All our wills are stateoftheart and have been designed to comply with irish laws. Click on the links below for websites to help you research your irish family history. The parish register records are considered the single most important source of information on irish family history prior to the 1901 census. With more than 70,000 wills available, we are proud to present a helpful asset to irish record research. Records include wills, parish registers, freeman lists, and pedigree charts. Civil registration began in ireland in 1864 1845 for noncatholic. This is irelands most comprehensive 19 th century census substitute 2. State registration of all noncatholic marriages began in 1845. Bethams will abstracts are abstracts of wills proved in the prerogative court, records which were largely destroyed in 1922. This may have an impact on delivery times for some items. Findmypast is excited to bring the national library of irelands nli full.
Each entry lists the individuals name, address, and the year the will was probated. A mirror will is a way couples can make their wills in quick and economic way. I recently found a transcript of an irish will in the district registry wills books in the national archives of ireland. These are an often forgotten source for testamentary records because the assumption is that all irish wills and letters of administration were destroyed in 1922, but this is not the case. Post1922, our insight into a large portion of early modern irish wills has been confined to index entries. Most people live in couples and basically want to make the same will as their partner. Most of the records are in english so lack of knowledge of the irish language should not be a problem for the most part. The vast majority of irelands testamentary records wills, administrations, probates, etc. Making a will using one of our templates is an easy way of ensuring your wishes are carried out and that possessions are passed on after your death as you wish. The first index to prerogative wills, up to 1810, was published in 1897 by sir arthur vicars, burkes successor as ulster king of arms, as index to the prerogative wills of ireland 15361810, and can be used as a guide to bethams abstracts and sketch pedigrees, with the proviso that wills from the decade 18001810 are not covered by betham. The following is a list of which dioceses are found in each volume and the years for which there are indexed wills.
Three more historical north of ireland papers join. Once a grant of probate or letters of administration has issued, copies of the grant and the original will may be obtained on payment of the appropriate fees by any member of the public. Index to the prerogative wills of ireland, 15361810. Two wills in the time and effort it takes to make one. Ireland genealogy websites genealogy familysearch wiki. Griffiths original list which was titled the table of parochial records and copies was based on inventories.
There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. There are a number of different ways of searching the calendars of wills and administrations for different time periods. The irish wills and probate law update is a periodic update, briefing practitioners of relevant irish wills and probate law developments and is written by brian e spierin sc and stephen spierin bl, exclusively for subscribers of the bloomsbury professional irish wills and probate service. Contact us where to find us contact webmaster download acrobat. The desired name of the deceased can be located by scrolling through the downloaded file in a. Digital images from these microfilms are now freely available on the website. For most family history researchers, parish registers provide the earliest direct source of family information. Some of our books and periodicals are moving offsite to more. The index of irish wills 14841858 is available on findmypast. A select bibliography of titles relating to heraldry, irish genealogy and family. Index to the prerogative wills of ireland, 15361810 by vicars, arthur edward, sir, 18641921, ed. Irish roots magazine our blog 35 ways to trace your.
Your last will and testament is one of the most important documents you will write in your life. A collection of the genealogical office volumes of bethams will abstracts have been published online by the national library of ireland. National library of ireland irish catholic parish registers, 16711900 indexed findmypast. The registers contain records of baptisms and marriages from the majority of catholic parishes in ireland and northern ireland up to 1880. The parish may have come into existence after 1880 which was the cutoff. The nli microfilmed registers from the majority of catholic parishes in ireland and northern ireland during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes wills from northern ireland until 1917.
Catholic parish registers at the nli unindexed national library of ireland. The 1901 and 1911 census and fragments from the 1821, 1831, 1841 and 1851 census are freely searchable online on the national archives of ireland website. Publication date 1897 topics wills, genealogy publisher dublin, e. Just answer a few simple questions and select the options which best apply to you. Wyly 17411908 landlords or families public records office northern ireland t2393. On findmypast, we have further indexed the records, which means that they are available for search by name. You can download or print the image by clicking the options in the bottom right corner. The index of irish wills includes records held by the national archives of ireland nai in dublin. These calendars date from 1858 when responsibility for probate matters was transferred from the ecclesiastical courts of the established church to the civil courts. This is particularly important if your irish ancestors later lived in the united states because in some cases surname prefixes were dropped at the time of immigration. Cigo guide to irish calendars of wills and administrations. Griffiths valuation, also known as the primary valuation of ireland was compiled between 1847 and 1864 and recorded the head of each household who was responsible for paying the rates on their property. Unknown parish of inishkeel visiting book 184243 observations nli ms. Nli catholic registers free to search of all the database sites, fmp has the most comprehensive and largest collection of irish records with over 100 million documents.
Parish registers in the national library of ireland. There are 56 parishes for which the nli holds no registers. The irish people have always had the reputation as the fighting irish. For records of other religious denominations visit the links page. Although some records are available for free elsewhere, most of the collections are exclusive to fmp. Bethams will abstracts are abstracts of wills proved in the. Click on the links below for websites to help you research your irish family. Dating from the 1740s to the 1880s, they cover 1,086. Dublin births, marriages and deaths indexes online. Wills and testamentary records are of assistance to genealogists as evidence of the date of a persons death. National library of ireland family history research. Various 17th 19th c deeds, leases, wills public records office northern ireland t1009. Unlike earlier records, parish registers provide evidence of direct links between one generation. Parish registers were instigated by thomas cromwell from 1538 in the reign of henry viii, recording every wedding, baptism and burial.
Such indexes are most useful where occupational labels are included alongside names, addresses, and dates, such as in sir arthur vicars index to the prerogative wills of ireland, 15361810. Wills and administrations the national archives of ireland. Bethams will abstracts this collection of bethams will abstracts nli go mss 223254 are divided into two parts, the old series, comprising 4 volumes of wills up to 1700 nli go mss 223226 and the new series, 28 volumes from 1700 to 1800 nli go mss 227254. Useful websites irish family history national records of scotland. Index of irish wills, 14841858 findmypast calendars of wills and administrations 18581920. This database is a fivevolume series of indexes to irish wills. Many of these were used by the staff of the office of the ulster king of arms in dublin castle and were transferred to the nli in 1943. Catholic parish registers national library of ireland. The list of parish registers the list of church of ireland parish registers was originally compiled inhouse for the public record office of ireland proi, now the national archives of ireland nai, by miss margaret griffith 19112001 deputy keeper of the proi during the 1950s.
Catholic parish registers at the nli unindexed national library of ireland irish catholic parish registers. The national archives of ireland holds a collection of the wills of irish soldiers who died while serving in the british army. Irish wills irish genealogy blog timeline research. Most of these date from world war i but there is a small number from the late 19th century and from the period of the south african war, 18991902. Local bmd indexes, family history, baptisms, marriages, burials, monumental inscriptions, civil registration, gro indexes, bmd, bdm, uk 1841 to 1911 censuses. The ireland, original will registers 18581920 come from the will books created by the district courts and held by the national archives of ireland. Because of this, wills at the registry of deeds cannot be taken as providing a complete picture of the family.
Every year thousands of people visit the national library to carry out family history research. Since then, the microfilms have been digitised and are available to view on the librarys website. It also only includes records where there is a surviving document, like an original will, administration or grant of probate, a certified copy, a. The following is a listing of many ireland websites useful for family history and. This website contains images from the nli s collection of catholic parish register microfilms. The parish page says that the nli has no registers for this parish.
Genealogical treasure trove as catholic parish register. Abstracts of all wills registered from 1708 the date of foundation of the registry to 1832 were published in three volumes by the irish manuscripts commission between 1954 and 1986. Almost 300 years of catholic parish registers, containing information on births and marriages, held by the national library of ireland have been made available online. This series of five volumes was compiled from the existing finding aids at the public record office in dublin, and published between 1909 and 1920. This irish government supported, official web site, is dedicated to helping you in your search for records of family history for past generations. The ireland roman catholic parish burials include burial records from. Various 17th 20th c deeds, leases, wills public records office northern ireland. The site is aimed primarily at secondary school students, but can be used by anyone with irish ancestors to learn how to use the multiplicity of. Related links searchcopy document application form pas1 practice direction hc49 inland revenue affidavit. Prior to 1857, the church of ireland was the testamentary authority in ireland. Ireland, griffiths valuation, 18471864 database online. Parish records and marriage licences national archives of ireland. Although a census of the irish population was taken every ten years from 1821 to 1911, the earliest surviving census is for 1901. Over the past decade the irish authorities have made many irish family history resources freely available online.
Wills and testamentary records are of assistance to genealogists as evidence of the date of a persons death and for other information which they may contain concerning the dead persons family, place of residence and property. Calendars of wills the national archives of ireland. Useful websites irish family history national records. This collection of bethams will abstracts nli go mss 223254 are divided into two.
271 1442 159 666 240 421 518 895 1035 1039 514 813 576 630 1068 1161 1150 97 691 1135 1192 444 836 1240 1104 1180 1025 679 1106 206 1391