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A guide to tracing your Sligo ancestors
- Title
- A guide to tracing your Sligo ancestors / James G. Ryan.
- Author
- Ryan, James G., 1950-
- Publication
- Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland : Flyleaf Press, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | ARX (Sligo) 14-4060 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 160 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- Sligo's population of about 60,000 in 1792 rose to over 180,000 by the mid 1800s when trade was dominated by the flax, wool and linen industries serving the textile trade. This book sets out the records available for Sligo, where they can be accessed, and how they can be used to best effect in tracing Sligo families.
- Alternative Title
- Tracing your Sligo ancestors
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Administrative divisions and maps -- Civil registration -- Censuses and census substitutes -- Church records -- Land and estate records -- Wills, administrations and marriage licences -- Commercial and social directories -- Family names and histories -- Newspapers -- Gravestone inscriptions -- Further reading and miscellaneous sources -- Archive and Internet information.
- Call Number
- ARX (Sligo) 14-4060
- ISBN
- 9781907990045 (pbk.)
- 1907990046 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 816169355
- Author
- Ryan, James G., 1950- author.
- Title
- A guide to tracing your Sligo ancestors / James G. Ryan.
- Publisher
- Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland : Flyleaf Press, 2012.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Cover Title
- Tracing your Sligo ancestors
- Research Call Number
- ARX (Sligo) 14-4060