Sample records

The following data is only sample data. The names and dates are not actual records.

Please note that the various types of records on the database may not contain information in all of the record fields. The records have been transcribed directly from the original Parish registers and Civil records in Ireland. Unfortunately there were no template information fields when the various clergy were recording information in the parish registers. Some records are very detailed while others contain a minimum amount of information. In some instances the writing in the registers may be illegible or faded, or registers have been damaged. The original data also contains errors and omissions. Some data has information restrictions, as per individual agreements between IFHF Centres and the local clergy, i.e. some comments/remarks recorded within the record are withheld.

There are differences between parish records and civil records:
A church baptismal or marriage record is a record entered by the priest in his parish register.
A civil record is a state record. The civil records usually contain more information than the church records; for instance a civil marriage record will contain the bride and groom's parents' names, addresses and occupations, whereas the church record will only sometimes contain the fathers' names and less often the mothers' of each party. Catholic and Church of Ireland (Anglican) parish records also vary in the information that they contain.

A civil birth record will contain the occupation of the child's father while this is rare in Catholic Church baptismal records but more common in Protestant records.

A civil death record will state the cause of death and the name of the informant of the death whereas a Church of Ireland burial record will usually not have that information. A civil death record does not state the graveyard in which the person is buried.

You can view theses sample records below to see the type of information that may be recorded in each category of record. The following records are sample only. The names and dates are not from actual records.

Sample Church Baptism Record	Sample Civil Birth Record
Sample Church Marriage Record	Sample Civil Marriage Record
Sample Church Burial Record	Sample Civil Death Record
Sample Census Record (Small Household)	Sample Census Record (Large Household))
Sample Census Record (Institution)

Sample Church Baptism Record

Sample Church Baptism Record
Name:	John Hogan	Date of Baptism / Birth:	16/10/1792
Address:	Not Recorded	Parish / District:	NENAGH
Gender:	Male	County:	Co. Tipperary
		Denomination:	Roman Catholic

Father:	Edmund Hogan	Mother:	Winifred Quirk
Occupation:

Witness 1:	William Fahy	Witness 2:	Judith Hogan

Notes:
FR. DL. MURPHY [PRIEST] E ** EDMOND

Sample Civil Birth Record

Sample Civil Birth Record
Name:	William Mara	Date of Baptism / Birth:	23/06/1879
Address:	Barnagore	Parish / District:	SILVERMINES
Gender:	Male	County:	Co. Tipperary
		Denomination:	Civil Record

Father:	Michael Mara	Mother:	Catherine Dwyer
Occupation:	Farmer

Witness 1:	Michael Mara	Witness 2:	Not Recorded

Notes:
** FATHER X ** * ELIZZA TWIN OF WILLIAM E ** EDMOND

Sample Church Marriage Record

Sample Church Marriage Record

Date of Marriage:	03/02/1836
Parish / District:	CLOUGHJORDAN		County:	Co. Tiiperary
	Husband			Wife
Name:	Michael	Gleeson		Mary	Maher
Address:	Not Recorded			Not Recorded
Denomination:	Roman Catholic			Roman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:

	Husband's Father			Wife's Father
Name:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
	Husband's Mother			Wife's Mother
Name:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:

	Witness 1			Witness 2
Name:	Ml	Hogan		Winny	Mara

Notes:

Sample Civil Marriage Record

Sample Civil Marriage Record

Date of Marriage:	15/05/1881
Parish / District:	BORRISOKANE
	Husband		Wife
Name:	John	Hogan	Bridget	McCarthy
Address:	Borrisokane		Borrisokane
Denomination:	Civil Record		Civil Record
Occupation:	TRADESMAN		Not Recorded
Age:
Status:	Bachelor (Previously unmarried)		Spinster (Previously unmarried)

	Husband's Father		Wife's Father
Name:	Thomas	Hogan	John	McCarthy
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:	TRADESMAN		CLARK
	Husband's Mother		Wife's Mother
Name:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:

	Witness 1		Witness 2
Name:	Thomas	Dunne	Elizabeth	Delahunty

Notes:
THOMAS PHELAN P.P. [PRIEST] MARRIED IN BORRISOKANE CHURCH FULL AGE WITNESSED BY T PHELAN P.P.

Sample Church Burial Record

Sample Church Burial Record

Name:	Catherine	Minnitt	Date of Death:	04/02/1884
Age:	31		Parish / District:	NENAGH
Address:	Wesley Place Nenagh		County:	Co. Tiiperary
Status:			Denomination:	Church of Ireland
Occupation:	Not Recorded		Sex:	Female

Graveyard			Informant
Graveyard:			Relationship:
Plot No:			Name:
Parish:			Address:
County:

Notes:

Sample Civil Death Record

Sample Civil Death Record

Name:	John	Hogan	Date of Death:	01/09/1866
Age:	79		Parish / District:	MOYNE
Address:	Cloone		County:	Co. Tiiperary
Status:	Widower (Male)		Denomination:	Civil Record
Occupation:	LABOURER		Sex:	Male

Graveyard			Informant
Graveyard:			Relationship:
Plot No:			Name:	PHILY RYAN
Parish:			Address:	CLOONE
County:

Notes:
CAUSE OF DEATH - ILEUS - TWO DAYS - CERTIFIED **** PRESENT AT DEATH

Sample Census Record (Small Household)

1901 Census Record

Household Number

District Electoral Division:

NENAGH RURAL

Address:

Solsborough
Nenagh

Parish

NENAGH

County

Co. Tipperary

First name	Surname	Occupation	Age	Relationship	Denomination	Origin
Robert	Allman Smith	County Inspector Ric	57	Householder	Church Of Ireland	Dublin City
Eva	Allman Smith	Nr	44	Wife	Church Of Ireland	Co. Cavan

Notes:

Sample Census Record (Large Household)

1901 Census Record

Household Number

District Electoral Division:

NENAGH WEST URBAN

Address:

Pound Street
Nenagh North
Nenagh

Parish

NENAGH

County

Co. Tipperary

First name	Surname	Occupation	Age	Relationship	Denomination	Origin
John	Hogan	Labourer	60	Householder	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
Joseph	Colgan	Coach Builder	24	Boarder	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
Bernard	Colgan	Coach Builder	28	Boarder	Roman Catholic	Co. Offaly
Philip	Gleeson	Army Pensioner	35	Boarder	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
John	Smyth	Shoemaker	28	Boarder	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
John	Hogan	Attending School	10	Son	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
Margaret	Hogan	Attending School	12	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
Patrick	Hogan	Tailor	14	Son	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
Ellen	Hogan	Dressmaker	19	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
Sarah	Hogan	Housekeeper	45	Wife	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary

Notes:

Sample Census Record (Institution)

1901 Census Record

Household Number

District Electoral Division:

TEMPLEMORE

Address:

Main Street
Templemore
Templemore

Parish

TEMPLEMORE

County

Co. Tipperary

First name	Surname	Occupation	Age	Relationship	Denomination	Origin
Michael	Lynch	Head Constable	52	Householder	Roman Catholic	Co. Cork
W. . .	Skynne	Lance Corporal (tonsilitis)	23	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
C. . .	Brown	Private (pneumonia)	27	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
Nr	Simmons	Private (pneumonia)	19	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
J. . .	Adams	Private (primary Syphilis)	28	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
L. . .	Jones	Private (sore Throat)	19	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
G. . .	Bullen	Lance Corporal (rhuematism)	37	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
E. . .	Adams	Lance Corporal (gen Debility)	21	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
J. . .	Randall	Private (rheumatism)	30	Nr	Roman Catholic	England
J. . .	Frazer	Private (scarlet Fever)	23	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
G. . .	Parry	Private (iritis)	23	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
C. . .	Brown	Private (scarlet Fever)	19	Nr	We	England
J. . .	Breakwell	Private (scarlet Fever)	22	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
B. . .	Ward	Private (pneumonia)	19	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
C. . .	Cunningham	Private (epilepsy)	23	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
T. . .	Abbotts	Private (epilepsy)	20	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
G. . .	Justin	Private (scarlet Fever)	19	Nr	Church Of Ireland	England
J. . .	Gointon	Lance Corporal (balanitis)	23	Nr	We	England
Thomas	Power	Militiaman & Labourer	23	Nr	Roman Catholic	Carrick-On-Suir Co. Tipperary
James	Rohan	Militiaman & Labourer	22	Nr	Roman Catholic	Co. Tipperary
David	Obrien	Militiaman & Labourer	18	Nr	Roman Catholic	Carrick-On-Suir Co Tipperary
John	Loughan	Constable	35	Nr	Church Of Ireland	Co. Mayo
John	Corbett	Constable	39	Nr	Roman Catholic	Co. Clare

Notes:

Michael Lynch: JOHN FITZGERALD IS A PRISIONER