Diploma in Family History
The Registry of Deeds
Registry of Deeds, Dublin
Registry of Deeds: memorial books
Registry of Deeds: memorial
1708: why was it set up?Who used it?Why did they use it?When did they use it?
Registry of Deeds
The registration systemLocal deed, signed and witnessedLocal copy (“memorial”) with 1 joint witnessSworn before JPSent to RegistryTranscribed into Memorial book
Registry of Deeds
Numbers? 1708-1703: 35,000 total1760s: 135,000 +1790: 250,000 +1820s: 500,000 +
Seán Murphy, History Ireland, Jan/Feb 2009
Registry of Deeds
IndexesGrantor's name Lands Index
Registry of Deeds
Grantors Index
Lands Index
Transactions:LeasesMarriage SettlementsMortgagesBills of DiscoveryWillsRent Charges
Registry of Deeds
But ... tontineslands of Glangoole + part of Garryclough in TIP + town an lands of Curragh + Kilnawaragos the farm of Ardnaphahane in LIM + dwelling house in city Limerick wherein C lives A's estate + income in Ireland A is entitled to for a tontine in the name of D to B in trust, £6000 in marriage settlement charge of the estate of E payable of E's death sworn 20 Nov 1790
Microfilm copiesIndexes NLIFull sets PRONI & LDS
Registry of Deeds
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/
Registry of Deeds Index Project
