The Irish History Show 104 Irish Genealogy
Dec 24, 2024
Nicola Morris, a leading genealogist and director of Timeline Research Ltd., shares her expertise on tracing Irish ancestors. She discusses the motivations behind Irish enlistment in WWI, the challenges of estimating service numbers, and essential steps to research military records. Nicola highlights valuable resources like censuses, medal index cards, and local archives, while emphasizing the importance of interviewing relatives for family clues. She also delves into the complexities of Dublin-specific records and archival sources, making genealogy accessible for everyone.
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Exploit Digitised Newspapers
- Use digitised newspapers to search broad date ranges for events, obituaries and notices that reveal family details.
- Prioritise death notices as they often list married children and burial places.
Use Corporate Employment Records
- Consult employment records from major employers (Jacobs, Guinness, railways) for birthdates, addresses and next of kin.
- Use wage books and employee cards to track jobs, departments and married‑out dates for women.
Follow People Through Trade Directories
- Search street and trade directories (Tom's, Piggott's) to find tradespeople and follow addresses year‑to‑year.
- Use digitised directories to spot shop names, committee roles and business presence.
