The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) have a long history in Ireland their first recorded Meeting for Worship in Ireland was in 1654 at the home of William Edmundson in Lurgan, Co. Armagh. Their roots can be found among English soldiers, farmers, and merchants who arrived in Ireland after the English Civil War.
They were known for the entrepreneurship, setting up many businesses in Ireland. (Quakers) records are excellent and in most instances are continuous from the late 17th century. PRONI has copied those of the Meeting Houses at Lisburn, Lurgan, Ballyhagen, Richhill, Grange, Charlemont and Cootehill. (See MIC/16 and CR/8) Find My Past - Irish Quaker Collection FamilySearch Wiki Quaker Records Short History Churches in Ireland
Jewish Genealogical Society - Website
Jewish Church - Irish Jewish Community. There was some Jewish immigration to Ireland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1871 the Jewish population of Ireland was 258; by 1881 it had risen to 453; most of the immigration at this time came from England or Germany. In the wake of the Russian pogroms there was increased immigration, mostly from Eastern Europe (in particular Lithuania). By the year 1901 there were an estimated 3,771 Jews in Ireland, over half of them (2,200) residing in Dublin, and by 1904 the total Jewish population had reached an estimated 4,800. As Ireland was part of the United Kingdom at this time, the Jewish community benefited from the British government’s emancipation laws. The Irish Jewish population saw a large drop in numbers in 1948 after the establishment of Israel. The Irish Jewish Museum - Website
Baptist Church: Website - There are few records before 1900. The earliest begin in the 1860s and consist of marriages and minute books. As the Baptist Church does not practice infant baptism, there are no infant baptism registers but details of those who came into membership of the church are be found in the minute books. The Baptist Church doesn’t have separate burial grounds so there are no burial registers. The documentary record is, therefore, relatively scanty, and what exists is held mainly by the individual churches or by the Baptist Union of Ireland in Belfast, although PRONI has copied the records of Coleraine Baptist Church. Permission to copy must be obtained from the individual Baptist Church. (PRONI ref MIC/1H/)
Moravian ChurchChurches in Ireland - The presence of the Moravian Church is Ireland is due mainly to the influence of the English evangelist John Cennick, who was active in these isles between 1746 and 1755. Cennick saw the Moravian Church as a place where ‘stray sheep’ could find a home. The Irish District is part of the Province known as the Moravian Church in Great Britain and Ireland. Records copied by PRONI include those of congregations at Gracehill, Kilwarlin, Ballinderry, Belfast and Dublin, most dating back to the mid- 18th century. Permission to copy must be obtained from the Moravian Church. (PRONI ref MIC/1F and CR/9) The Moravian Church - website
Congregational ChurchWebsite - The Congregational Church known as “Independents” began as a Separatist movement from the Church of England after 1558. They rejected many Anglican practices, suffering greatly for their convictions. They believed in liberty of conscience, and the independence of each congregation. They first appeared in Ireland in 1646-7 and returned in force with Oliver Cromwell. Journey Home Genealogy Records date mainly from the 1880s, though there are a few earlier than this, and consist of baptism and marriage registers and minute books for churches in Northern Ireland and in Dublin. (PRONI ref MIC/1G and CR /7)
Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church Website - The first Non–Subscribing Presbytery was formed in 1725 and our most notable historical leader, Dr. Henry Montgomery, took a leading part in the controversy in the 1820’s that led to the formation of the Non–Subscribing Remonstrant Synod of Ulster. Our Church refuses to impose compulsory subscription to any man–made creed, including the Westminster Confession of Faith, in respect of a person’s Christian faith. Our ethos is ‘faith guided by reason and conscience’ and we advocate liberal and tolerant Christianity. Churches in Ireland Records include one of the earliest session minute books, that of Templepatrick, dating from 1646, and PRONI has copied other records. (PRONI ref MIC/IB and CR/4) PRONI Crown Copyright
Lutheran Church Website
The Lutheran Church in Ireland is a very small church with a presence on the island of Ireland since the late 17th century when it was founded by a pastor from Hamburg, who had come to Ireland as military chaplain to a Hessian battalion in the army of William of Orange. After William’s military campaign came to an end he was approached by German and Scandinavian merchants in Dublin who wished for Lutheran services in the city. Churches in Ireland
French Huguenots Website
The Huguenots were French Protestants or, to be more precise, French Calvinists or Presbyterians. Persecution of the Huguenots in France began in 1560. Thousands of Protestants preferred exile to abandoning their religion. Culture North Ireland Approximately 5000 French Huguenots came to live in Ireland seeking religious freedom. The largest Huguenot settlements in Ireland were in Dublin and Cork. Huguenots brought new techniques to Ireland and were skilled in a wide variety of crafts.
The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland - website