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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Use the information in the probate record to substitute for civil birth and death records since the probates exist for an earlier time period | |||
*Record the entries for every person who has the same surname as the deceased; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual | |||
*Search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have died in the same county or nearby. | |||
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct | |||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*The information in the records is usually reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the deceased or the testator | |||
*Check for variant spellings of the surnames | |||
=== Research Helps === | === Research Helps === | ||
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]]. | The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]]. | ||