Discover if your ancestor attended a Quaker school in Ireland. You may uncover your ancestor’s birth date, parents’ names, and date of enrollment in these records spanning from the late 1700s to early 1900s.
Discover if your ancestor attended a Quaker school in Ireland. You may uncover your ancestor’s birth date, parents’ names, and date of enrollment in these records spanning from the late 1700s to early 1900s.
These records have been compiled from various Quaker school registers and lists. Both transcripts and images of the original documents are provided for each entry. Transcripts will generally provide the following details about your ancestor:
Be sure to check the original image as some fields may have been missed in the transcription process. Images may also provide additional details about the school your ancestor attended.
The Englishman William Edmundson introduced Quakerism in Ireland. Edmundson had been introduced to Quakerism while in England and converted in 1653. He moved to Ireland the following year and opened the first Quaker meetinghouse in County Armagh. He is considered the 'father of Irish Quakers'.
Records kept by the Irish Quakers date back to the mid-1600s and provide a wealth of information.
There are seven schools represented in these records.