North Armagh Family History Society

Some useful information in these guides produced by the Society of Genealogists:

Roots Ireland Newsletter

UK, Irish and Commonwealth records at Ancestry free to search from today, Good Friday, to Monday 22nd 23.59 GMT

I have been looking at the Griffiths Valuation lately and didn’t know what some of the abbreviations and terms meant.
In the landowner column the word ‘Reps’ meant that the landlords legal representative negotiated directly with the tenant and received rent for the land.
If land is recorded as ‘in fee’ then the occupier owned the land. Here is a page that explains what LAP stamped on some properties/land in the revision books.

This article is by Dr Pamela Marshall who describes the lives of her father and grandfather whose profession was the family doctor for Markethill, Co. Armagh and the surrounding district. It gives a fascinating account of the patterns of practice, diseases that affected the community and the expectations of the patients in a rural practice.

Catholic Parish Registers are a rich source for those tracing their Irish ancestors and is available free. Dating from the 1740s to the 1880s, the parish registers are considered to be the single most important source of information on Irish family history prior to the 1901 Census. These parish registers are the records of the Catholic Church and really, given that the time period coincides with the Penal Laws, it’s amazing they managed to keep such a good account.

Fantastic Exhibition, well worth a look around.

****Lost Hero's**** This month's meeting will be held slightly earlier than usual on Wednesday 10th April, at 7.30 in Bleary Business and Community Centre. This months guest speaker is Richard Edgar who will be delivering a talk on 'Lost Hero's'. Richard will also be giving us an insight into what sources and methods he used to find the Lost Hero's, and how you can use these resources in your own research.

***TONIGHT***

Census records are invaluable sources of information for all family historians. But what if you can't find your ancestor on the census? This webinar will look at useful search tips that will help you locate hard-to-find people, as well as exploring possible reasons for where else you could look.