Ireland Family History



PRONI holds a wealth of online digitised records for family historians including wills, valuation records, street indexes and the Ulster Covenant at www.proni.gov.uk

History of Winckley Square Preston with bio's of many of the square's former residents ... www.winckleysquare.org.uk

The History of the People and Buildings of this Famous Square

Winckley Square in Preston is the finest example of a privately planned Georgian development with Open Space in the North of England. Marian Roberts tells the story of the buildings and residents of this famous Preston…

The Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society are attending two Family History Fairs in June.

These at at Sheffield on the 1st June and York on the 29th June.

The Sheffield Fair is being held in the 1867 Suite in Hillsborough Football Ground, the home of Sheffield Wednesday.

The York Fair is being held at the Knavesmire Stand, York Race Course.

If any member is interested and able to assist at either of these two Fairs, then please contact Stephen Ward for further details by email to: [email protected]

IRISH BMD INDEXES TO GO ONLINE

The Irish government has announced that indexes to birth, death & marriage records - dating from 1845 - are soon to be made available through its genealogy portal www.irishgenealogy.ie. 

Medieval Day at Lancashire Archives, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE

 

This is a FREE event

 

Saturday 15 June 2013

 

11am to 3.30pm

Join us for a day full of activities, talks and exhibitions celebrating all things medieval!

Be transported back in time to the world of Mathew Nash a medieval scribe...

See demonstrations of medieval armoury and warfare, and learn about life in medieval times...

Have a go at writing with a quill pen, illuminating letters or designing your own coat of arms...

Listen to Medieval Stories for Children with Dr Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool)...

Meet and learn about birds of prey with Barn Owl Bill's birds of prey sanctuary (http://www.barnowlbill.co.uk/)...

Come and meet our medieval bookbinders, who will demonstrate the art and skill of medieval bookbinding...

Visit our exhibition of medieval documents from the collections at Lancashire Archives, including an illuminated book of hours from the 15thcentury...

And with the following talks there is something for everyone:

12.45 Medieval Memory and Commemoration – Dr Kate Ash, University of Manchester

14.00 Father Thomas West (1720-1779) and his medieval charters in the Hornby Presbytery collection – Dr H F Doherty, Jesus College
Oxford

Bookings for these talks can be made before the event by telephoning (01772) 533033 or emailing [email protected].

Fancy dress is welcome and there will be a prize for the best children's medieval costume!

Refreshments will be available, including a hog roast!

Lancashire Family  History and Heraldry Society

CHORLEY BRANCH Press Release

 


Remember 1973?

Was 1973 a memorable year for you? Did you win any prizes or play an important part in any Chorley event? If so, the Chorley Branch of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society would like to hear from you ahead of its annual Celebration of Family History at Astley Hall and Coach House on Saturday August 3rd. Open to all and free of charge, the event is always popular.

This year, the Lancashire Family and History Society, the Chorley Branch’s parent group, is 40 years old. Local branches of the 3000 strong Society have been asked to think of different ways to mark its 40th birthday. With your help, the Chorley Branch hopes to give August’s Celebration of Family History a 1970s theme.

Were you were born in Chorley in 1973? Do you have a baby picture of yourself and a photograph taken recently? Could you help by sending the Chorley Branch copies? With your permission, these would be displayed at the Celebration. A few details about how your life has changed since 1973 would be interesting too.

Were you married in Chorley in 1973? Where was your wedding held?  Did any especially happy, difficult, sad or funny things happen on the day? Get in touch and pass on your stories!

Ruth Holcroft, who used to own “Bridal Elite” in Chorley, will be lending the Celebration of Family History a 1970s style wedding dress for display. Ruth, a skilled needlewoman, sewed superb costumes for use at Astley Hall. She also made many beautiful dresses for weddings and other special occasions. These included the 1988 Miss Great Britain competition when local contestant Gillian Bell won in a dress created by Ruth. Did Ruth make a dress for you?

If you have 1970s film transferred to DVD, or photographs of Chorley events in 1973, the Chorley Branch of the LFHHS, and Chorley’s Heritage Group would like to hear from you. Please get in touch with the organisers of this year’s Celebration of Family History by phoning   07730793990, or by emailing your photographs and a few details about any of the above to [email protected] .  

The LFHHS Chorley Branch meets at 7.30 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Chorley Library. It also runs the LFHHS Chorley Research Centre at Astley Hall Farmhouse, open on Mondays, Fridays and some Saturdays. For more details see www.lfhhschorleybranch.com  or contact the Chorley Branch Secretary on 01257 262028.

CONTACT DETAILS (not for publication, please)

Jenny Cree, 5 Bromley Green, Great Knowley, Chorley PR6 8TX

Tel: 01257 263398

(Press Officer, Chorley Branch LFHHS)

The History Department in Trinity College Dublin has just launched a website devoted to the Down Survey - and the maps are included. Absolutely indispensable for anyone researching families that either came to Ireland as a result of the Cromwellian settlement or were dispossessed under the settlement. 



 The URL is http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/index.html 

#LFHHS ~LFHHSonline

Ancestry.com has just published an Index to Alien registration records for 350,000 people born before 1909 who were in process between 1944 and 2003. 

So if you have any folks in your database who disappear from sight, it might be worth checking to see if they ended up in America. 

 In many cases the index records contain the date of birth, making identification relatively easy. To find the database go to the Card Catalog and search for Alien. Then look at the last, most recent item. Enter your name of interest and off you go.