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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
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*'''1585-1965''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70726 Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1858-1965] at Ancestry - index ($) | *'''1585-1965''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70726 Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1858-1965] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
*'''1591-1866''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62077/ Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | *'''1591-1866''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62077/ Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds and Licences, 1591-1866] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1595-1858''' {{RecordSearch|3460908|Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and | *'''1595-1858''' {{RecordSearch|3460908|Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858}} at FamilySearch - [[Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1620-1923''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62059 Ireland, Abstracts of Wills and Marriages, 1620-1923] at Ancestry — index ($) | |||
*'''1621-1858''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20237/northern-ireland-wills-administrations?s=275764761 Northern Ireland, Wills and Administrations] at MyHeritage — index ($) | *'''1621-1858''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20237/northern-ireland-wills-administrations?s=275764761 Northern Ireland, Wills and Administrations] at MyHeritage — index ($) | ||
*'''1828-1879''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/ireland-inland-revenue-wills-and-administrations-1828-1879 Ireland, Inland Revenue Wills & Administrations 1828-1879] at Findmypast — index & images ($) | *'''1828-1879''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/ireland-inland-revenue-wills-and-administrations-1828-1879 Ireland, Inland Revenue Wills & Administrations 1828-1879] at Findmypast — index & images ($) | ||
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*'''1595-1858''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-diocesan-and-prerogative-wills-and-administrations-indexes-1595-1858 Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes 1595-1858] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | *'''1595-1858''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ireland-diocesan-and-prerogative-wills-and-administrations-indexes-1595-1858 Ireland Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes 1595-1858] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1914''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/sir-arthur-vicars-index-to-the-prerogative-wills-of-ireland-1536-1810-and-supplement-1914 Sir Arthur Vicars, Index To The Prerogative Wills Of Ireland, 1536-1810, and Supplement (1914)] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | *'''1914''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/sir-arthur-vicars-index-to-the-prerogative-wills-of-ireland-1536-1810-and-supplement-1914 Sir Arthur Vicars, Index To The Prerogative Wills Of Ireland, 1536-1810, and Supplement (1914)] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/ireland-genealogical-office-manuscripts-wills Ireland, Genealogical Office Manuscripts, Wills] at Findmypast — index ($) | |||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48492/ Quaker Records Dublin Abstracts of Wills] at Ancestry - index & images ($). | *[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48492/ Quaker Records Dublin Abstracts of Wills] at Ancestry - index & images ($). | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ww1-irish-soldiers-wills WW1 Irish Soldiers Wills] ($) at Findmypast | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/ww1-irish-soldiers-wills WW1 Irish Soldiers Wills] ($) at Findmypast | ||
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*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/crossle-genealogical-abstracts Crossle Genealogical Abstracts] at Findmypast ($) - abstracts of genealogical records collected by Dr. Francis Crossle | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/crossle-genealogical-abstracts Crossle Genealogical Abstracts] at Findmypast ($) - abstracts of genealogical records collected by Dr. Francis Crossle | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/thrift-genealogical-abstracts Thrift Genealogical Abstracts] at Findmypast ($) - abstracts of genealogical records collected by Gertrude Thrift. | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/thrift-genealogical-abstracts Thrift Genealogical Abstracts] at Findmypast ($) - abstracts of genealogical records collected by Gertrude Thrift. | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/ireland-genealogical-office-manuscripts-wills Ireland, Genealogical Office Manuscripts, Wills] at Findmypast — index ($) | |||
'''Online Images''' | '''Online Images''' | ||
*'''1536-1858''' | *'''1536-1858''' {{FSC|466810|item|disp=Indexes to probate records, 1536-1858, and surviving will books, 1644- 1834}} (images) at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1612-1900''' | *'''1612-1900''' {{FSC|3590|item|disp=Some probate documents and indexes in the Public Record Office, Dublin, 1612-1900}} (images) at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1828-1839''' | *'''1828-1839''' {{FSC|670225|item|disp=Registers of Prerogative and Diocesan wills of Ireland, with indexes, 1828-1839}} (images) at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1838-1879''' | *'''1838-1879''' {{FSC|232755|item|disp=Irish will index, 1838-1879: Irish administration register, 1828-1839: Irish administration index, 1828-1879}} (images) at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1858-1891''' | *'''1858-1891''' {{FSC|217526|item|disp=Will registers of Ireland, 1858-1891}} (images) at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1865-1881''' | *'''1865-1881''' {{FSC|230701|item|disp=Wills and various district registries, 1865-1881}} (images) at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1892-1900''' | *'''1892-1900''' {{FSC|223764|item|disp=Probate book, 1892-1900}} (images) at FamilySearch | ||
'''Online Resources''' | '''Online Resources''' | ||
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== Record Types == | == Record Types == | ||
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> <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. | |||
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Some types of Irish probate documents are: | Some types of Irish probate documents are: | ||
*'''Grants,''' a grant is a document stating that the court has 'granted' permission for the deceased's estate to be dealt with by a named person or persons. If a will exists then the grant is a 'grant of probate' issued to the executors named in the will. If no will exists then the grant is a 'grant of administration' issued to an applicant (usually a relative of the deceased) to administer and distribute the deceased's assets according to the prescribed formula as set down by law. | *'''Grants,''' a grant is a document stating that the court has 'granted' permission for the deceased's estate to be dealt with by a named person or persons. If a will exists then the grant is a 'grant of probate' issued to the executors named in the will. If no will exists then the grant is a 'grant of administration' issued to an applicant (usually a relative of the deceased) to administer and distribute the deceased's assets according to the prescribed formula as set down by law. | ||
*'''Grant Books''', were the records of grants of probate and included administrations, marriage licenses, faculty of notary public, letters of tutelage and acquittance, commissions and some decrees. The grant books for Ireland dated from 1593 to 1858, but were mostly destroyed by the fire in the Public Record Office in 1922. The surviving Grant Books are for the years 1684-1688, 1748-1751 and 1839. | *'''Grant Books''', were the records of grants of probate and included administrations, marriage licenses, faculty of notary public, letters of tutelage and acquittance, commissions and some decrees. The grant books for Ireland dated from 1593 to 1858, but were mostly destroyed by the fire in the Public Record Office in 1922. The surviving Grant Books are for the years 1684-1688, 1748-1751 and 1839. | ||
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Prerogative wills of Ireland (wills tried in the Prerogative Court) have been indexed in: | Prerogative wills of Ireland (wills tried in the Prerogative Court) have been indexed in: | ||
*Vicars, Sir Arthur, ed. ''Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536-1810''. 1897. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. {{FSC|417479|title-id|disp=FS | *Vicars, Sir Arthur, ed. ''Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536-1810''. 1897. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. {{FSC|417479|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book book 941.5 P22v 1967; fiche 6026394.)}} Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/35935-index-to-the-prerogative-wills-of-ireland-1536-1810?offset=19 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/indextoprerogati00vica Internet Archive], [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61640 Ancestry] - index & images ($). | ||
{{FSC|417479|title-id|disp=Most probate index entries give the name and residence of the deceased}} and the year of the probate. | {{FSC|417479|title-id|disp=Most probate index entries give the name and residence of the deceased}} and the year of the probate. | ||
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'''William Betham (1779-1853)'''<br> | '''William Betham (1779-1853)'''<br> | ||
The most extensive collection of surviving Prerogative Will abstracts was compiled by Sir William Betham. Amounting to over 37,000 abstracts, they contain brief genealogical details from which extensive pedigrees were later compiled. The time period covered by these abstracts is 1536-1809. However, many of the early volumes are missing and most do not go beyond 1799. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed both the | The most extensive collection of surviving Prerogative Will abstracts was compiled by Sir William Betham. Amounting to over 37,000 abstracts, they contain brief genealogical details from which extensive pedigrees were later compiled. The time period covered by these abstracts is 1536-1809. However, many of the early volumes are missing and most do not go beyond 1799. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed both the {{FSC|311755|item|disp=will abstracts and the pedigrees.}} These may be viewed in Salt Lake City. Unfortunately, the cataloging of the collection in the FamilySearch Catalog makes the microfilm collection useless since there is no indication of what surname is on what reel of microfilm. <br>Pedigrees were compiled from the wills and are extremely valuable. Two sets of the pedigrees exist. One made by Sir William Betham in his own hand and another copy made for Sir Bernard Burke transcribed in a very fine hand. These are indexed by both the name of the deceased for whom the will was probated and the names of spouses (alliances) listed on the pedigrees. To view the film use {{FSC|492665|item|disp=Index to alliances.}} Sir William Betham also made the most complete abstracts of the Prerogative Administrations. These are deposited in the Genealogical Office (G.O. Mss. 257 260) with the heading "All the Administrations in the Prerogative Office in Dublin from the earliest time to the year 1802." They have been microfilmed by the FamilySearch Library and are available on [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&placeId=76&query=%2Bplace%3AIreland%20%2Bfilm_number%3A100114&subjectsOpen=440262-50,345196-50 FS Library microfilm 100114.] They are alphabetically arranged and usually contain the name of the testator, residence, occupation, date of probate, and names of the administrators. Estimates have been made that there are approximately 5,000 abstracts in this collection.<br> | ||
'''William Carrigan (1860-1924)'''<br> | '''William Carrigan (1860-1924)'''<br> | ||