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Irish Genealogy Databases - Search through 2,000,000+ Records


As part of its role in making Irish genealogical records more readily available the Ulster Historical Foundation is continually adding new searchable databases to this site. These databases fall into three categories:

  • Databases which are free to any visitor to the website;
  • Member-only databases which are only available to paid-up members of the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild;
  • Pay-to-view databases for which individuals must buy credits to access the data. Note: Guild members receive substantial product discounts on these databases but they do not get free access to them as part of their subscription.

Our Births, Marriage & Death (BMD) records cover:

  • Virtually all civil marriage records for Counties Antrim and Down, as well as a portion of South Armagh (1845-1921)
  • Virtually all Roman Catholic registers of baptisms and marriages for Counties Antrim and Down prior to 1900 (as well as funeral records where they survive)
  • A large number of Church of Ireland and Presbyterian registers of baptisms and marriages for mid, south and west County Down
  • A large number of Church of Ireland and Presbyterian registers of baptisms and burials for the city of Belfast
  • Civil birth records for Belfast (incomplete)
  • Burials in Belfast City Cemetery from 1869 onwards


Search all databases (or choose a database below to search individually)
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FREE ACCESS
Below is a list of databases that are Freely available to Visitors		 No. of Records Example
Distribution of surnames in Ireland in 1890 (Matheson's special report)97,282

PAY-PER-VIEW
Full details of these records can be viewed at £4 per record (£2 for Guild Members)
Note: The index for each database is freely accessible. 		No. of Records Example
Index to Birth records for County Antrim and County Down 437,538 
Index to Marriage records for County Antrim and County Down897,235
Index to Death / Burial records for County Antrim and County Down169,104

MEMBER ONLY ACCESS
Below is a list of databases that are available to Members Only.
If you are interested in becoming a member then click here for further details
THE GENEALOGICAL ESSENTIALS No. of Records Example
Index to 1796 Flaxgrowers Bounty List (giving parish locations)56,018
Distribution of Surnames from Griffiths Valuation and Tithe Applotment survey in Ulster ( 9 counties) in the mid-19th century 147,625
DIRECTORIES No. of Records Example
Directory of businesses in Belfast 1807681
Directory of businesses in Belfast 1808867
Directory of Lurgan residents 1819244
Directory of Waringstown residents 181974
Directory of Warrenpoint residents 1819138
Portrush Business and Trades Directory 1884123
Farmers and Residents of Clonmel 1884273
Farmers and Residents of Carrick On Suir 188461
Residents of Newtownards 1876122
Armagh Merchants & Traders218
Ulster Directory, 190023,344
Belfast officials in 1820246
The Belfast Almanack & Directory 18204,063
Belfast Merchants & Tradesmen1,377
Cahir Directory County Tipperary, 1884132
Castleblayney Residents, 184627
Cookstown Residents, 1846512
Donegal Residents, 1846120
Enniskillen Trades294
Londonderry Merchants & Tradesmen376
Lurgan Merchants & Traders, 1846279
Monaghan Trades Directory, 1865202
Newry Merchants & Traders1,478
Newtownards Almanac, 1876122
Strabane Trades Directory, 1884430
OCCUPATIONS No. of Records Example
Butchers in Belfast 183020
Agents for the East India Tea Company39
Apothecaries: Apprentices, 1791-18295,015
Apothecaries: Licensed, 1791-18291,273
Ballymoney Scutchers, 1914-191534
Belfast Cotton Industry, 181977
Brickworks at Florencecourt, 187710
Brown Linen Seal Masters, 182860
Derry Insurance Agents, 186056
Derry Publicans, 1839115
Irish Militia: Permanent Staff, 1828227
Resident Magistrates72
Royal Irish Constabulary, 1836-44338
Royal Irish Constabulary, County Inspectors, 186035
Royal Irish Constabulary, Sub-Inspectors, 1860262
Veterinary Surgeons in Ireland, 1901304
Blacksmiths registered in Belfast 1833-43161
Coastguard Officers in Ireland 186493
CENSUS RECORDS No. of Records Example
List of Household Heads in Larne Town in 1901680
Larne 1901 Census - List of people who were born outside of County Antrim831
Census of Ardoyne Village 190168
1803 Agricultural Census of Antrim7,178
List of parishioners - Layde 1823666
Census of Armagh Town, 1770502
Agricultural Census of 1803 for some parishes in County Down2,335
EDUCATION RECORDS No. of Records Example
Teachers in County Fermanagh in 1826-7.237
Gracehill Academy: pupils and teachers, 1805-551001
Principals of Belfast schools, 1926257
Teachers & Schools, 1826-18271,579
Crumlin School Class List28
EMIGRATION RECORDS No. of Records Example
Passenger Lists, 1803154
Emigrants from the Parish of Maghera 1834 - 5142
Emigrants from Killeshandra parish 1831 - 1841352
Passenger List: Dorcas Savage Portaferry to New Brunswick 181944
Emigrants from Coleraine Workhouse55
Emigration from Ireland 1851 - 185932
Passengers to America, 1773, 1789-93, 1796587
Derrynoose emigrants, County Armagh, 1840-50151
Emigrants from Cos Antrim and Londonderry, 1830s2,393
Emigrants Cited on Co. Down Gravestones138
Emigrants Cited on Troy, New York, Gravestones88
Passenger List: Athenia133
WILLS AND TESTAMENTARY PAPERS No. of Records Example
Armagh Wills to 1 August 18387530
Co. Tyrone Wills, Derry Diocese, 1612-18581157
Co. Donegal Wills, Derry Diocese, 1612-1857774
Index of abstracts, extracts and duplicate copies of original wills, pre-185813,484
Index to Printed Irish Will Calendars 1878-1900 (covering every county)151,800
Administration Bonds: Down, pre-18482,021
Administration Bonds: Dromore, Newry and Mourne wills, pre-18581,687
Irish Will Calendars, 1858-187869,944
Co. Londonderry Wills, Derry Diocese, 1612-18573,788
Newry and Mourne wills, pre-1858575
Prerogative Wills: Co. Antrim, 1536-18561,576
Prerogative Wills: Co. Armagh, 1536-18561,538
Prerogative Wills: Belfast, 1536-18101,141
Prerogative Wills: Co. Down, 1536-18563,857
Prerogative Wills: Co. Fermanagh, 1536-1856932
Prerogative Wills: Co. Leitrim, 1510-1810163
Prerogative Wills: Co. Londonderry, 1536-18581,747
Prerogative Wills: Co. Mayo, 1510-1810330
Prerogative Wills: Co. Tyrone, 1536-18581,635
ELECTION RECORDS No. of Records Example
VOTERS LIST COUNTY LONDONDERRY, 1697 (PRONI T/3161/1/4)93
Index to Freeholders listed in poll-book for the Co. Antrim general election of 17761,741
Index to Freeholders registered to vote at elections, Co. Donegal 1767-711,551
Index to Freeholders registered to vote at elections, Co. Fermanagh 1747-1768638
Applicants for right to vote, Armagh barony, Co. Armagh, 1839513
Co. Antrim Electors, 1857395
Index to Freeholders registered to vote at elections, Co. Clare 18291,476
Newry Electors, 1868796
Index to Freeholders registered to vote at elections, Co. Tipperary 17751,403
Index to estate owners recorded in the freeholders lists, Co. Tipperary 1775162
ESTATE RECORDS No. of Records Example
1728 Hertford Estate Rent Roll1,329
Tenants on the Blackwood estate in County Down, 1741274
Belfast leases 1750 - 1815464
An eighteenth-century muster roll of the Abercorn manors in northwest Ulster214
Irish Land Commission Court of 1897 List Tenants of Lisburn47
Valuation of the Forward estate, County Donegal, 172779
Rental of the Lindesay of Loughry estate, 1745-6161
Survey of Stewart of Killymoon estate, County Tyrone, 1767146
Survey of the 'Sixteen towns or Mannor of Clananise', County Tyrone57
Tenants manor of Brownlows-Derry, County Armagh, c.1670-1799570
Tenants on the Upton estate, Templepatrick, County Antrim, 1768-9188
Tenants on the McCausland estate, Ardstraw, County Tyrone, 1720-3388
Rental of the Rowan estate, County Antrim, 1761142
A rent roll of the Clanbrassil estate, County Down, 1681349
Rent rolls of the Castlestewart and Lissan estates from 1786552
Co. Armagh, Bernard & St John Estate, Ballymore & Kernan Parishes, 177357
Larne Estate, 173574
17TH-CENTURY RECORDS No. of Records Example
Scottish settlers in Ulster 1,041
Fighters of Derry in 16891,648
18TH-CENTURY RECORDS No. of Records Example
Index to 1796 Flaxgrowers Bounty List (giving parish locations)56,018
Linen Drapers Moneymore, Co. Londonderry, 179658
Reward Subscribers Derrynoose, Co. Armagh, 179575
1766 Religious Census, Kildress parish, Co. Tyrone93
Dissenters in the parish of Ahoghill, County Antrim in 17661339
Raloo tithes, County Antrim, 1769-1771126
Protestant Dissenters of Cullybackey, 177376
Armagh householders in 1770502
Hearts of Steel Memorials, c.17701,018
NEWSPAPERS No. of Records Example
Tyrone Constitution Deaths618
Birth, Death and Marriage entries from the Strabane Journal 1785 - 1787.73
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS No. of Records Example
Database of Town Commissioners in Ireland, 1828-43909
Illiterate voters in Irish boroughs in 18373,660
Murders in Ireland 1842 - 461063
Apothecaries Licensed to Practise 1791 - 18291272
GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS No. of Records Example
17th Century Gravestones167
ACT OF UNION PETITIONS, 1799-1800 No. of Records Example
Petition of the Roman Catholic inhabitants of Lower Creggan, County Armagh460
Act of Union Petitions, 1799-1800888
MATER HOSPITAL, BELFAST No. of Records Example
List of names of persons who donated money at formal opening of new Mater Hospital, Belfast, 1900188
Names of contributors to an envelope collection for new Mater Hospital, Belfast, 19001051
Subscribers to building fund for new Mater Hospital, Belfast, 1894411
List of names of persons who subscribed to charity sermon at formal opening of new Mater Hospital, Belfast, 1900819
Members of Central Committee appointed in 1894 to raise funds for new Mater Hospital212
MISCELLANEOUS No. of Records Example
Distribution of Surnames in Ulster ( 9 counties) in the mid-19th century 147,625
Subscribers to a Causeway book1,845
Subscribers to Samuel Lewis' Topographical Dictionary, 1837 8,483
Listing of unofficial/subdenominational local placenames for counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry/Derry and Tyrone.3,647
The Brig Jessie 183016
The Florencecourt Brick, January 187710
Dublin Exchange, April 181522
RIC constables stationed in Ulster, 182844
Enniskillen Grand Jury in 181581
Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway - Committee and office holders49
Carrickfergus Criminal return 1839878
List of confirmations - Ballymena Church of Ireland 270
Irish rugby football players, 1880729
Synod Records1,290
Applications to register as voters in the barony of Armagh513
Applications to register as voters in the barony of Tiranny97
Perished on Board the Athenia 193956
Drummaul Householders 1848343
Landowners in Ireland 18733,721
O'Shaughnessy Birth, Marriage & Death Records, 1845-19036,855
Merchants and Traders of Belfast 18651,377
Merchants and Traders of Lurgan 1824136
Merchants and Traders of Monaghan town 1865202
Pawnbrokers of Belfast, 183638
Pawnbrokers Registered in Ireland 1832-342
Persons Holding Firearms on the Abercorn Estate, 174566
Post Offices in Ireland842
Scutch Mills of Ireland 1876376
Spirit Grocers in Ireland975
Antrim High Sheriffs, 1603-1895254
Belfast Medical Society, Obituaries, 1825-185033
District Registrars circa 1860126
Guild Members' Interests, 20003,890
Guild Members' Interests, 20013,593
Guild Members' Interests, 20026,208
Inns, Hotels and Taverns in Belfast 183947
Irish Pension List, 1800262
Deaths in Skibbereen Workhouse, December 184667

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