Birth certificate for birth 1859 in the workhouse dungannon

[tomy]

Hi guys,been away for a while and really need an incentive to get back into it.i have a date of birth for 1859 in the workhouse in dungannon and I have both parents names,where is the best place to get a copy of this birth certificate,I know I may have to pay for it so any suggestions.thanks for looking.

[Sinann]

Civil Registration of births started 1 January 1864.
http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-civil-registration.html

[josey]

What other information are you looking for - you have the date & place of birth also the parents' names...

You may be able to find a baptism which will give you sponsors' names which will indicate possible other family members. If the family were RC the parish registers are available to browse at http://registers.nli.ie/

[tomy]

Thanks for the lead josey, managed to locate the baptism but can't  make out the signatures and as the witnesses may have come from the workhouse they may not be family anyway.

As the civil registration of births began in 1863 is there any way a birth certificate from 1859 could be located?cheers

[athacliath62]

Thanks for the lead josey, managed to locate the baptism but can't  make out the signatures and as the witnesses may have come from the workhouse they may not be family anyway.

As the civil registration of births began in 1863 is there any way a birth certificate from 1859 could be located?cheers

a birth cert is a civil record - so no, the only option is a church record, i.e. baptism

[tomy]

If a child was born in dungannon workhouse what rc church might they be baptised in.thanks again if you can help.

[Sinann]

I for one am confused.

Thanks for the lead josey, managed to locate the baptism but can't  make out the signatures and as the witnesses may have come from the workhouse they may not be family anyway.

If a child was born in dungannon workhouse what rc church might they be baptised in.thanks again if you can help.

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
    Like Sinann I am a bit confused. However in the workhouse religious services were held in the dining room for each religion but at different times. each religion had a local priest or minister appointed to the workhouse so I assume any baptism would have been held there and recorded in the workhouse records.

[athacliath62]

I think in most cases recorded in the parish the priest was based in