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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.<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. | [[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> <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. | ||
=== | == Online Resources == | ||
*[http://timeline.ie/irish-wills/ Irish Wills and Excerpts] | |||
*[http://www.findmypast.ie/articles/world-records/full-list-of-the-irish-family-history-records/life-events-birth-marriage-death/index-of-irish-wills-1484-1858 Index of Irish Wills, 1484 - 1858], ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/sir-arthur-vicars-index-to-the-prerogative-wills-of-ireland-1536-1810-and-supplement-1914 Sir Arthur Vicars, Index To The Prerogative Wills Of Ireland, 1536-1810, and Supplement (1914)], index, ($). | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/466810?availability=Family%20History%20Library Indexes to probate records, 1536-1858, and surviving will books, 1644- 1834], index. | |||
*[http://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], index, ($). | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/3590?availability=Family%20History%20Library Some probate documents and indexes in the Public Record Office, Dublin, 1612-1900] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/670225?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers of Prerogative and Diocesan wills of Ireland, with indexes, 1828-1839] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/232755?availability=Family%20History%20Library Irish will index, 1838-1879: Irish administration register, 1828-1839: Irish administration index, 1828-1879], index | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1921305?collectionNameFilter=false Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858 - 1920] | |||
*[http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/home.jsp Calendars of Wills and Administrations, 1858 - 1920] | |||
*[https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-will-calendars District Probate Registries of Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry covering the period 1858-1965. View digital images of copy wills for Armagh, (1858-1918), Belfast (1858-1909) and Londonderry (1858-1899)], index. | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/217526?availability=Family%20History%20Library Will registers of Ireland, 1858-1891], index. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70726 Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1858-1943], index, ($) | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/217698?availability=Family%20History%20Library Calendar of the grants of probate and letters of administration made in the principal registry and in the several district registries, 1858-1920], index and images. | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/230701?availability=Family%20History%20Library Wills and various district registries, 1865-1881], index | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/223764?availability=Family%20History%20Library Probate book, 1892-1900] | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.ie/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Will-calendar-search-guide.pdf National Archives, calendars of grants of probate of wills and letters of administration, 1922-1982], index. | |||
Some types of Irish probate documents are: | Some types of Irish probate documents are: | ||