The LDS Library in SLC has the RIC records on film. There are also indexes for looking up the name. Go to http://familysearch.com then click on Library and then Library Catalog, then subject and type in Royal Irish Constabulary. See if you can order them from your local Family History Center. I had a RIC number to look for so I didn't need the indexes and was able to find my person. Helen O'Connor
The LDS church filmed several databases with RIC lists of names like the one described earlier with personal information. However, FHCs are not allowed to order the sets of microfiche containing all the personal data. That said, one hard to find listing for RIC information noted there was a set of 32 microfilms that COULD be ordered into FHCs. There are several INDEX films, some partial, some by volume n with most of the films having lists of names in order of service number. I copy pasted the long list of 31 films here and cut it down to manageable size. Its a bit long since there are so many films, but its not tremendous. Here is the basic list of films that can be ordered : ======================= Royal Irish Constabulary General registers of services, returns of personnel, 1816-1922 Authors- Great Britain. Public Record Office, Royal Irish Constabulary Microfilm of original records at the London Record Office. For microfiches 6344743 & 6344782, no circulation to family history centers. However films 0856057-0856069, 0852088-0852104 may circulate to family history centers. Subjects Ireland - Public records. 31 Microfilmed reels. 35mm. Publication Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. The Royal Irish Constabulary was a police force for all of Ireland. This index includes name, age, county or country of birth, whether married, year of enlistment and comments. Indexed in: The R I C index Part 1, 1816-1882 - 6344743. Part 2, 1882-1921- 6344782 Service nos. 1-4000 (v. 1-2, 1816-1840) - 856057 Service nos. 4001-8000 (v. 3-4 1840-1846) - 856058 Service nos. 8001-12000 (v. 5-6 1846-1848) 856059 Service nos. 12001-15890 (v. 7-8 1848-1852) - 856060 Service nos. 15891-19640 (v. 9-10 1852-1855) - 856061 Service nos. 19641-21530 (v. 11 1855-1857) - 856062 Service nos. 21531-27200 (v. 12-14 1857-1861) - 856063 Service nos. 27201-31000 (v. 15-16 1861-1865) - 856064 Service nos. 31001-35000 (v. 17-18 1865-1868) - 856065 Service nos. 35001-39000 (v. 19-20 1868-1872) - 856066 Service nos. 39001-43000 (v. 21-22 1872-1877) - 856067 Service nos. 43001-47000 (v. 23-24 1877-1881) - 856068 Service nos. 47001-49000 (v. 25 1881-1882) - 856069 Service nos. 49001-53000 (v. 26-27 1882-1888) - 852088 Service nos. 53001-57000 (v. 28-29 1888-1895) - 852089 Service nos. 57001-61000 (v. 30-31 1895-1902) - 852090 Service nos. 61001-65000 (v. 32-33 1902-1909) - 852091 Service nos. 65001-69000 (v. 34-35 1909-1917) - 852092 Service nos. 69001-73000 (v. 36-37 1917-1920) - 852093 Service nos. 73001-77000 (v. 38-39 1920) - 852094 Service nos. 77001-81000 (v. 40-41 1920-1922) - 852095 Service nos. 81001-83743 (v. 42 1921) 852104 INDEX films : 1816-67 (v. 43) 1868-83 (v. 44) (Partial index surname, then by service #) - 852096 Supplemental service register with index v. 45 1817-1883 - 852097 Supplemental service register with index v. 46-47 1884-1921 - 852098 Supplemental service reg’r 19th-20th C v. 48 [index]. 19th-20th C v. 49-51 (no index)- 852099 Nominal returns by counties 19th-20 century, v. 52-54 - 852100 Nominal returns by counties 19th-20th century, vols. 55-57 - 852101 Nominal returns by counties 19th-20th century, v. 58-60 - 852102 Nominal returns by counties 19th-20th C, v. 61-62 Files and legal decisions, v. 63. - 852103 Intelligence notices, 19th-20th century - 852110 There are OTHER filmed databases for the RIC, one in particular says it has a lot of personal notes but those microfiche are also not orderable into any FHC. Its a different set of microfiche numbers, so its not the same information that's in the 31 films seen above. I think this is the set with all the personal information. So its been FILMED but is NOT to be sent to any FHC. Access supposedly only at the Salt Lake City Temple library. The Royal Irish Constabulary index FHL BRITISH Access Services Window, 7 fiche set - 6344487. The description is word for word the same as the above set of 31 films. I'm confused as to why there are so many films and fiche for possibly the same database, but will order the first INDEX film [852096] to see what's in it. Will take another 3 weeks to get here if its not put on backorder. Will report later. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA ========================= Helen O'Connor wrote: > The LDS Library in SLC has the RIC records on film. There are also > indexes for looking up the name. Go to http://familysearch.com then > click on Library and then Library Catalog, then subject and type in > Royal Irish Constabulary. See if you can order them from your local > Family History Center. I had a RIC number to look for so I didn't need > the indexes and was able to find my person. > Helen O'Connor > > >