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My roots : tracing your Belfast ancestors / William Roulston with Siobhan Deane.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roulston, William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ireland--Ulster.
- Ireland.
- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
- Belfast (Northern Ireland)--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Belfast (Northern Ireland).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (108 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Belfast, Northern Ireland : Ulster Historical Foundation, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This booklet is designed to be an introduction to the sources available for researching Belfast ancestors and where they can be found. It is aimed at those starting out in their quest to find out more about their local family history and the history of their local community.
- Contents:
- My Roots - Tracing your Belfast Ancestors; Title page; Contents; Abbreviations; Glossary of Administrative Divisions; 1. Introduction; 2. Civil registration; 3. Church records; 4. Gravestone inscriptions; 5. Census records; 6. Valuation records; 7. Early sources; 8. Landed estate papers; 9. Wills and testamentary papers; 10. School records; 11. Election records; 12. Local government records; 13. Board of Guardians records; 14. Business records; 15. Printed sources; 16. The Pollock family: a Belfast family case study; 17. Useful addresses; Select Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-908448-38-5
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