Records of Daily Life in Ireland

Monthly Branch Meeting

Records of Daily Life in Ireland, a talk by Chris Paton.

Online event

Records of Daily Life in Ireland by Chris Paton. There are many basic resources available to help us establish the genealogy of our families, but in this talk, family historian Chris Paton looks at many additional record sets exist that document their role and status in society, as well as their fate. These include electoral records (including freeholders lists and absent voters lists), the administration of the poor law and the role of the poorhouse in Ireland, and education records. He will also look at judicial records and the records of law enforcement, and explore a case study of a 19th century murder which unblocked a genealogical brick wall within his own ancestry, pushing the family narrative back to the mid 18th century.

Chris Paton  Originally from Carrickfergus in Co. Antrim, Ayrshire based Chris Paton is an internationally known researcher, author, tutor and lecturer specialising in Scottish and Irish research, and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical Studies from the University of Strathclyde. As well as blogging regularly at Scottish GENES (https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com), Chris has written twenty-three genealogy and history themed books. A Scottish Gaelic speaker, Chris has also previously worked as a documentary maker for the BBC, and as a caseworker/researcher for two members of the Scottish Parliament.

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