Ancestry adds three new collections from Guinness, Ireland

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added the following new collections relating to Ireland:

Ireland, Dublin Coopers Society and Brewers' Guild Records, 1702-1945
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62587/
Source: Dublin Coopers Guild and the Brewers' Guild of Dublin. Dublin, Ireland: The Guinness Archives.

This collection includes an index of the membership of the Dublin Coopers Guild in Ireland, between 1765 and 1945 and minute books from the Brewers´ Guild of Dublin and Coopers' Guild. Notations about individual members were entered in handwritten indexes. The entries were made in alphabetical order based on the member's last name. Images of the original documents are available.

Using this collection

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Place of residence
• Residence date
• Death date

This index can be used to confirm whether your ancestor was a member of the Coopers and Brewers Guild in Dublin, Ireland, at a specific point in time. The index also can be used to confirm where your ancestor lived when they were in the guild and possibly also the date they died.


Ireland, Guinness Trade Ledgers, 1860-1960
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62562/
Source: Guinness Trade Ledgers. Dublin, Ireland: Guinness Storehouse.

This collection contains images of trade ledgers produced by the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, Ireland, and England between 1860 and 1960. The brewery's sales and personnel records were kept in printed ledger books. Entries were often handwritten during the earlier years included in the collection, and as the years progressed, the ledger entries were typed.

Using this collection

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Employment date
• Business Place

The records in this collection can be used to verify that your ancestor did business with the Guinness Brewery at a particular location and time. The records also may be useful for someone researching the financial history of Guinness Brewery.


Ireland, Guinness Employee Records, 1799-1939
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62561/
Source: Employee Records. Dublin, Ireland: Guinness Archive.

This collection contains images of employee records from the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, Ireland, between 1799 and 1939. Records of employee activities were kept in printed log books with entries typically handwritten. The information in the records includes key dates in the lives of employees and information about their relatives.

Using this collection

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Gender
• Marital status
• Birth date and place
• Marriage date
• Age at employment
• Employment dates
• Death date
• Street address
• Occupation
• Location of employment
• Spouse’s name, birth date, and age
• Names, ages, and relationships of up to four relatives

This collection can be used to verify that your ancestor worked for the Guinness Brewery at a particular location and time. The information in the records also can be used to confirm the vital dates of your ancestor’s life and add your ancestor’s spouse and relatives to your family history.

This collection contains several different types of records, such as wage books, authorization logs, and next of kin records, that can tell you when and how a person worked for Guinness and the events recorded by the company. These records can allow you to confirm details about your ancestor’s life that may have also been pertinent to their employer.

Some images have been redacted or removed to protect the privacy of those still alive in accordance with local laws. Some indexes may not include all information as originally recorded, where it is unavailable due to privacy laws.


In addition, Ancestry has also added the following:

Ireland, 2nd and 3rd Edition Map, 1899-1905
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62575/
Source: Ireland, 2nd and 3rd Edition Map, 1899-1905. Kent, England: Cassini Historical Maps.

This collection contains images of second- and third-edition Ordnance Survey maps of Ireland produced between 1899 and 1905. The maps use a scale in which one inch equals a mile, and they were based on previous maps that used a larger scale. The maps show details of cities and villages, roads, railroads, and topographical information.

Using this collection

Records in the collection may contain the following information:

• Name of county
• Name of town
• Name of parish
• Map scale
• Map images
• Survey date
• Publication date
• Revision date
• Railway lines
• Topographic information

UK, Imperial Gazetteer Maps, 1900
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62577/
Source: UK, Imperial Gazetteer Maps, 1900. Kent, England: Cassini Historical Maps.

This collection contains images of imperial gazetteer maps of the United Kingdom published in 1900. Gazetteers were geographical directories that included information about places and place names. They were intended to be used in conjunction with a map or atlas. Gazetteers provided information about the geography of the region they covered, combining social statistics with content on natural elements, like mountains and waterways, and man-made elements like roads and railroads.

Using this collection

Records in the collection may contain the following information:

• County name
• Town name
• Parish name
• Map scale
• Map images
• Survey date
• Publication date
• Revision date
• Railway lines
• Topographic information

Further details available via the links.

 

Chris 

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