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Thank you Jon_ni,

Such a shame. However, that does give me a rough date for her death which is something.

Brie

Thank you Jonw65 for this, very interesting. I didn't expect him to have much but given that he had quite a few servants and "held" a total of 69 acres in the 1821 census I thought maybe a little more.

The administration was seven years after his death. Perhaps it was thought he had more money than he had and that's why the administration took place for what ended up being such a small amount. His financial position does appear to have been complicated - his wife (who isn't with him on the 1821 census) had money and years later she and her second husband entered a long case about it in the House of Lords

Thanks again,
Brie

Wexflyer,

Sorry I meant Maggsie sent me the National Archives link not PRONI and I've been looking on there but to no avail. I have also just been looking at what Jon-ni has posted and it seems unlikely that anything beyond the index has survived. To be honest the actual index is pretty badly damaged itself.

Brie

Good morning,

I'm looking for someone who knows about these, what they are etc.

On Ancestry there is the following: "Prerogative Grants of Ireland 1821-1830 Vol 16 F-M" In it is my 5x great grandpa. It lists his name, then the number 162, then either the capital letter J or I - they appear indistinguishable.

My first question is does anyone know what the number and initial mean/refer to? The document is so damaged that you can't read the head of the column.

The overall title for this selection of records as named by Ancestry is "Ireland, Indexes to Wills, Probate Administration, Marriage Bonds & Licences 1591-1866"

At the top of the page with gramps on it says in Ancestry's type "Administrative Grants"

So my second question is does this mean he didn't leave a will (slightly odd as he was a barrister) and that someone/some organisation has granted administration of his estate to someone?

And the third and final question: if that is the case are these records held anywhere? Are there details of who administered the estate and how it was administered? Basically where do I go from her? I doubt very much that it was substantial, I have a feeling he rather let money through his grasp.  Ok it was three final questions  sorry

Hope this makes sense and that someone can help
Brie