Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536-1810 |
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alderman Alexander alias Andrew Anne Anthony Antrim apothecary Armagh Arthur Athlone bart Belfast capt Carlow Castle Catherine Cavan Charles Christopher city of Dublin Clare Clonmel clothier Coleraine Cork city Daniel dare David Derry Donegal draper Drogheda Dubl Dublin city earl Edmond Edward Edwd Elinor farmer Fermanagh ford Francis Galway Galway town gent George grocer Henry Hugh James Jane Joseph kenny Kerry Kild Kildare Kilkenny King's County Laurence Leitrim lieut Limerick city Limk Lisburn London Londonderry Longford lord baron Louth managh Margaret mariner Mathew Mayo Meath merchant John mercht Michael Middlesex Monaghan Newry Newtown Nicholas Patk Patrick perary Peter Queen's County rector regt Richard Richd Robert Robt Roscommon Samuel Sarah Sligo spinster Susanna tailor tallow tanner Thos Tipp Tipperary town Tyrone Walter Waterford West Westmeath Wexford Wicklow widow John widow Mary William yeoman Youghal
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Page 512 - Antrim, Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, King's County, Leitrim, Limerick, Londonderry, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Queen's County, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, . INTRODUCTION.
Page 1761 - ... in 1536, and continue to 1858. Before 1857, wills used to be proved in the Consistorial Court, that is, the Court of the Bishop or Ordinary, within whose diocese or jurisdiction the testator dwelt ; but if there were effects to the value of £5 (called bona notabilia}, in two or more dioceses, the will had to be proved in the Prerogative...
Page 1762 - By the Court of Probate Act, 1857 (20 & 21 Viet. c. 77...
Page 1764 - Index) is added at the end, where will also be found a Catalogue of some one hundred wills, called the Hawkins Collection, reprinted from the Fourteenth Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records in Ireland.
Page 1761 - Bishop or Ordinary, within whose diocese or jurisdiction the testator dwelt ; but if there were effects to the value of £5 (called bona notabilia}, in two or more dioceses, the will had to be proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland...
Page 1763 - Minar to the immediate north of it acquired, the field was open to an exhaustive scheme of excavation, which, as the work progressed, was successful in disclosing the hitherto hidden remains of Alau-d-din Khalji's extension of the great arched screen. Some idea of the magnitude of the work may be gathered when it is stated that...
Page 1761 - Court are the most important, containing, as they do, testamentary devises from all parts of Ireland, and generally referring to the more important members of the community. They commence in 1536, and continue to 1858. Before 1857, wills used to be proved in the Consistorial Court...
Page 358 - Cork, gent. [gent. 1806 O'Dougherty, Michael, Cork city, [See O'DOHERTY.] 1797 O'Dowd, James, prisoner in the Four Courts Marshalsea 1798 O'Dowda, Letitia, Dublin, widow 1628 O'Doweley, William M'Donoghe, Biallaragged, со.
Page 1763 - ... no competent genealogist will fail to consult every likely orthographical rendering of the name of which he is in quest.
Page 358 - Gerald, Dublin city, esq. Jane, Kilkenny, widow Michael, Limerick, RC priest Richard, major-genl. of His Majesty's Forces (Copy) Roger, Lissard, со.