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Down, Ireland : Classification : Wills / Probate


Wills are legal documents listing a person's wishes regarding property disposal when they die, hence are useful at providing details of other members of the family of the deceased.

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Classification:GRO BMD, Births, Deaths, Marriages, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:Find My Past - Ireland
Link:https://www.findmypast.ie/search-records/Vital-records-(BMDs)
Description:Find My Past's Birth, Marriages and Deaths for Ireland
Extra Info:Their birth, marriage and death records date as far back as the 13th century (Dublin Will and Grant Books Index 1270-1858) and include records of over 400,000 gravestones and church memorials, over 150,000 newspaper obituaries and four indexes to wills.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Atavus Search Engine
Link:https://search.atavus.org/api/v1/search
Description:Atavus Search Engine Incorporating Fermanagh Gold Genealogy Pages
Extra Info:Easy to use search.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:BARLOW Genealogy and Family History
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20160325025144/http://...
Description:BARLOW Genealogy and Family History
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on the region of interest.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20120716201636/http://c...
Description:BOYD Family and Information Centre
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of the website. Most features appear to work. There may be some delay in loading.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:BREW One Name Study
Link:http://brew.clients.ch/BrewONS.htm
Description:BREW One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:County Down Pages - Raymond's
Link:http://raymondscountydownwebsite.com/
Description:Raymond's County Down Pages
Extra Info:Also look under the individual places.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Link:http://www.daltondatabank.org/
Description:DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:FERGUSONS of Ireland
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~colin/genealogy/Fer...
Description:FERGUSONS of Ireland - One Name Study
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110611071735/http://h...
Description:HOLLINGWORTH One Name Study
Extra Info:An archived copy of the site -most information still seems to be available. HOLLINGWORTH and variations.
Classification:Baptisms, Births, Burials / Cremations, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Obituaries, Wills / Probate
Title:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Link:http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/
Description:Ireland Genealogy Projects Archive
Extra Info:Includes extracts of church records, but also submitted birth, marriage and death information.
Classification:Births, Burials / Cremations, Census, Deaths, Marriages, War Memorials & Other Memorials, Wills / Probate
Title:Irish Records Extraction Database
Link:Irish Records Extraction Database
Description:Irish Records Extraction Database
Extra Info:This collection is compiled from over 120 unique sources. The records spread from 1600-1874.
Classification:Census, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate
Title:John Hayes Genealogy Website
Link:https://www.failteromhat.com
Description:John Hayes Genealogy Website
Extra Info:Many Hayes, O'Connor, Brown, Fox, Santry, Callaghan and Murphy records.
Classification:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, One Name Study, Wills / Probate
Title:LUCEY / LUCY Family History Records
Link:https://lucey.net/
Description:The site for everyone interested in researching the LUCEY and LUCY surname and their family history
Extra Info:Researching the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, One Name Study, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alanmilliken/geneal...
Description:MILLIKEN, MILLIGAN and Related Surnames Genealogical Research
Extra Info:Surnames of Millican, Milligan, Millikan, Milliken, Millikin, Mulliken, Mullikin, and Mulligan etc.
Classification:Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills / Probate
Title:National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online
Extra Info:Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes seaman's wills and some foreign returns of births, marriages and deaths.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Navy Records and Indexes
Extra Info:Includes wills of Royal Navy Seamen 1786 -1882.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Records and Indexes (UK)
Extra Info:Includes wills. Many detailed records require payment.
Classification:Census, Marriages, Wills / Probate
Title:National Archives of Ireland
Link:National Archives of Ireland
Description:National Archives of Ireland - Searchable Databases
Extra Info:Includes searchable wills index. Also 1901 and 1911 census that have survived.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
Link:https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/public-recor...
Description:Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
Extra Info:Searchable calendar of wills 1858-1900 for Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry, but check the names index for more.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Toms Wills Sheding light on the Past
Link:https://www.haine.org.uk/toms_wills/toms_wills.php
Description:Toms Wills - the index to UK wills 1931-1949
Extra Info:Also search 1950-1992 wills for free.
Classification:Baptisms, Burials / Cremations, Census, Marriages, Parish Records, Wills / Probate
Title:Ulcester Ancestry
Link:http://www.ulsterancestry.com/index.htm#gsc.tab=0
Description:Ulcester Ancestry - Family History in Northern Ireland
Extra Info:Click on Free Pages for information and data.
Classification:Births, Census, Deaths, Marriages, Monumental Inscriptions, Wills / Probate
Title:Ulster Historical Foundation - Irish Genealogy
Link:https://www.ancestryireland.com
Description:Ulster Historical Foundation - Irish Genealogy
Extra Info:Pay per view site. Click on Irish Genealogy Records to see what is available.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills - A Guide to Copies and Abstracts of Irish Wills
Link:A Guide to Copies and Abstracts of Irish Wills
Description:A Guide to Copies and Abstracts of Irish Wills
Extra Info:This is an index with no will content but indicates where the will detail may be located.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills - The National Archives Records - Seamen's Wills
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:Wills of Royal Naval Seamen (1786 - 1882)
Extra Info:Search and download the wills of around 35,000 men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills Abstracts from the Dublin Registry of Deeds
Link:Wills Abstracts from the Dublin Registry of Deeds
Description:Wills Abstracts from the Dublin Registry of Deeds
Extra Info:Covers most counties of Ireland and the period 1708-85.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes - National Archives Online
Link:https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your...
Description:National Archives - Online Wills and Death Duties Records and Indexes
Extra Info:Includes wills from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1384-1858, death duty registers 1796-1811 and wills of Royal Navy seamen 1786-1882.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills Index for Ireland - Phillimore
Link:Phillimore's Index to Irish Wills
Description:Phillimore's Index to Irish Wills
Extra Info:Not all counties covered. Covers the period 1536-1857.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills Index for Ireland from Find My Past
Link:https://www.findmypast.ie/content/index-of-irish-wills-1484-1858
Description:Find My Past's Index of Irish Wills 1484-1858 - Over 100,000 names
Extra Info:The only complete list of surviving wills and other testamentary records at the National Archives of Ireland. It contains information relating to every part of Ireland (north and south). The index also includes a facility to order full copies of any item.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills of Ireland - An Index
Link:An Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland
Description:An Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland from Ancestry
Extra Info:Covers the period 1536-1810.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills of Ireland Index by Sir Arthur Vicars, from Find My Past
Link:https://www.findmypast.ie/content/sir-arthur-vicars-prerogative-wills
Description:Find My Past's Sir Arthur Vicars, Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland, 1536 - 1810
Extra Info:Sir Arthur Vicars indexed all these Prerogative wills up to 1810. It deals with over 40,000 Irish wills. Almost all of these were destroyed in the 1922 explosion at the Public Record Office in Dublin.
Classification:Wills / Probate
Title:Wills, Probate and Tax Records
Link:Wills, Probate and Tax Records
Description:Ancestry's Wills, Probate and Tax Records

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