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County Down is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. Previously known as County St Mirren, The granite Mountains of Mourne are a feature in this mainly agricultural area.
  
  
  
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==Resources==
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'''Primary Reference Links'''
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*[http://www.ancestryireland.com/1022.0.html Ancestry Ireland]
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ County Down, Northern Ireland GenWeb Project]
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*[http://www.nifhs.org/links.htm North of Ireland Family History Society]
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'''Countwide Interest'''
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*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CountyDownGenealogy/ County Down Genealogy Forum]
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*[http://www.igp-web.com/down/ County Down - Ireland Genealogy Projects]
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*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/ County Down Resources & Links]
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*[http://www.downcountymuseum.com Down County Museum]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meaneypj/Co_Down_Stuff/Co_Down_Stuff.htm Peter J. Meaney's County Down Stuff]
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*[http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com/ Raymond's County Down Website]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/ Ros Davies' County Down Genealogy Research Site]
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*[http://antrimdown.brsgenealogy.com/ Ulster Historical Foundation - Online Databases for Co. Antrim & Co. Down]
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
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*[http://www.belfastfamilies.co.uk/ Belfast Families in 1901 Census]
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*[http://www.belfastfamilyhistory.com/ Belfast Family History]
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*[http://www.castlewellan.org/ The Ins, Outs and Whereabouts of Castlewellan]
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*[http://www.lecalehistory.co.uk/1901/ Lecale Historical Society]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donaghmore1/cover.html Newry, Donaghmore, Loughbrickland & Banbridge Genealogy Site]
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*[http://www.bagenalscastle.com/ancestry/index.htm Newry & Mourne Ancestry]
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*[http://www.newrymemoirs.com/index.html Newry Memoirs]
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*[http://www.louthnewryarchives.ie/ Cross Border Archive Project - Louth/Newry/Mourne]
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'''Maps and Photographs'''
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*[http://oldwarrenpoint.com/index.html Old Warrenpoint]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/WORDS/PhotoIndex.htm Ros Davies' Photo Index for Co. Down]
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==Register Offices==
 
==Register Offices==
  
  
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'''Ards Borough Council''' <br>
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2 Church Street<br>
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Newtownards<br>
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County Down<br>
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BT23 4AP<br><br>
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Tel 028 9182 4000 <br>
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Fax 028 9181 9628 <br>
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[http://www.ards-council.gov.uk/ Website]<br>
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'''Banbridge District Council'''<br>
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Civic Building<br>
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Downshire Road<br>
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Banbridge<br>
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Co Down<br>
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BT32 3JY <br><br>
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Tel 028 4066 0600<br>
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Fax 028 4066 0601 <br>
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Email info@banbridge.gov.uk<br>
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[http://www.banbridge.com/ Website]<br><br>
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'''Down District Council'''<br>
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24 Strangford Road<br>
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Downpatrick<br>
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Co Down<br>
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BT30 6SR <br><br>
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Tel 028 4461 0800 <br>
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Text phone 028 4461 0817 <br>
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Fax 028 4461 0801 <br>
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Email council@downdc.gov.uk <br>
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[http://www.downdc.gov.uk Website] <br><br>
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'''North Down Borough Council'''<br>
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Town Hall<br>
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The Castle<br>
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Bangor<br>
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BT20 4BT <br><br>
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Tel 028 9127 0371 <br>
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Fax 028 9127 1370 <br>
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[http://www.northdown.gov.uk Website] <br><br>
  
==Record Office and Cemetery Lookup Contacts==
 
  
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==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
  
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Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
  
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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
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*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
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*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
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*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
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*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
  
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If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
  
*[http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com/ County Down] includes Newcastle, Banbridge, Dromara, Dromore, Kilkeel, Mourne and Rathfriland areas
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Back to [[Ireland]]
  
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/ Co.Down Genealogy Research Site]
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Latest revision as of 10:04, 11 September 2022

County Down Map (source: Wikipedia)



County Down is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. Previously known as County St Mirren, The granite Mountains of Mourne are a feature in this mainly agricultural area.






Resources

Primary Reference Links


Countwide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs



Register Offices

Ards Borough Council
2 Church Street
Newtownards
County Down
BT23 4AP

Tel 028 9182 4000
Fax 028 9181 9628
Website

Banbridge District Council
Civic Building
Downshire Road
Banbridge
Co Down
BT32 3JY

Tel 028 4066 0600
Fax 028 4066 0601
Email info@banbridge.gov.uk
Website

Down District Council
24 Strangford Road
Downpatrick
Co Down
BT30 6SR

Tel 028 4461 0800
Text phone 028 4461 0817
Fax 028 4461 0801
Email council@downdc.gov.uk
Website

North Down Borough Council
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT

Tel 028 9127 0371
Fax 028 9127 1370
Website


Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



Back to Northern Ireland

Back to Ireland

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