Limerick Genealogy

Application Forms

Guidelines To Completing Our Application Forms

Required Information:

1. County of Origin:

• You must be aware of the county where your ancestor was born or perhaps married. Limerick Genealogy only holds records relevant to Limerick city and county. Information on place of birth is often passed down through generations within a family. However, if not, it may be given on your ancestor's immigration or naturalisation record, death record, obituary or gravestone inscription.
• It would also be of benefit to the search if you had an address for your ancestor such as a parish, townland, town or street.

2. Full Name of Ancestor:

• Always consider that it is best to work from a point at which you know information but cannot go back any further.

3. Parents' Names of Ancestor:

• It is necessary to know the names of both parents of your ancestor, including the mother’s maiden name. This is necessary to ensure that the correct ancestor is searched for and that if there is more than one possibility, there can be no doubts in pursuing the individual.
• There may be an exception to this if the surname of the ancestor is unusual to Limerick.
• If you do not know the names of the parents of your ancestor, it may be stated on his/her civil death record. It would also be worth searching for the civil marriage record, obituary, and immigration and naturalization records.

Additional Information Requested:

• Approximate Date of Birth: This does not need to be exact as searches will extend to at least five to ten years.
• Religious Denomination of your Ancestor: This information may help to narrow down the search for your ancestor. Nevertheless, all available registers are searched.
• Details of the Marriage and Offspring of your Ancestor: Information on this can help to provide clues to the previous generations.
• Details on your Ancestor's Departure from Ireland, if applicable.