I've pointed out various web sites to visit but it appears I've omitted to mention the places in Belfast where you can go to get information about the ancestors you are researching.
Here's a list of addresses:
Belfast Central Library - Newspaper LibraryGround Floor, Library Street, Belfast BT1 1 EA Phone: (028) 9050 9117 Fax: (028) 9033 2189
Belfast Central Library - Ulster and Irish Studies Royal Avenue, Belfast BT1 1 EA Phone: 028 9050 9199 Fax: 028 9033 2819 Email:
[email protected] Belfast City Hall Registrar's Office. Phone: 028 9027 0274.
The office has an archive of almost 4000 Belfast marriage registers from 1845, which you can also get from the registrar’s office if you know the exact date and place of the marriage.
GRONI, Oxford House, 49 - 55 Chicester Street, Belfast BT1 4HL
Tel: (048) 9025 2000 Fax: (048) 9025 2044 Email:
[email protected] LDS Family History Centre, 403, Holywood Road, Belfast BT4 2GU Tel: (028) 9076 8250
When planning a visit, it is advisable to make arrangements in advance.
The Genealogy Library is open Wednesdays and Thursdays - 10.00 to 16.00 and on Saturdays: 09.00 - 13.00
Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast BT1 5GB
Phone: +44 (0)28 9032 1707 Fax: +44 (0)28 9043 8586 Email:
[email protected] North of Ireland Family History Society Library, Mount Masonic Centre, 45, Park Avenue, Belfast, BT4 1PU. The Library and Office are on the upper floor, turn right at the top of the stairs and the library is on the right hand side of corridor. Opening Hours: Saturday ...10:30 - 12:30 Wednesday 10:30 - 12:30
The Police Museum, PSNI Headquarters, 65, Knock Road, Belfast BT5 Phone: (028) 9065 0222 ext: 22499
The Museum holds microfilm copies of the Royal Irish Constabulary service records 1822-1922, the originals of which are held at the Public Record Office at Kew in London.
The Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast BT1 6DW,
PRONI, 66, Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY Tel: (028) 9025 5891 Fax: (028) 9025 5999
Ulster Historical Foundation, Unit 7, Cotton Court, Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2ED, Phonel: (028) 9033 2288 .