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Dublin wills and marriage licences, 1800-1858 via NLA website

An slq researcher recently alerted us to the following handy resource accessible online through the National Library of Australia's website

Appendix to the thirtieth report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and Keeper of the State Papers in Ireland. An index to the act or grant books and original wills of the diocese of Dublin from 1800 to 1858

In addition to wills and intestacies the indexes include marriage licences. Entries are arranged alphabetically by surname.

To access these documents go to the National Library of Australia website http://www.nla.gov.au/ and click on the link to eResources. If not already registered as a user you will need to register and login.

Then click on the links as follows:>Licensed resources>‘H’>House of Commons Parliamentary Papers>Accept (terms of the license agreement)>Visit site>Search

The quickest way to retrieve the appendix is to search by paper number. The paper number is Cd. 4

Once you have access to the full text document you can search its contents by using the search box at the bottom of the screen.

Wills and Probate with GSQ

The Genealogical Society of QLD Inc.

Wills and Probate

with Pauline Williams

Wills contain a wealth of information of value to the family historian: they can document the person's situation, family relationships, and you can learn a lot about the individual by the way the will is written. This session explains how the probate system works in Australia and the United Kingdom, and provides an opportunity to examine some wills.

When:              Saturday 17 December 2011 9:30 am to 11:45am

Where:             GSQ Library, 38 Fisher Street, East Brisbane QLD

Costs:              Member $10; Non-members $13

Book at http://www.gsq.org.au or post to

PO Box 8423, Woolloongabba Qld. 4102

Enquires: phone GSQ on 07) 3891 5085 or email to gsq1@optusnet.com.au

England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1861-1941

England and Wales National Probate Calendar 1861-1941

The National Probate Calendar is the single most important resource for tracing your ancestors' wills – and you won't find it anywhere else online. As well as telling you where and when your ancestors died – and revealing the value of the estate they left – it provides a vital link to wills and probate records created in England and Wales between 1861 and 1941.

Access to these records is free from midnight on 30 June to 11:59pm on 8 July (AEST) - search the records and view the original historical documents.

(information from www.ancestry.com.au)

Will Calendars database - Northern Ireland 1858-1943

"A fully searchable index to the will calendar entries for the three District Probate Registries of Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry, with the facility to view the entire will calendar entry for each successful search.  The database covers the period 1858-1919 and 1922-1943.  Part of 1921 has been added, with remaining entries for 1920-1921 to follow in the near future.  

Digitised images of entries from the copy will books covering the period 1858-1900 are now available online, allowing users to view the full content of a will.  93,388 will images are now available to view."

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars.htm

Text taken directly from PRONI website.