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County Down is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. Previously known as County St Mirren, The granite Mountains of Mourne are a feature in this mainly agricultural area.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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==Resources==
 
 
 
 
 
'''Primary Reference Links'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.ancestryireland.com/1022.0.html Ancestry Ireland]
 
 
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow/ County Down, Northern Ireland GenWeb Project]
 
 
 
*[http://www.nifhs.org/links.htm North of Ireland Family History Society]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Countwide Interest'''
 
 
 
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CountyDownGenealogy/ County Down Genealogy Forum]
 
 
 
*[http://www.igp-web.com/down/ County Down - Ireland Genealogy Projects]
 
 
 
*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/ County Down Resources & Links]
 
 
 
*[http://www.downcountymuseum.com Down County Museum]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meaneypj/Co_Down_Stuff/Co_Down_Stuff.htm Peter J. Meaney's County Down Stuff]
 
 
 
*[http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com/ Raymond's County Down Website]
 
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/ Ros Davies' County Down Genealogy Research Site]
 
 
 
*[http://antrimdown.brsgenealogy.com/ Ulster Historical Foundation - Online Databases for Co. Antrim & Co. Down]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
 
 
*[http://www.belfastfamilies.co.uk/ Belfast Families in 1901 Census]
 
  
*[http://www.belfastfamilyhistory.com/ Belfast Family History]  
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*[http://www.lecalehistory.co.uk/1901/ Lecale Historical Society]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donaghmore1/cover.html Newry, Donaghmore, Loughbrickland & Banbridge Genealogy Site]
 
 
*[http://www.bagenalscastle.com/ancestry/index.htm Newry & Mourne Ancestry]
 
 
*[http://www.newrymemoirs.com/index.html Newry Memoirs]
 
 
*[http://www.louthnewryarchives.ie/ Cross Border Archive Project - Louth/Newry/Mourne]
 
 
 
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
*[http://oldwarrenpoint.com/index.html Old Warrenpoint]
 
 
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/WORDS/PhotoIndex.htm Ros Davies' Photo Index for Co. Down]
 
 
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==Register Offices==
 
 
 
'''Ards Borough Council''' <br>
 
2 Church Street<br>
 
Newtownards<br>
 
County Down<br>
 
BT23 4AP<br><br>
 
 
Tel 028 9182 4000 <br>
 
Fax 028 9181 9628 <br>
 
[http://www.ards-council.gov.uk/ Website]<br>
 
 
'''Banbridge District Council'''<br>
 
Civic Building<br>
 
Downshire Road<br>
 
Banbridge<br>
 
Co Down<br>
 
BT32 3JY <br><br>
 
 
Tel 028 4066 0600<br>
 
Fax 028 4066 0601 <br>
 
Email info@banbridge.gov.uk<br>
 
[http://www.banbridge.com/ Website]<br><br>
 
 
'''Down District Council'''<br>
 
24 Strangford Road<br>
 
Downpatrick<br>
 
Co Down<br>
 
BT30 6SR <br><br>
 
Tel 028 4461 0800 <br>
 
Text phone 028 4461 0817 <br>
 
Fax 028 4461 0801 <br>
 
Email council@downdc.gov.uk <br>
 
[http://www.downdc.gov.uk Website] <br><br>
 
 
'''North Down Borough Council'''<br>
 
Town Hall<br>
 
The Castle<br>
 
Bangor<br>
 
BT20 4BT <br><br>
 
Tel 028 9127 0371 <br>
 
Fax 028 9127 1370 <br>
 
[http://www.northdown.gov.uk Website] <br><br>
 
 
 
==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
 
 
Please read the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
 
 
A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
 
*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
 
*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
 
*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
 
*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
 
 
If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
 
 
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