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To check on whether your relatives lived in West, North or South Belfast, you should supply as much information as possible to ensure that the correct record can be found. The information required in order of importance is:

1.    Surname and forenames of relative.

2.    Surname and forenames of mother / father / husband / wife / brothers / sisters.

3.    Religion (be specific if possible e.g. Presbyterian, Methodist, R. Catholic).

4.    Approximate age in 1901.

5.    Town, County or Country of Birth

For example, there are 1819 Smith/Smyths listed. There are 83 Mary Smiths and 100 John Smiths. Of these, 40 Johns are married and 7 Johns are married to Mary. 3 of the couples are Presbyterian, 2 are Roman Catholic and 2 are Church of Ireland. In these examples, it can be seen that more information on ages would be required to select the correct records.

Collect as much detail as possible and  e-mail the information to

check@belfastfamilies.co.uk

The results of the search, whether successful or not, will be returned to you.

If the search has been successful and you would like a full listing (all names, ages, marital status, occupations and places of birth of the people living at that address) with details for checking the microfilm copy at the Northern Ireland Public Records Office, then this can be obtained for a small fee of £20 (to cover research, printing and packaging).

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