Hello again Peggy; You are correct; the Kildress parish records (Church of Ireland), Co. Tyrone, were sent to PRONI, Belfast, for microfilming (this is the same for churches of almost all denominations and their congregations throughout Ulster); this is preferable for local clergy and parish secretaries who are easily overwhelmed with genealogical enquiries from North America. Genealogical research is not their role.
There are no indexes to the expansive Kildress records (and none online at no cost) and to request the staff at PRONI to undertake a complete search would come at a prohibitive cost. Upon request, they will provide a list of accredited researchers who regularly extract data from records for you to contact. . Church of Ireland (and also Presbyterian) records have not been made available to the LDS (PRONI only). For the interest of listers, the PRONI microfilmed Kildress records held in Belfast are: Baptisms 1794-1920 Marriages 1794-1923 Burials 1828-1894 Vestry minutes 1709-1806 Tithes due 1737 Hope this clarifies matters and assists, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: MPGish inQB.<mailto:pbg...@yahoo.ca> Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2017 2:59 PM To: Len Swindley<mailto:len_swind...@hotmail.com>; CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com<mailto:CoTyroneList@cotyroneireland.com> Subject: Follow up to 'How do I access these records, please?' Hi and thank you everyone who has commented. I'm still somewhat confused! Len, am I correct in understanding the only way to see these Church of Ireland records is to visit PRONI in person? Does PRONI have an on-line index where I can check if there are any records for my ancestors? ( or can I hire someone to go there and search? Does anyone know what it costs to have someone do this or does PRONI offer such a service?) Does any company offer theseCh. of I. records on-line by subscription etc., or can I order them in microfilm via the LDS sites? Thank you! Peggy Vancouver Island, BC, Canada (Grandaughter of a Medical Dr. who was born at Unagh near Cookstown and came to Canada 1911.) Thank you, Peggy in Canada pbg...@yahoo.ca (NOT.com)
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