Genealogy Waterford Ireland

Waterford Heritage                                Tel. 051-876123
Genealogy Centre                                  Fax. 051-876123
Jenkins Lane                                 E-Mail :mnoc@iol.ie 
Waterford                                                 

Genealogy Service for Co Waterford

and the Diocese of Waterford & Lismore

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For Genealogy Information on other parts of Ireland see : Irish Family History
For Information on Waterford City Archives see          : City Archives
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For Historical & General Information on Dungarvan see   : Dungarvan Museum

Research Resources

We have all the relevant records in our Centre Civil & Church.

The following general information may help in the decision

on whether or not to commission research

Parishes in the Diocese of WATERFORD and LISMORE 
Commencement dates of Registers 

(Bap.Reg.) (Mar.reg.)

Abbeyside (W) 1828 1828

Clonea (W) 1831 1852

Modeligo (W) 1815 1820

Aglish (W) 1826 1833

Dungarvan (W) 1787 1829

Newcastle (T&W) 1814 1822

Ardfinnan (T) 1810 1817

Dunhill (W) 1829 1837

Portlaw (W) 1809 1805

Ardmore (W) 1816 1857

Holy Trinity Within (WC) 1729 1747

Powerstown (T) 1808 1808

Ballyduff (W) 1849 1853

Ring (W) 1813 1813

Ballylooby (T) 1828 1828

Holy Trinity Without (WC) 1797 1797

St John's (WC) 1759 1760

Ballyneale (T) 1839 1839

St Patrick's (WC) 1706 1706

Ballyporeen (T) 1817 1818

Kilgobinet (W) 1848 1848

St Mary's Clonmel (T) 1790 1798

Cahir (T) 1776 1776

Kill (W) 1798 1797

SS Peter & Paul Clonmel (T&W) 1836 1836

Cappoquin (W) 1810 1807

Killea (W) 1809 1780

Carrick-on-Suir (T) 1788 1788

Kilrossanty (W) 1822 1859

Stradbally (W) 1797 1805

Carrickbeg (W) 1842 1807

Kilsheelan (T&W) 1840 1840

Tallow (W) 1797 1799

Clashmore (W) 1811 1810

Knockanore (W) 1816 1803

Tooraneena (W) 1852 1852

Clogheen (T) 1778 1814

Lismore (W) 1820 1822

Tramore (W) 1798 1785

KEY:- B - Baptisms, M - Marriages, (WC) - Waterford City, (W) - Waterford County,

(T) - Tipperary County.

OTHER GENEALOGICAL SOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE CENTRE

• Church of Ireland Records, the earliest dating from 1655
• Civil Survey of Ireland 1654 - 1656
• Subsidy Roll of Co.Waterford 1662
• Householders of Waterford City 1663
• Polling Lists from 1775
• Current Register of Electors
• Census extracts 1766-1851
• Carrick-on-Suir Census 1799
• Freemen of Waterford from 1542
• 1901 & 1911 Census
• Tithe Applotment Books 1820s - 1830s
• Griffith's Valuation 1848 - 1851
• Street and Trade Directories from 1788
• Some Gravestone Inscriptions
• Biographical entries in local newspapers, 1770s to 1820s
• Local history collection

Services

• We search the primary sources available for Co Waterford and the Diocese of Waterford & Lismore to establish, if possible, the location of origin of a given ancestor and to evaluate the likely success of additional research : the basic fee is available on request.
• We quote for other Reports based on searches of all the Baptismal & Marriage records of the area, together with the Civil Records of Births, Marriages & Deaths, & Griffiths Valuation, etc..

Data is made available for private research and on the understanding 
that it will not be published, made available to the public in other ways, 
or relied on for professional, testamentary purposes.

Lectures

1. 1 Waterford City through the Ages
2. 2. The South East Region -- Microcosm of Ireland
3. 3. Cromwell and the Landlord System
4. 4. Eighteenth Century Waterford -- the flourishing provisions Port
5. 5. The Cause and Effects of the Great Irish Famine
6. 6. Irish Rebellions and Revolutions
7. 7. Irish Wild Birds
8. 8. An Irish Poetry Reading -- Irish History from earliest times through the medium of Poetry
9. 9 Ireland for the Uninitiated
10. 10. Irish Archeology
11. 11. The Celts and their Legacy

Main Towns

Waterford, Dungarvan, Lismore, Cappoquin, Tallow, Clonmel,
Cahir, Carrick-on-Suir.

Directions

To find our centre leave the Quay at the Clock Tower via
Barronstrand St. Take the first right and watch for the black
gate of Jenkins Lane about 40 metres on your left. Our entrance 
is at the steps facing you adjoining St Patrick's Church.

Emigration from Waterford

Emigration from Waterford dates back to the 1650s when
Waterford people began to settle in Newfoundland. There was a small trade-related
emigration to Bordeaux, France and other continental locations also in the
1600s.
Larger numbers emigrated to Canada in the period 1800 to
1850. Emigration increased dramatically at the time of the Great Famine
with most emigrants leaving for America and England.
The population of County Waterford declined by 20% during
the period 1841 to 1851 mostly through emigration. 50,000 people left the
area at that time.

Publications Available

(Prices Quoted are in U.S Dollars and exclude Postage and Packaging)

• The Connerys, Making of a Waterford Legend (145pp) $25
• Waterford History and Society. Price on Application
• Ballyduff-Kilmeaden : Portrait of a Parish (70p) $ 20
• Video: The Faith History of the Deise People (the development of Christianity in Waterford & Lismore from the time of St. Declan to the present day) $30

Walking Tours of Waterford City, Coach Guiding and Handling
for the South East of Ireland, are arranged through the Centre. 
For further information contact Mr Jack Burtchaell on ++ 353 51 873711.

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