num_pages: 50
description: County Antrim Genealogy, Family History Notes and Coats of Arms. Special extracts from the IGF archives. Part of the Irish Families Project, this reference work includes the complete 1659 census for Antrim, County Map, complete listing of modern parishes and placenames as well as older place names, plus coats of arms of families in Antrim taken from the Irish Book of Arms. Source section gives you the address and location of records for more research in Ireland. Includes local sources in the county itself. Many families are noted and pinpointed as to location... Not a collection of family histories but a hands on guide to finding your family in Antrim &amp; Belfast, with actual records and contacts.. . The most numerous families here in the 19th century were Smith, Johnston, Stewart, Wilson, Thompson, O'Neill, Campbell, Moore, Bell, Robinson, Millar, Brown, Boyd, Scott, Graham, Reid, Martin, Kerr and Hamilton. Some of the old Irish families of Antrim were :Quinn, McAllister, McDonnell and McKeown. More settler names are found in Antrim including those of Taylor, Jackson, Walker, Fraser, Patterson and Young. County Antrim includes the towns of Lisburn, Carrickfergus, Ballymena, Ballycastle and Larne, as well as Belfast.... about 50 pages in all, full size 8 1/2 x 11, heavier parchement cover, spiral binding, illustrated. A must for any collection that includes Co. Antrim.
language: English
title: County Antrim & Belfast Genealogy and Family History
titlecomplete: County Antrim & Belfast Genealogy and Family History
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Irish Genealogical Foundation