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Hi there, I can see quite a few of my ancestors listed as having wills / probates etc on the will calendar but no image. Is there a way for me to contact PRONI to purchase a copy of the will in the hope it lists further information than what’s on the extract? There was an email address mentioned, if I wanted a search done - not sure if that’s the way to contact, or if there’s a form etc.

Also, I have dates of other relatives who died in the 70s and 80s that aren’t listed in the Will calendar but I’m hopeful they will have left a will, or something similar, as they had a lot of farmland which I know was inherited. Does a certain amount of time need to have passed from the ancestors death before I can request a search / copy? Any info gratefully appreciated!

Thanks
Lara

Hello

I wonder if anyone could advise or guide me in the right direction. I had an ancestor, Thomas Ross (approx 1800 - 1865) who was a Borough Constable with the Irish Constabulary upon his death in 1865.  He was residing in Clooney, County Londonderry at the time.

I was advised there may be records I could look up at the National Archives re his time with the Irish Constabulary, but I think these would all be hard copies. Would anyone have any experience of searching these records, to know what (if any) information may be able to be found? I am unable to search in person as I don't live in Ireland.

Any guidance greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Lara

Hi there,

Any guidance greatly appreciated!

I found two entries of interest on https://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/ross3.html which says they are extracted from Personal Notices of Births, Marriages and Deaths Inserted in the Londonderry Sentinel.

I tried searching the Londonderry Sentinel online via British Newspapers Archive but was unable to located the mentioned entries, and wondered if there was any other way to search this online?

The entries of interest are:

Dec 9 1853 [Died] At Ballyowen, on the 4th inst., Lydia, the youngest daughter of Mr. James Ross  (Also listed a few entries down as Dec 16...)

Oct 19 1860 [Died] October 5, at her residence, Ballyowen, Martha, the beloved wife of Mr. James Ross, in the 71st year of her age

Before I contact the original poster (given the information was published on the website some years ago) I hoped to locate the information myself.

Thank you!

Hi all,

I have a record of Joseph Ross marrying Matilda in Glendermott in July 1843 but it says Matilda’s surname is illegible, as is her fathers.

I’m trying to ascertain if anyone has access to this marriage record to see if her surname can be made out. I’m hoping to check if it is a Matilda McFarland (I’m trying to ascertain if it’s the same Matilda who had a child, Mary Ross, with her husband Joseph in 1848 in Ballyowen).

Thanks in advance!

I am currently researching my friend's family.  Their surname is Kreller and are recorded as Johann Friedrich Kroeller and Katharina Herle in the 1851 Ontario Census for Canada.  They married in Germany, and had their first three children there:

Wilhem (William) Kreller abt. 1836
Margaret Kreller abt. 1837
Frederick Kreller 27 June 1840.

They arrived in Canada prior to their son Jacob being born June 1847 in Ontario.

Could anyone possibly advise if there is anyway I could locate the marriage details of Johann and Katharina or the birth details of the Johann, Katharina or their children?

Furthermore, could someone kindly advise on the likelihood their surname was indeed Kreller, while living in Germany?  On the 1851 Canadian census they were listed as Kroeller, and Groeller on the 1861 census, but I am unsure if it would have been spelled another way originally and this is an englified way of pronouncing/spelling their name.  They were of Lutheran religion.

I cannot locate them leaving Germany or arriving in Canada as passenger records do not appear to have been recorded then.

Any help or direction would be incredibly appreciated!

Thank you.