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[[Image:Church of Ireland 3.jpg|right|276x289px|Church of Ireland]]Probate records are court records relating to the distribution of a deceased person's estate. Generally they record the deceased's date of death; names, relationships, residences of heirs and guardians; and names of witnesses. Although incomplete, records relating to probate can be traced in Ireland back to the seventeenth century for most areas of the country. | [[Image:Church of Ireland 3.jpg|right|276x289px|Church of Ireland]]Probate records are court records relating to the distribution of a deceased person's estate. Generally they record the deceased's date of death; names, relationships, residences of heirs and guardians; and names of witnesses. Although incomplete, records relating to probate can be traced in Ireland back to the seventeenth century for most areas of the country.<Br> | ||
Given the need to leave a will stemmed from holding assets, it stands to reason that not every person who died left probate records. Most wills were left by males with property. However, wills often list the names of the deceased's family and friends, so that many more people are listed in probate records than actually left them. | Given the need to leave a will stemmed from holding assets, it stands to reason that not every person who died left probate records. Most wills were left by males with property. However, wills often list the names of the deceased's family and friends, so that many more people are listed in probate records than actually left them. | ||
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''Irish Probates Register''. Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1979. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 P2gs|disp=book Reg. 941.5 P2gs.)}} | ''Irish Probates Register''. Typescript. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1979. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 P2gs|disp=book Reg. 941.5 P2gs.)}} | ||
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Most pre-1858 probate records were destroyed when the Public Record Office in Dublin burned in 1922. Fortunately, prior to the fire, the original wills and admons had been indexed. Most of the indexes survived the disaster. Microfilm copies of the indexes are available at the Family History Library. They are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | Most pre-1858 probate records were destroyed when the Public Record Office in Dublin burned in 1922. Fortunately, prior to the fire, the original wills and admons had been indexed. Most of the indexes survived the disaster. Microfilm copies of the indexes are available at the Family History Library. They are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||