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	Ros Davies' Co. Down, Northern Ireland Family History Research Site © Rosalind Davies 2001 Permission granted to reprint research for non-profit use only

Links to sites for Co. Down, Ireland Genealogy Research

Government sites	General sites	Personal sites	Organisations	Researchers
Newspapers	Church sites	Map sites	Commercial sites	Australian Sites
New Zealand Sites	DNA sites

Top 'Must See' sites

new website available from April 2014 for civil registration info & certificates from General Register, Belfast (like ScotlandsPeople)	https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/ (you need to purchase £4 worth of credits to get access to the second level then you can search for hours)
indexes to births, deaths and marriages- civil & church	https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927084
ordering certificates from their site info through LDS	http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Photoduplication_Services
ordering a birth, death or marriage certificate	https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/ordering-life-event-certificates tiny URL http://tinyurl.com/dxlkt86 (15 pounds in 2013- not marriages before 1922 ) & http://www.groireland.ie/apply_for_a_cert.htm or http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/find_a_service/bdm/certificates_ie (births & marriages before 1921) - 10 euros in 2011
information on civil registration	https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ireland_Civil_Registration
1901 & 1911 Census	http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie
1863 land records, Griffiths Valuations	http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml
Griffiths Valuations Revisitations 1864 to 1933- search by townland name only	http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/val12b.htm or http://goo.gl/c1EYPR http://goo.gl/BMr1hN)
land records 1823-1838, Tithe Books	http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
land records, Freeholders c. 1800	https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-freeholders-records
1901 & 1911 Census; Soldiers' Wills 1914-1918 & Tithe Applotment Books (land records) 1823-1838; Census survivals for 1821-51, Census Search forms for 1841-51,, and the Calendars of Wills and Administrations from 1858 to 1922. From 15 September 2016, you can access six major new record series on this site: Prerogative and diocesan copies of some wills and indexes to others, 1596 – 1858; Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds Indexes, 1623 – 1866; Catholic qualification & convert rolls, 1700 – 1845; Valuation Office house, field, tenure and quarto books 1824 – 1856; Shipping agreements and crew lists, 1863 – 1921; Will Registers 1858 – 1900	http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/
Will indexes pre 1858	https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/search-archives-online/name-search
Will Calendar indexes 1858- 1920- Belfast & Dublin Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1858 - 1920- Dublin	http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars.htm https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921305 http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/home.jsp
Post Office & Trade Directories 1819- 1900	http://streetdirectories.proni.gov.uk/
Public Records online Catalogue	https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-ecatalogue
Church records available in PRONI	http://www.proni.gov.uk/guide_to_church_records.pdf
Townland maps- modern, 1830 or 1850	http://www.placenamesni.org/placenamesniviewer/map.phtml
Irish Wills 1484-1858 & other records ; pay-per-view	http://www.origins.net/help/aboutio-wills.aspx
birth & marriage records; estate, prison & miltary records, wills & directories	http://www.findmypast.ie
free BDMs, Tithe Books, Griffiths, church & military records	http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
birth & marriage records; pay-per-view with free indexes	http://www.ancestryireland.com/
Irish Family History Foundation ; free indexes- BDMs & church records (non-profit organistation) ; new pricing in Sep 2014- a one-month subscription costs €25/£20/$32; a six-month sub costs €125/£98/$161; and a one-year sub costs €225/£177/$289	http://www.rootsireland.ie/
birth & marriage records; pay-per-view from 1846 with free indexes	http://www.emeraldancestors.com
original Catholic parish registers - not indexed	http://registers.nli.ie/
pay-per-view access to lots of records	http://www.ancestry.co.uk

Government Departments & Libraries & Museums & Universities

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/general-register-office-northern-ireland NISRA Colby House Stranmillis Court Belfast BT9 5RR Phone: 0300 200 7890 (028 9151 3101 if calling from outside Northern Ireland, +44 2891 513 101 if outside the UK) Email: [email protected]	General Records Office ;ordering BDM certificates
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/public-record-office-northern-ireland 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter Belfast BT3 9HQ Phone: 028 9053 4800; Fax: 028 9025 5999 Email: [email protected]	Public Record Office, Belfast
http://www.nationalarchives.ie http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/	National Archives in Bishop St, Dublin 8
www.nationalarchives.ie/search01.html	location of civil registration records, church registers (Church of Ireland pre 1870 & Catholic up to 1880 & transportation records
http://www.nli.ie http://wwwnli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx	National Library of Ireland
www.groireland.ie or Fax Dublin 6711243 http://www.groireland.ie/apply_for_a_cert.htm	General Register Office, Joyce House, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2; BDMs before 1921 full certificate 10 euros or photocopy of register for 6 euros
http://www.birthsdeathsmarriages.ie/	ordering records from 1864 for the South
http://www.1641.tcd.ie/	Trinity College, Dublin- lots of resources including depositions from 1641 Rebellion -187 for Co. Down
http://www.placenamesni.org/	Queens University Project for place names + maps
www.ucd.ie/~library/	University College Dublin- Library catalogue for interlibrary loans
www.qub.ac.uk/lib/	Queens University, Belfast- Library catalogue
http://www.dippam.ac.uk/	Queens University, Belfast- British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland 1800-1922; Emigration Database/ emigrant letters, newspaper extracts
www.linenhall.com http://www.postcardsireland.com/postcard/carrowdore-castle	Linenhall Library of Belfast; online catalogue access to Linenhall Library - old postcard collection
http://www.iar.ie/	Irish Archives Resource- information about archival collections open for public research
www.banbridgegenealogy.com or info@banbridge genealogy.com or [email protected]	Jason Diamond is the contact at Banbridge Genealogy Services; phone 028 4062 3322
www.archives.ie/archives.htm	List of archives available in Ireland
http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.content/en/find/residential/residential_numbers.publisha http://www.whitepages.co.uk/white-pages-northern-ireland/	Northern Ireland Telephone Directory
http://www.eircomphonebook.ie http://www.goldenpages.ie/	Phone book for Republic of Ireland
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/	Scottish records
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/search01.html	Ireland to Australia- transportation records
http://www.bagenalscastle.com/ancestry/index.htm http://www.louthnewryarchives.ie/	Newry research indexes
http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/resarchives-io.htm	various county records offices
http://www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Newry.php	directories & Griffiths Valuations
http://www.logainm.ie/?uiLang=en	Place Names Gazeteer; translates Irish/English
http://www.eppi.ac.uk/eppi/digbib/ssearch	British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland 1801-1922; lots of surnames
http://www.bvph-museum.com/	Bann Valley Pre-History Museum, Banbridge heritage project
http://www.newryandmourne.gov.uk/tourism/attractions/heritage/burren_heritage.asp	Burren Heritage centre- Newry
http://www.downcountymuseum.com/template.aspx?pid=213&area=1&aName=Home	Down County Museum in Downpatrick
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/grosse-ile-immigration/index-e.html	Immigrants to Canada & USA 1832-1930 -quarantine station
http://www.ards-council.gov.uk/services/births-deaths-and-marriages.php	Newtownards Council offices, 2 Church Street, Newtownards, BT23 4AP, Tel: 028 9182 4003, office is open from M-F, 9am to 12.30 pm and from 2pm to 4pm.
http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/cemeteries/index.asp	gravestones inscriptions from several Belfast cemeteries
http://archives.gnb.ca/Irish/Databases/Letters/FindingAidViewer.aspx?culture	Emigrant letters from Canada
http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents	Irish Land Commission papers c. 1893-1920
http://www.findmypast.co.uk	British Army service records (1760-1915)
http://www.librariesni.org.uk/libraries/downpatrick-library/	Downpatrick Library with links to other N. Ireland Libraries
http://universitystory.gla.ac.uk/search/	List of graduates to 1912
http://ourheroes.southdublinlibraries.ie/about	World War One lists of Irish soldiers in British Army

General Sites dealing with Co. Down

http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?freesearch	pay-per-view gravestones with free indexes
http://www.mausolea-monuments.org.uk/home.php?admin_page=gaz_text	photos & inscriptions of mausoleums not in published gravestones
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/headstones.htm	some graveyards covered for photos & inscriptions
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~registryofdeeds/index.html	Registry of Dublin Deeds & Marriage Settlements
http://www.northdowntourism.com/Things-to-see---do/Heritage---Culture-no-links/Historic-Sites-%281%29/Ulster-Scots-genealogy.aspx	For those with Ulster Scots ancestry
http://www.placenamesni.org/	help in finding townland names in Northern Ireland & fragments of
http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/ http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/TOWNLAND/town.html	help in finding townland names in Ireland & fragments of
www.ukgid.com/	useful links & a family finding notice board
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/show_homepage.do	land records- Griffith's Valuations of 1863 with corresponding maps
http://www.failteromhat.com/	land records- Griffiths Valuations 1863 in parish lists ; Post Office Directories & lots of Co. Cork info ; 1796 Spinning Wheel/flax grants
http://www.irishfamilyresearch.co.uk/	pay-per-view site with Post Office Directories & some gravestones
www.nifhs.org	North of Ireland Family History Society
www.tiara.ie	useful information & links
home.clear.net.nz/pages/nzsoghamilton/ireland.htm	useful information & links
http://www.igp-web.com/down/index.htm http://www.igp-web.com/down/Resources.htm http://www.igp-web.com/down/Emigration.htm http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/down/index.htm	Fiona Jones' Co. Down Mailing List site- useful information, lookups & links & passenger lists locations ; Gary Caldwell, coordinator of the Co. Down site where you can leave records for others.
www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/DOW/index.html	useful information & links
www.CyndisList.com/ireland.htm	useful information & links
http://www.lurganancestry.com/	any one with ancestors in the Lurgan area- over 20,000 names
sites.rootsweb.com/~genclass/ireland/ldsfilms.html	shows the film numbers for parish records that are available
www.borderreivers.co.uk/	Many Co. Down people came from the border region of Scotland & England- check out the Surnames List
http://www.belfastforum.co.uk	Try the Genealogy section if you have questions to ask about Belfast ancestors
http://armagh.brsgenealogy.com/	Co. Armagh BDMs- pay-per-view
http://www.originsnetwork.com/Welcome.aspx	pay-per-view databases including Griffiths Valuations of 1863
http://www.origins.net/IOWelcome.aspx http://www.irishorigins.com/	a variety of resources for the whole of Ireland
http://www.regiments.org or http://www.irishhistoryonline.ie	tracing ancestors with army links
http://www.glenravel.com/	Belfast site including Clifton Street Cemetery photos & inscriptions
http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free-pages.php	Research service company with some free archives including passenger lists
http://www.hidden-gems.eu/index.html	Federation for Ulster Local Studies and the Federation of Local History Societies to draw attention to and celebrate some of the lesser known but interesting places and buildings in Ireland
http://thepeerage.com/index.htm	Prominent people of Co. Down
http://books.google.com	Names of Irish Passengers to America By O'Laughlin c. 1812
http://books.google.com/books?id=HksROk0ViAEC&pg=PA9&dq=Jane+Raleigh+Baxter,+Newry&ei=CvMOTL-ZLIfMkwTBpKX4CQ&cd=2#v=onepage&q=Jane%20Raleigh%20Baxter%2C%20Newry&f=false
http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/irish/removals.htm	Poor Irish people removed from Liverpool UK c. 1859- 1878
http://www.theshipslist.com	ships' information & passenger lists
http://www.nyarrivals.com/	passenger arrivals into New York
http://www.coastguardsofyesteryear.org/news.php	help with coastguard ancestors
http://www.irishfamilyresearch.co.uk/EssentialResource8.htm & http://www.workhouses.org.uk/	Workhouse information
http://www.ulsterwarmemorials.net/html/county_down.html	War Memorial information, locations & name
http://www.irishmariners.ie/index.php	Irish merchant seaman index 1918-1921
http://www.findmypast.co.uk	militia service records 1806-1915
http://histfam.familysearch.org/famsearchform.php	important site for Newry researchers with old records ; select Ireland, Newry
http://www.irelandxo.com/	The Ireland Reaching Out (IrelandXO) programme is based on a simple idea; instead of waiting for people of Irish descent to trace their roots, we go the other way. Working through voluntary effort at a townland, village and parish level in Ireland, we identify who left those areas, & trace them & their descendants worldwide; offers a free service and it is a not forprofit organisation.

Personal sites dealing with Co. Down

http://www.billcardwell.co.uk/	Bill Cardwell's gravestone photos site; NE Co Down
http://www.northdownroots.co.uk/index.html	Heather Steele's collection for Bangor, Donaghadee, Holywood & Newtownards
www.globaldialog.com/~nkr	Newry, Kilkeel & Banbridge information
www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com/	Raymond Kelly's; Banbridge,Dromara, Dromore & Kilkeel information
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36	Jean McCarthy's site; Some Newtownards, Belfast & Banbridge 1901 Census +
www.from-ireland.net/contents/downconts.htm	Jane Lyon's useful Co. Down information site
http://www.from-ireland.net/dow/down.htm	Jane Lyon's list of where Estate records are kept
www.fipacian.com/MinersofMourne.htm	Fiona's site for the Mourne/Kilkeel area
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/index.htm	Belfast & Co Down Trade & Post Office Directories 1805- 1907
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~meaneypj/index.htm	Peter Meaney's site focusing on Newcastle , Kilbroney, Kilkeel, Newry area
http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/5835	1000s of photographs of Co. Down & Ireland
http://mbphotography.fotopic.net/	Bill and Michelle's Northern Ireland picture gallery
http://www.irishmariners.ie/	Irish Merchant seaman 1918-1921
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~econnolly/rohsdgw/royalirishrifles/ririflesbat13.html	Royal Irish Rifles- soldiers who died in 1st World War

Organisations

http://www.ancestryireland.com/database.php	Ulster Historical Socety's BDM's- free BDM index then pay to view certificate
http://www.emeraldancestors.com/index.asp	Northern Ireland-freeBDM index then pay to view certificate
archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/NIR-DOWN	archives of the Co. Down newsgroup-why not join?
http://www.dromarahistorygroup.com	Dromara Local History Group
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/frame_800.cfm	gravestones on pay per view basis
http://freespace.virgin.net/mp.hearth/publicsIndex.html	Ulster Architectural Society; very good information on historic buildings
www.geocities.com/crossgarwi	Crossgar (Kilmore parish) Women’s Institute page
www.acquiweb.com/comber	Comber town's own web page
www.ballynahinchregeneration.org/homep.htm	Local page for Ballynahinch with links
www.nifhs.org	North of Ireland Family History Society- 2 journals per year; a research service available
http://www.lisburn.com/books/historical_society/historicalsociety.html	early Journals of Lisburn Historical Society
http://www.castlegarden.org http://www.stevemorse.org/	passengers to USA before Ellis Island personal site with links to Castle Garden & Ellis Island passenger lists
http://www.dunbrody.com/database2.php	Ellis Island;original passenger lists of ships, which sailed from Ireland and the UK.
https://www.familyrelatives.org/treequest/jsp/customer/index.jsp	Irish immigrants to New York during famine years- free but need to register
http://www.ancestorsonboard.com	free indexes with pay-per-view details- ships out of UK ports from 1890
http://www.regiments.org/regiments/rgtirish.htm	Irish Regiments
http://www.irishhistoryonline.ie/	Irish history
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php	Ordnance Survey site for photos of everywhere
http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/?redirurl=calculators/ppoweruk/	converting old pounds to today's value
http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/	1901 census Kilkeel; some gravestones & newspapers & church records
http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free-pages.php	Passenger Lists and much more
http://www.ardsforum.com/	a community based forum Newtownards area
http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm	Irish convicts to Australia 1791-1834
http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/	Bios of famous Ulster folk
http://ulster.failteromhat.com/defenceunion.htm	Members of Ulster Defence Union in 1893
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/passengerListPersonSearchStart.action?redef=0	Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960; free indexes then pay-per-view
http://www.ancestry.com/ http://www.ancestry.co.uk	Passenger lists; free indexes then pay-per-view Belfast Newsletter 1738-1925 ; Dublin Probate & Marriage Licence Index 1270-1858
http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/ http://www.archive.org/details/hamiltonmanuscri00belf	The Plantation of Ulster by Scots 1606-1610 with James Hamilton & Hugh Montgomery
http://www.genealogybranches.com/irishpassengerlists/ships.html	Passenger Ships from Ireland to America 1732-1749 - no passenger lists
http://www.geograph.ie/	People placing their own photos onto map of Ireland
http://www.searchforancestors.com/locality/ireland/census1851/	It's mainly Co. Antrim but some Co. Down people
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1633 http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1262	Irish who died in the 1sr World War 1914-1918 & the War Medal Rolls
http://www.irishfamilyresearch.co.uk/	Subscription site with Memorials of The Dead 1500s-1910 & Will Indexes 1536-1810
http://www.irish-freemasons.org/	Irish Freemasons
https://sites.google.com/site/ourheroesinmemoriam/belfast-ww1-roll-of-honour	Belfast 1st World War dead

Researchers

http://www.ulsterancestree.com	Janet Abernethy from Craigavad , Holywood (recommended by others)
http://www.familyulster.com or [email protected]	Brians Watson's research organisation ( recommended by others)
[email protected]	Sean McCartan - I've seen recommendations
http://www.forrestresearchservices.com/ [email protected]	Bob Forrest can research at PRONI & Belfast Newsletter for all of Ulster with free database for church records in Limavady & the Roe Valley area, Co Londonderry
http://www.ballynagarrick.net/ulsterancestors email: [email protected]	Heather Flanders at Ulster Ancestors;covers the six counties of Northern Ireland- I've had recommendations
[email protected] www.historicalresearchassociates.com	Joan Philipson (BA Hons) & Jennifer Irwin (BA Hons); Glen Cottage, Glenmachan Rd, Belfast BT4 2NP
http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ [email protected]	Genealogy and family history research in Northern Ireland (Members of the Association of Professional Genealogists)
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/about_proni/freedom_of_information/proni_search_service.htm	specific searches in church, census & land records; £13.30 per item
www.ancestryireland.com 12 College Square East, Belfast. BT1 6DD; Tel 028 9033 2288	Ulster Historical Foundation; research service & some databases

Newspapers

for a list of newspaper holdings in Downpatrick Heritage Library - click here

www.ireland.com	Irish Times newspaper site; try the Ancestors icon
www.thedownrecorder.com	Down Recorder newspaper; try the Country Diary icon; started 1836
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk	Belfast Telegraph newspaper; local news
www.irishnews.com http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/	Irish News newspaper; local news; from 1763
http://www.ulsternet-ni.co.uk	The Outlook newspaper- circulating in south, east & west Co Down
www.ucs.usl.edu/bnl/ www.ucs.louisiana.edu/bnl/Main.html	Belfast newsletter with index 1737-1800
http://www.spectatornewspapers.co.uk/	Co Down Spectator with links to Newtownards Chronicle
http://irishnewspaperarchives.com/	Irish newspapers archive- pay per view on some sections
[email protected]	Mourne Observer newspaper, The Roundabout, Castlewellan Rd, Newcastle BT33 0JX ; Fax 4372 4566; since 1949
http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/	Belfast Gazette- government notices from 1921
http://www.immigrantships.net/newsarticles/ireland1700_1819.html	Immigrant ships mentioned in newspapers
[email protected]	Newtownards Chronicle started 1873
http://www.banbridgechronicle.com/	out of Banbridge since 1870
http://www.irelandoldnews.com	18th & 19th century newspapers with death notice index 54,000 names
http://www.irishtimes.com/search/index	from 1859 but subscription of 10 euros for 24 hours or 26 euros for a week
http://www.nli.ie/en/catalogues-and-databases-printed-newspapers.aspx	Northern Ireland newspapers including Newtownards Spectator & Donaghadee Review
http://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk	65 million newspaper stories digitised; free indexes but access fees apply

Church Sites

http://www.presbyterianireland.org/about/records.html http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/Old/presbrecs.html	Presbyterian Church sites ; records kept at HQ at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Assembly Buildings , Fisherwick Place, Belfast
http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com/index.php?id=library http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com/index.php?id=44	Presbyterian Historical Society; Holds some Presbyterian records but mainly on its ministers; a list of the church records it holds
http://www.nspresbyterian.org	Non Subscribing Presbyterian
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofcongreg00kill/historyofcongreg00kill	History of various Presbyterian Congregations & lists of ministers
www.ireland.anglican.org/home.html & http://www.ireland.anglican.org/dioceses/down/downparishes.html http://ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=about&id=42 http://www.downanddromore.org http://www.ireland.anglican.org/library/libroots.html	Church of Ireland sites
https://beta.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/registers/ParishRegisters/PARISHREGISTERS.pdf	Church of Ireland parish records available
http://irelandgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/Old/parishes.html	Catholic Church sites
http://www.4ni.co.uk/listing.asp?cat=126&style=0&mb=330970&level1=27#here	addresses & phone numbers of Church of Ireland rectors
http://www.lisburn.com/books/huguenots/huguenots_5.html	Huguenots who came to Lisburn area from France & Holland in 1600s
http://www.proni.gov.uk/guide_to_church_records.pdf	Church records held by Public Records, Belfast

Maps

http://maps.osi.ie/	similar to google maps- modern streets shown
http://staging.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_start.php	Griffiths Valuation maps & original images showing acreage & landlord's name
http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,600000,750000,0	Ordnance Survey interactive maps - zoom in
http://ireland.kiwicelts.com/irishMap/ireMap.html	shows streets in each parish
members.fortunecity.com/walshdw	History of Ireland through maps
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tomals/Irish_maps_of_S_Lewis_1839.htm	Maps from 1839 of each county in Ireland
www.countydown.com/down_map.htm	map showing main towns in Co Down & some information
http://www.eneclann.ie/acatalog/Historic_Maps.html	historic maps
http://www.pasthomes.com/index.php?aid=304	townland maps
http://www.geograph.org.uk/	maps & photos
http://www.gridreference.ie/	modern interactive maps with most street names
http://www.multimap.com/	modern maps

Commercial sites

http://billhaggan.smugmug.com/	Bill Haggan's photos of Northern Ireland
http://www.jamesgmiles.com	artwork of Co Down for viewing & sale
http://www.northernirelandreflections.com/	personal photos taken for you of any place in Ulster
http://www.heritagephotoni.co.uk/	photographic packages of your old family home, church, school and scenic and any other places of family significance
http://www.ihpc.ie/ihpc/main/Home.asp	Irish Historical Picture Postcard Company- old photos of towns/ villages for sale

Australian sites

http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/bdm_fh.html http://www.transcriptions.com.au/	New South Wales BDMs records
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/	New South Wales - convicts, passenger lists, wills
http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/default.aspx http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au	Western Australia BDMs
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/IndexSearch.htm http://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/Indexes/Pages/Default.aspx	Queensland BDMs & records
http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/servlet/bdm_home	Victoria BDMs records available for a fee
http://www.dvc.vic.gov.au/bdm.htm	Victorian BDMs
http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/default.asp	Victorian Records- passenger lists
http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/	South Australian records
http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/generic/convict-records-online	Tasmanian convict records
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/	Ryerson Indexes of death notices from newspapers
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/Login.htm	National Archives -mainly before 1900
http://www.coraweb.com.au/bdmau.htm	information of records from all states
http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/con-wa9.html	Convict database
http://www.downcountymuseum.com/prisonersaus.aspx	Irish convicts from Co. Down to Australia
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/transportation/search01.html	Irish convicts to Australia 1788-1868 database
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home	Historical newspapers 1803-1954
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?l-category=Family+Notices	National Library digitised newspapers

New Zealand sites

http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/Home/ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/	online births, deaths & marriages
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/	New Zealand Archives
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast	contains many Co. Down immigrants
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff	passenger lists
http://bdmonline.dia.govt.nz	free births, deaths & marriages
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Resources/NewZealand/History/FamilyHistory/Cemeteries/ http://www.timaru.govt.nz/cemetery-database2.html	Cemetery details
http://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/marriagesdatabase.htm	Presbyterian marriages
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1609792	incoming passengers 1855-1973

U.K. important sites

http://www1911census.co.uk	1901 Census of U.K. with free indexes but pay-per-view detail
http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?skin=profeb&lng=en	Welsh Wills 14th century to 1858
http://lan-opc.org.uk/	Lancashire Parish Registers- free
http://www.freebdm.org.uk	free acess to civil registration indexes 1837+
http://www.ancestry.co.uk	BDM records; census 1841-1911; military records
http://www.findmypast.co.uk	BDM records; parish records ;census 1841-1911; military records
http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk	BDM records; parish records ; census 1841-1911; military records
http://www.scotlandspeople.co.uk	BDM records; parish records ; census 1841-1901; wills
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk	leave your FH tree and see if anyone matches
http://www.myheritage.com
http://www.freebdm.org.uk	free access to BDMs
http://www.192.com	finding today's missing relatives in directories
http://www.thephonebook.bt.com	today's phone book
http://tinyurl.com/a7fxqg3	Ancestry's British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
http://tinyurl.com/b9sy5j4	Ancestry's British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
http://tinyurl.com/alprrdz	Ancestry's British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
http://tinyurl.com/aqn3xrk	Ancestry's Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920
http://tinyurl.com/ad3qmr8	Ancestry's Citations of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-1920

DNA sites

http://dnaheritage.com	DNA Heritage
http://dna,ancestry.com	Ancestry DNA tests
http://www.familygenetics.co.uk	family genetics
http://www.africanancestry.com	African Ancestry
http://familytreedna.com	Family Tree DNA

Try a google.com search for everything else.

by Ros Davies