Catholic Records

Why was my ancestor’s baptism (or marriage) recorded twice?

Posted on 18 March 2017by M.C. Moran

In searching for your ancestors’ Catholic church records, the most common problem you’ll encounter is that you cannot find a…

Posted on 23 May 2016by M.C. Moran

The NLI’s Catholic Parish Registers is pretty much the most amazing Irish genealogy site I have yet to come across….

Posted on 26 August 2015by M.C. Moran

Looking for a Catholic parish in the province of Québec? Check out the Drouin Institute’s very handy Carte des paroisses catholiques du…

Posted on 6 May 2015by M.C. Moran

Of the three types of Roman Catholic records most commonly used for genealogical purposes (baptismal, marriage, and burial), marriage records…

Posted on 6 May 2015by M.C. Moran

The National Library of Ireland’s Catholic Parish Registers Digitisation Project is scheduled to launch on 8 July 2015 (see Catholic…

Posted on 28 April 2015by M.C. Moran

If you’re looking for Catholic ancestors in the Bytown/Ottawa area and beyond (see below), you will probably (and by “probably”…

Posted on 25 April 2015by M.C. Moran

As I’ve mentioned before, 19th-century Roman Catholic burial records did not generally record a cause of death for the deceased,…

Posted on 25 April 2015by M.C. Moran

Coming up: some search tips for the parish register of Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa. An unwieldy parish register (full of…