Genealogical Sources
We can conduct a comprehensive search for your ancestors using the following genealogical sources.
The various records are used to compile as full a picture as possible of your ancestors in Limerick.
Of course, in some research not all sources will be relevant. For example if your ancestors emigrated in the 1850s, records such as the 1901 Census may not be of use. In such a case, the research would concentrate to a greater extent on church records.
1. Church Records of Various Denominations from the Seventeenth Century to the Early Twentieth Century:
- Catholic parish registers with start dates varying from 1745 to 1867.
- Church of Ireland records with start dates varying from 1692 to 1893.
- Presbyterian records from 1828.
- Methodist records from 1824.
- Quaker records from 1666.
- Some Baptist records from 1903.
2. Civil Records up to the Early Twentieth Century (c.1911):
- Records of Births for most of east County Limerick and Limerick city from 1864.
- Records of Deaths for Limerick City and County from 1864.
- Records of Catholic Marriages for Limerick City and County from 1864.
- Non-Catholic Marriage Records from 1845.
3. Property Valuation Records for the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries:
- The Tithe Applotment Books from 1824 to 1835 for County Limerick.
- Griffiths Primary Valuation from 1850 to 1852 for Limerick City and County.
- Updates to Griffiths Valuation from the late 1850s up to the early decades of the Twentieth Century for County Limerick.
4. Census Records for the Early Twentieth Century:
- 1901 Census for Limerick City and County (the earliest surviving household returns).
- 1911 Census for Limerick City and County.
- Nineteenth Century Census Fragments.
5. Other Sources:
- Trade Directories for Limerick City and Limerick County Towns and Villages.
- Biographical Notices from Local Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Newspapers.
- Limerick City Municipal Cemetery Records.
- Transcribed Gravestone Inscriptions for Limerick City and County.
- Wills Registered in Limerick from 1858 to 1900.
- Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Maps of Limerick.
- Parish Histories and other Published Sources relevant to Limerick.
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As an alternative option to engaging our professional commission-based research service, Limerick Genealogy now also offers an ONLINE RECORD SEARCH SYSTEM for those who wish to carry out their own searches.
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