How to claim Irish citizenship - Facebook panel session

From the Irish Family History Centre in Dublin, news of a special panel discussion this Friday from 5-6pm, which may be of interest to anyone wishing to claim Irish citizenship and a passport:

Everyone wants to be Irish, right? 

As a company passionate about our Irish roots we've decided to host an upcoming Live at Five special to discuss citizenship options for those with Irish ancestry.

 

We will be joined by our good friends at Fragomen (a global firm that provides citizenship and immigration services) and EPIC! The Irish Emigration Museum to discuss the process for claiming Irish citizenship. We’ll also share some insights and examples from our experience here at the IFHC and beyond.

 

There will be the chance to win a family history consultation and an eligibility consultation during this not to be missed Live at Five special.

Register for the free event at https://www.facebook.com/events/3279652142358492.

NB: For anyone here in Scotland who may be interested, I have recorded how I claimed my Irish passport in 2016 via a series of blog posts starting at http://britishgenes.blogspot.com/2016/06/claiming-irish-passport-1.html, and which first involved having to get the relevant application form from the Irish consulate at Edinburgh. As I am Irish born, from Northern Ireland, it was relatively straightforward, as indeed it was for my kids, who although born in Scotland, were automatically Irish citizens through the fact that their parents were both Irish (their mother is also from Kilkenny).  

It gets a little trickier if your connection goes back to a grandparent, but you can find more about this at https://www.rootsireland.ie/help/help-civil-records/how-to-apply-for-an-irish-passport/.

Chris

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.

FindmyPast adds Caribbean parish records and UK naturalisation records

Amongst the records released by FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) this week:

St Vincent, St George's baptisms 1765-1820

These are records from St Vincent's most populous parish, St George, dating from 1765, offering date of baptism, name of the person baptised, and parents' names. In some cases you may also find information on parents' occupations, race, and social status (free or enslaved). The original register is now fragile and partially damaged, so the information varies record to record. The records also include the names of many enslaved people on the island, including those of mixed race.


St Vincent, St George's marriages 1765-1820

1,534 marriage records.


Britain, Naturalisations 1844-1990

Almost 100,000 records, of naturalisations granted by the British Home Office.


For further details, and relevant links, visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/st-vincent-naturalisations.

Chris 

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.