A guide to tracing your Kildare ancestors
By: Karel Kiely, Mario Corrigan and James Durney
Contributors: Corrigan, Mario, author; Durney, James, author
Publisher: Flyleaf Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781907990076
Subjects: Genealogy; Handbooks, manuals
Other titles: Tracing your Kildare ancestors
Description: "This new title is a guide for family research in County Kildare. It provides a comprehensive account of all of the many genealogical sources available for those tracing ancestors from this county. These sources include websites, birth, marriage and other personal records, public records, books, journals and manuscripts. County Kildare has a diverse population including farmers, soldiers, and horsemen. The county has had a long association with the military including the major Curragh camp. It is also the centre of the Irish equine industry and is one of the richest counties outside Dublin. Large estates, military barracks, stud farms and horse racing establishments till feature in the county which has a current population of 210,000" -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of County Kildare; title: Getting started; title: Administrative divisions; title: Civil registration; title: Censuses and census substitutes; title: Church records; title: Grave records and transcriptions; title: Wills, administrations and marriage licenses; title: Land records; title: Commercial and trade directories; title: Newspapers; title: Military and police records; title: Surnames and family histories; title: Miscellaneous sources; title: Archives, services and online resources.