Genealogy | Ginealas
Genealogy
Please contact archives@kildarecoco.ie or localhistory@kildarecoco.ie for advice on your family history research.
The main genealogical sources available to those tracing their Co. Kildare ancestry includes church records of various denominations, civil records of birth, deaths and marriages, property valuation records, the 1901 and 1911 household census returns, as well as ancillary sources such as maps, gravestone inscriptions, cemetery records, newspapers, trade directories, local histories and publications.
Many of these sources have been indexed including church records of baptisms, marriage and burials, gravestone inscriptions, Griffith’s Valuation and 1901 census returns. These can be searched via a subscription based self-service at www.kildare.rootsireland.ie
Free access to the subscription sites, the Irish Newspaper Archive and FindMyPast, is available in Kildare County Archives and Local Studies.
Researching Military and Police ancestors