correspondence received between 1818 and 1924 by the office of the Chief Secretary, which oversaw the administration of Ireland following the Act of Union in 1800.<\/p>                    \n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/section>\n        \n    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