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*'''Attorneys, Lawyers, and Barristers''' were members of the legal profession and practicing members were required to have a formal education in one of the five Inns of Court. Four of the Inns were in the City of London, Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple and Middle Temple. The fifth, King's Inn was located in Dublin. All of the Inns have published registers of admissions. | |||
**'''King's Inn, Dublin''' For a list of attorneys and barristers admitted to King’s Inn, see Keane, Edward, P. Beryl Phair and Thomas U. Sadleir, editors. ''King’s Inn Admission Papers 1607-1867''. Dublin: Dublin Stationery Office for the Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1982. FHL British 941.83/D1 C4k | |||
**'''Middle Temple''' For a list of admissions to the Middle Temple, London, see: Sturgess, H. A. C. ''Register of admissions to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, from the fifteenth century to the year 1944''. 3 volumes. London: Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, 1949. Volume 1, 1501-1781; volume 2, 1782-1909; volume 3, 1910-1944. (FHL call no. British 942.1/L1 C4st vol. 1-3 and on FHL microfilms Vols. 1-2 on 873,850, items 1-2 and Vol. 3 on 873,851, item 1). | |||
**'''Lincoln's Inn''' For a list of admissions to Lincoln’s Inn, see: ''The Records of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn; vol. 1 from 1420 to 1799'', vol. II admissions from 1800 to 1893 and chapel registers. London: Lincoln’s Inn, 1896-1902. FHL microfilm (only) volumes 1 (1422-1586) and 2 (1586-1660) 845,175 and volumes 3 (1660-1775) and 4 (1776-1845 with calls to the bar) 845,176. | |||
**'''Gray's Inn''' For a list of admissions to Gray’s Inn, see: Foster, J. ''The Register of Admissions to Gray’s Inn 1521-1889 together with the marriages in Gray’s Inn Chapel 1695-1754''. London: Hansard Publishing Union, 1889. FHL British 942.1/G1 K29f and FHL microfilm 844,906, item 1; second microfilm copy 1,696,584, item 3. | |||
**'''Inner Temple''' For a list of admissions, see: ''Students admitted to the Inner Temple 1547-1660''. London: Inner Temple, 1877. The registers for the later years are only available at the Inner Temple. The FHL does not have copies of the published register for 1547-1660. | |||
**'''Inns of Chancery''' There were a number of Inns of Chancery associated with the principle inns named above. Students admitted to these Inns might become solicitors or proctors, however, many may also be found in the records of the Inns of Court where they were trained to become barristers. By the year 1900, the last of these Inns, i.e. Clement’s Inn, had closed. Admission registers are available for some of the Inns. | |||
**'''Law Lists''' are a chronological record of barristers and solicitors in Ireland. These have been published annually since 1775. | |||
*'''Records of freemen''' (businessmen who had special privileges, such as the right to vote), which are useful because they may list age, birthplace, parentage, and occupation. | *'''Records of freemen''' (businessmen who had special privileges, such as the right to vote), which are useful because they may list age, birthplace, parentage, and occupation. | ||
*'''Service records of the Royal Irish Constabulary''' (R.I.C the national police force), which provide each constable's name, age when appointed, native county, religion, physical description, and employment history. If a constable was married, information about his wife and children may also be included. The records are indexed and list several thousand men employed by the constabulary from 1816 to 1922. The Dublin Metropolitan Police (D.M.P) covered the city area, and records for this force include similar details to those for the R.I.C. but also show the civil parish of birth for each constable.<br> | *'''Service records of the Royal Irish Constabulary''' (R.I.C the national police force), which provide each constable's name, age when appointed, native county, religion, physical description, and employment history. If a constable was married, information about his wife and children may also be included. The records are indexed and list several thousand men employed by the constabulary from 1816 to 1922. The Dublin Metropolitan Police (D.M.P) covered the city area, and records for this force include similar details to those for the R.I.C. but also show the civil parish of birth for each constable.<br> | ||