Hi all As some will be aware, Ancestry recently added to their Probate Calendars for wills & administrations for England & Wales which now cover 1858 to 1966 Many people had assets in England but lived elsewhere, many lived in or had wills proved in Dublin A simple keyword search of the Calendars for Dublin Ireland finds 33,739 hits Three examples (using County Tyrone) ================= Probate Calendars 1874 (Ancestry) BARR Charles 11 May Probate of the Will of Charles Barr late of Killadroy in the County of Tyrone Carpenter who died on or about 6 March 1874 at Killadroy granted 28 April 1874 at Londonderry to William Barr and John Barr both of Killadroy Farmers the Executors Effects in England under £450 ================= Probate Calendars 1917 (Ancestry) ACHESON Vincent Andrews of Castlecaulfield county Tyrone captain 6th battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers died 10 September 1915 in Servia or Greece on active service Probate Dublin to Agnes Acheson widow Effects £179 2s 9d in England Sealed London 1 February ================= Probate Calendars 1953 (Ancestry) ALCORN Armer of Aldersyde Dromore road Omagh county Tyrone died 6 August 1952 at Tyrone County Hospital Omagh Probate Londonderry to Marion Alcorn widow Beatrice Marion Luke and Annie Irene Vivienne Prettejohn married women and Theadore Coulter accountant Effects £1466 1s 10d in England Sealed London 28 February ================= As you can see the Calendar entry is very useful itself even without obtaining the will A keyword search for just Ireland gets 121,210 hits -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)