Hi everyone! I got this from another list & thought I would share it with everyone! Cheryl Pillar Conneaut, OH ---------- > From: Jeannette H. Austin <jha@pop.mindspring.com> > To: Expert Genealogy <jha@atl.mindspring.com> > Subject: Irish Research > Date: Monday, May 17, 1999 8:19 PM > > EXPERT GENEALOGY > Editor: Jeannette Holland Austin > > Series: Irish Research > Subject: Where to Find Wills > Date: May 18, 1999 > > When searching for Wills in Ireland, there are two types - > Prerogative and and Diocesan. Those proven in the > Prerogative Court are the most valuable because they contain > testamentary devises from all parts of Ireland, and begin in > 1536, ending in 1858. > > Before 1858, Wills were proven in the Consistorial > Court - the Court of the Bishop or Ordinary - within > whose diocese or jurisdiction the testator dwelt. > However, if there were effects to the value of 5 pounds > (called bona notabilia), in two or three dioceses, the will > had to be proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop > of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland, which was the Supreme > Court in matters of which the ecclesiastical jurisdiction > had cognisance. > > The jurisdiction of the various Consistorial Courts > in Ireland dealt with the assets of deceased persons > domiciled in the Diocese, and who had no personal > estate in any other Diocese in the Kingdom. Also, > if a person died out of Ireland and left a personal > estate in only one Diocese, the Consistorial Court > had jurisdiction. > > Until 1816 the Court of Prerogative was held in > the private residence of the Judge, and sometimes > in the Chapter Room of St. Patrick's Cathedral. > The original Wills were not kept in any certain > or secure custody. In 1816, the Court of > Prerogative was established in Henrietta Street, > Dublin, and then the original wills and other > records were transferred there where they > remained until removed to the Public Record Office, > which is their present depository. > > No will indexes existed until 1810 when the Irish > Record Commission superintended the alphabetical > indexing of wills. Sir William Betham, Ulster > King-of-Arms, took genealogical notes from each > will, forming them into chart pedigrees. These > collections are now deposited in the Office of Arms, > Dublin Castle, and is contained in 34 folio volumes. > > In the instances where wills were proved in > England, only copies of the originals are found in > Ireland. > ================ > BOOKS FOR SALE > ================ > Only one copy of this one - (out of print since > 1989) - $45.00 > INDEX TO PREROGATIVE WILLS OF IRELAND > 1536-1810 by Sir Arthur Vicars, originally published > 1897 in Dublin, reprinted 1969, 1989, Hardbound, > 512 pp. Includes Prerogative Wills, > 1536-1858, deposited in the Public Record Office, > Diocesan Wills, 1536-1858, deposted in the Public > Record Office, a limited number of umproved wills > dealing with Real Property Only, recorded from the > year 1708, at the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta-street, > Wills from the Inquisitions (Henry VIII to Geroge I0, > and a few wills in the Royal Irish Academy, and > in Trinity College Library. > > 4250. IRISH SETTLERS IN AMERICA by Michael J. > O'Brien 2 vols, hardbound, 638 and 644 pp. $75.00 > > Michael J. O'Brien was the historian and > chief contributor to the Journal of the American Irish > Historical Society during its years of publication, > 1898-1941. O'Brien's numerous articles were united by a > common objective--to explode the "Scotch-Irish myth," in > effect to demonstrate that the Catholic Irish were more > numerous than the Ulster Irish in the early days of > immigration and more prominent in the affairs of state. > O'Brien's collected articles now form a reference work of > encyclopedic proportions--accessible, comprehensive, and > convenient--and they touch upon the entire spectrum of > colonial American history. In the 132 articles assembled > here, O'Brien lists no fewer than 25,000 pioneers and > settlers, his information deriving from both manuscript and > printed sources. The two-volume consolidation also contains > a new preface, a descriptive table of contents, and indexes. > > > 3980. IRISH QUAKERS INTO PENNSYLVANIA, Immigration of the. > By Albert Cook Myers. 499 pp., illus., indexed. (1902), > repr. Balto., 1994. $45.00. Here in one volume is combined a > history of the Quakers in Ireland and in Pennsylvania--a > work no less esteemed for its invaluable abstracts of > genealogical source materials. The Appendix, comprising > fully one-third of the volume, includes biographical > sketches and abstracts of certificates of removal received > at various monthly meetings, together providing such > information as dates of birth, marriage and death, places of > residence in Ireland, names of family members, dates of > immigration, and places of residence in Pennsylvania. > > 4290.IRISH PEDIGREES. The Origin and Stem of the > Irish Nation by John O'Hart. 2 volumes. 928 pp. > And 971 pp., cloth (1892), reissued 1999. > SPECIAL PRICE BEFORE MAY 31 - $135.00. > After May 31st, price is $160.00 > > O'Hart's Irish Pedigrees is the magnum opus of > Irish genealogy, a vast and prodigious compendium > of family history and source material, as monumental > and comprehensive a work. It is a work which can only > be reprinted, for such a book cannot be written twice or > even substantially improved upon. > > The first volume explores the origin and stem of the Irish > nation, a phrase bearing reference to the families that > branched from the ancient stem of Milesius as well as to > families rooted in the Celtic dawn. The old Irish > genealogies assembled here are brought down to the lineal > descendant of each family living at the time of the English > dispossession, though a rather substantial number of the > descents are brought down to the 19th century. In addition, > this volume includes chapters on the English Invasion and > Cromwellian Devastation as well as a lengthly appendix with > an extraordinarily detailed table showing families in > possession of land in the 12th century. Includes an index > with several thousand names. > > The first half of Vol. II consists of Anglo-Irish > genealogies, all of which are carried down at least to the > period of the Commonwealth, and most to the last quarter of > the 19th century. Numbering on the hundreds and arranged > alphabetically by family name, these Anglo-Irish genealogies > are not only impressive in number, they are heavily > annotated; and being fully supported by references to events > of comparatively recent history, they are infrequently trace > the line of descent to an American branch of the family. > This section is succeeded by a detailed survey of the > Huguenot and Palatine families of Ireland and a chapter on > the Ulster Plantation and Scots settlers. > > The latter half of Vol. II is encyclopedic in coverage, > bearing reference to countless persons, places and events > associated with Ireland. There are lists of principal > families in Ireland grouped by century and thereunder by > county; a list of Ulster Plantation adventurers; lists of > Irishmen in the service of foreign countries, notably > France, Spain, Austria and US, including complete rosters of > the officers of Meagher's Irish Brigade and Corcoran's Irish > Legion who fought in the American Civil War; a list of "Wild > Geese" and their descendants; lists of kings, nobility and > gentry -- ancient and modern, etc. And much more. > > 3792. IRELAND: 1841/1851 CENSUS ABSTRACTS (NORTHERN IRELAND) > by Josephine Masterson. 538 pp., illus., indexed, cloth. > (1999). $55.00 > > The earliest census available for all of Ireland is for the > year 1901, earlier censuses having been destroyed in the > fire of 1922 at the Public Record Office in Dublin. Thus, > with the exception of a handful of surviving census > fragments, Ireland is entirely lacking in this key > genealogical building block. This work is the nearest thing > there is to a partial reconstruction of the 1841 and 1851 > censuses of Northern Ireland. The Old Age Pension Act was > introduced in 1908, but as the civil registration of births, > marriages, and deaths was not begun in Ireland until 1864, > birth certificates were not available for persons of > eligible age (70 years). For persons applying to the local > Pensions Office without proof of age, the Pensions Officer > sent particulars of the claimant to be checked in the 1841 > and 1851 censuses held at the Public Record Office in > Dublin. Details were recorded by the Search Officer and > returned to the Pensions Office. Significantly, this > checking was completed before the Public Record Office fire > of 1922! Only a fraction of the population is covered by > these summary book abstracts, wherein altogether a tota of > 23,000 persons are identified. The abstracts contain - name > of head of household, often his marriage date, the wife's > name (and sometimes her maiden name), place of residence > names of children and their ages, names of other members of > the family in the household, and persons having died in the > ten years previous to the census. > > 3797. IRELAND: 1841/1851 CENSUS ABSTRACTS (REPUBLIC OF > IRELAND) by Josephine Masterson. 148 pp., illus., indexed, > cloth (1999) $30.00 Only secondary information from Old Age > Pension records and a handful of original census fragments > have survived. (Same as above) > > Postage - $3.50 1st book, $1.50 for each book thereafter > > ORDER FROM - > > Jeannette Holland Austin > Genealogy Books > 175 Thornton Drive > Fayetteville GA 30214 > 1-800-899-9524 > Local 770-719-1754 > Fax 770-719-8699 > > Order online: http://www.genealogy-books.com/gpcorder.htm > > ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER