Contact Us

Whether you have a query about our services, are seeking further guidance on our collections or wish to provide feedback, we would be pleased to hear from you. 

There are number of ways to get in touch with us, which you can explore below.

Any contact details you give will be processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Further information can be found on the DfC Privacy Notice(external link opens in a new window / tab).

Enquiry Form

You can access our enquiry form via the link to contact us regarding general or research related queries. We would encourage you to include as much details as you can to better inform our staff on how to help you.

For research queries

If you are submitting a research related query using the enquiry form, please include as much information as possible as this will help us guide you. 

Consider including

  • Who are you enquiring about - is it a specific person or a family?
  • When was the event (for example marriage, baptism, emigration, court case)? For wills, supply the date and place of probate rather than the ID number.
  • Where did the event occur or where did the family come from (townland or parish)?
  • What type of record are you interested in (for example court, hospital, church)? If you are enquiring about a church record, include the religious denomination of the church.
  • PRONI reference – for the record or series if known (for example BG/7/G).

Contacts for general and research queries

For general queries about our services, our holdings, visiting us or research enquiries, you can contact us using:

  • Our email: proni@communities-ni.gov.uk

  • Our Address:

    Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
    2 Titanic Boulevard
    Titanic Quarter
    Belfast
    BT3 9HQ

  • Our phone number: 028 9053 4800

Contacts for professional services

Records Management for Public Authorites

Public authorities can get in touch with PRONI's Records Management Team for queries relating to a number of records management matters, including:

To contact the Records Management team, email us at recordsmanagement@communities-ni.gov.uk.

Private Deposits

For queries relating to making a private deposit of records with PRONI or if you are an existing depositor, you can get in touch with our Private Records Team by emailing access@communities-ni.gov.uk.