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Will Extracts (Armagh, Belfast & Londonderry Register Offices- remember Donegal is under Londonderry)
www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars/wills_search.htm
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People are always asking questions about The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.
I hope this compilation of all their sites is of assistance. Please let me know if you come across a PRONI site that I may unintentionally have overlooked. I've changed from URLS to words as I feel it may make it easier for members to find the item they require.
About PRONI (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/about_proni.htm) Updated
Annual Releases (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/annual_releases.htm) New
Census Substitutes 17th Century (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_more_sources/family_history_17th_century_sources.htm) Updated
Census Substitutes 18th Century Sources (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_more_sources/family_history_18th_century_sources.htm) Updated
Census 1901 records on microfilm (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_key_sources.htm) Updated
Church Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/copying_and_copyright/can_i_get_copies_of_church_records.htm) Updated
Church of Ireland Index (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/online_indexes/church_of_ireland_index.htm) Records that have been microfilmed. Updated
Depositing Records with PRONI (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/your_records/depositing_your_records_with_proni.htm) New
E-CATNI Project. (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/about_proni/who_are_we_and_what_we_do/ecatni_project.htm) New
Educational Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/exhibitions_talks_and_events/proni_on_the_record_online/educational_records.htm) Updated
The Famine in Ireland (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/exhibitions_talks_and_events/proni_on_the_record_online/the_famine.htm) Updated PRONI Reference: D3618/D/1
Free Settlement in Australia (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/exhibitions_talks_and_events/from_north_to_south_online/free_settlement.htm) Updated
Introduction to Freeholders Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/freeholders_records.htm) Updated
30 Year Rule & Introduction to Axxess (http://www.proni.gov.uk/structur/access/access.htm)
Geographical Index. Glossary of Terms (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/local_history/geographical_index.htm) Updated
Key Archives at PRONI (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_key_sources.htm) New
Local History (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/local_history.htm) New
Microfilm and Microfiche Collections (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/self_service_microfilm_room/microfilm_and_microfiche_collections_in_the_self_service_microfilm_room.htm) New
Organising a Group visit (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/visiting_proni/organising_a_group_visit.htm) New.
Parish of Craigs, Co. Antrim (http://www.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/par078.htm) Broken Link
Parish of Grange of Nilteen, Co. Antrim (http://www.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/par150.htm) Broken Link
Parish of Shankill (Co. Antrim and Belfast CB) (http://www.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/parishes/par243.htm) Broken Link
Records not held by PRONI (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/records_not_held_in_proni.htm) New
Townlands in Northern Ireland (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/local_history/geographical_index/townlands.htm) Updated
Townlands in Co. Antrim (http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/townantr.htm) Updated
The Major Research Strengths of PRONI (http://www.proni.gov.uk/research/academic/strength.htm)
Tithe Applotment Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_key_sources.htm) Updated
Ulster Covenant. Introduction (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/ulster_covenant.htm) Updated
Ulster Covenant Search. (http://applications.proni.gov.uk/UlsterCovenant/Search.aspx) Updated.
Ulster Covenant. Ulster Day, 28th September, 1912 (http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenant/ulsterday)
Using The Archives (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/using_the_archives.htm) Updated
Valuation Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/valuatn.htm)
Visiting PRONI (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/visiting_proni.htm) Updated
Wills - Search (http://www.proni.gov.uk/wills_search.htm) New
Previously edited by Christopher 14/1/08
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Alphabetical listing of privately deposited records:
A (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorA) B (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorB) C (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorC) D (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorD) E (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorE) F (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorF) G (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorG) H (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorH) I (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorI) J (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorJ) K (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorK) L (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/USING/privatel.htmhttp://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorL) M (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorM) N (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorN) O (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorO) P (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorP) Q (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorQ) R (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/USING/privater.htmhttp://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorR) S (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorS) T (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorT) U (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorU) V (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorV) W (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorW) Y (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm#MajorCollections.txt-AnchorY)
Click here (http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/introductions_to_significant_privately_deposited_archives.htm) for Introductions to significant privately deposited archives.
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The O'Rorke, McDonald & Tweed Archive (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/d-1242.htm)
Recent publications based on PRONI sources (http://www.proni.gov.uk/structur/reader/books.htm)
PRONI Archive (http://www.proni.gov.uk/structur/access/archive.htm)
The Annesley Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/annesley.htm)
The Armagh Diocesan Registry Archive (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/armagh.htm)
The Belmore Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/belmore.htm)
The Blaney of Castleblaney Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/blayney.htm)
The Brookeborough Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/brookeb.htm)
The Brownlow Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/brownlow.htm)
The Bath and Brownlow Estate Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/brwnbath.htm)
Business Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/business.htm)
The Caledon Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/caledon.htm)
The Arthur Campbell Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/campb.htm)
Captions .. People & Places (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/captions.htm)
The Conolly Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/conolly.htm)
The Coopershill Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/coophill.htm)
The De Ros Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/de_ros.htm)
The de Vesci Papers. PRONI's Register of Irish Archives. (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/devesci.htm)
The Dufferin Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/dufferin.htm)
The Dunleath Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/dunleath.htm)
The Ely Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/ely.htm)
The Emerson Tennent Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/emerten.htm)
The Enniskillen Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/ennisk.htm)
Emigration to Canada (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/emigrat2.htm)
How To Trace Your Family Tree (http://www.proni.gov.uk/research/family/family01.htm)
The Nugent of Farren Connell Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/farcon.htm)
The Gordon Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/gordon.htm)
The Graham Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/graham.htm)
Guide to Gravestone Inscriptions (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/graves.htm)
The Hervey/Bruce Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/har_bru.htm)
The Harshaw Diaries (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/harshaw.htm)
The Harland & Wolff Archive (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/harwolf.htm)
The John Hewitt Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/hewitt.htm)
Landed Estates Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/landed.htm)
The Leslie Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/leslie.htm)
Links to Other Sites (http://www.proni.gov.uk/links/links.htm)
Introduction to the Major Collections (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/listing.htm)
The Londonderry Estate Office Archive (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/lond_eo.htm)
Records of Military Interest (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/military.htm)
The Murray of Broughton Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/murray.htm)
The Montgomery Hyde Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/mon_hyde.htm)
A Guide to Newspapers in PRONI (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/newspaper.htm)
FamilyRecords.gov.uk (http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/partners/proni.htm)
Poor Law Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/poor_law.htm)
Private Records: Picture List (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/pictlist.htm)
Preservation Policy (http://www.proni.gov.uk/structur/preserve/preserve.htm)
Church Temporalities Fin 10/10 (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/fin-10.htm) Broken Link
Prominent Persons Index (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/ppi.htm)
PRONI Publications (http://www.proni.gov.uk/PUBLISH/publist.htm)
The Redhall Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/redhall.htm)
The E.J. Saunderson Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/saund.htm)
School Records (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/school.htm)
Commercial Researchers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/research/searcher.htm)
The Shannon Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/shannon.htm)
The Stewart-Bam/Stewart of Ards Papers (http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/stewartb.htm)
Previously edited by Christopher 21/8/07
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Click here (http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:kpEJdIWB_YIJ:www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__londonderry_estate_papers_d654.pdf+Newtownards+families+in+Durham&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk) to read details about the Londonderry Estate Office Archives. These contain 12,000 documents and volumes relating to the Londonderry Estate Office, Newtownards, Co. Down which cover the period from the seventeenth to the twentieth ceentury.
The Ulster Transpost Authority Archives at PRONI contain Salaries and Wages books where people should be able to obtain information about their ancestors if they worked for the Railways in the north of Ireland
Irish Railway Record Society (http://www.irrs.ie/Common%20Files/archiveUTA.htm)
The UTA had been set up in 1948 to take over the functions of the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board and to operate the Belfast & County Down Railway. The railways of the Northern Counties Committee also became part of the UTA in 1948, and in 1958 the Great Northern Railway was partitioned between the UTA and CIÉ. By 1958, then, the UTA was responsible for the archives of the NIRTB, the B&CDR, and the NCC, and their constituent companies, and part of the GNR, and some records of some of its constituent companies. The offices of the UTA were at Linenhall Street, Belfast, and in 1965 the UTA handed its archives to Public Records Office NI (PRONI) and moved to other accommodation at Great Victoria Street and York Road.
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Dear All
I've recently applied, under FOI legislation, for the release of records held by PRO-NI that are classified as "closed" for 100 years. In my case Workhouse and "Asylum"records (1909, 1933 & 1939).
I've been successful in getting what I've asked for, and the little that hasn't been disclosed, I've lodged an appeal and am very hopeful that I will get the info the I've requested.
(I will, if needs be, take this to the the Information Commissioner - there is no valid reason that the State should be able to withhold information about our long gone predecessors) .
Send your request via the PRO-NI site, give as much info as possible and make sure that you ask that your request is dealt with under FOI, this ensures a 20 working day response.
FOI is "classification and purpose blind" ie it doesn't matter if its confidential or why you what it- the only way it can be witheld is under an FOI exemption, and Goverment Departments are loath to go through the hoops that exemptions involve!
The more people that know of this the better!
Good Luck all.
Margaret
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An E-Consultation re PRONI Admittance and Fees
An article in the December issue of Ancestors mentioned the PRONI e-consultation document which is designed to seek your views on proposals by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) to amend and update existing legislation relating to the admittance rules and fees charged by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Your comments must be received by Tuesday 2nd December, 2008, and should be sent to the Response Co-ordinator at the address below:
Mrs Sandra Ireland,
Response Co-ordinator – Consultation Document,
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland,
Divisional Support Services,
66, Balmoral Avenue,
Belfast BT9 6NY
www.proni.gov.uk/index/about_proni/econsultation.htm
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Just been on the PRONI website and I see they have a new online index of pre 1858 wills up and running.
http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_ProniNames/SearchPage.aspx
Not as much information as on the post 1858 will calender index on the same site but a very useful tool.
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Further to the econsultation, legislation came into effect on 13 April revising the fees charged by PRONI. One of the changes made was to introduce a charge for the viewing of online wills (£0.60 per will or £10.00 for a month's unlimited access).
I have harboured the suspicion for a while that the delay in putting the long promised wills online was to do with introducing a charge to view them, so hopefully, with that hurdle now passed, we can expect to see the wills appear on the website soon (fingers crossed!!).
And the charges don't seem too bad either...
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Still no sign of the elusive wills yet, but the street directories have reappeared online
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/street_directories.htm
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I recently emailed PRONI to ask about when the 1858-1910 wills will be going online linked to the index which has been available for ages. The website has said these will be "available shortly" ever since the index went online.
The reply I received recognised that this had been delayed beyond the original timetable, but stated it was their intention to have these images available on the site before they closed for the move next year. PRONI also indicated that pre 1910 inquests would also be going on the site in the next 12 months as well.
Many people are concerned at the long planned closure while PRONI moves from Balmoral Avenue to the Titanic Quarter so hopefully these new online resources will be some compensation. Also the press release announcing the closure indicated that they were looking at potential locations for making their microfilmed resources available until the new premises opened. As these include a large number of church records so vital to genealogists, let us hope this is sorted out properly so that access can be maintained.
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PRONI have announced a half hearted effort to maintain access to some microfilms mainly Church records.
At the moment there are 23 film readers available to the public + another 6 in the reading room.
PRONI have indicated that a total of 6 {SIX} readers will be available on a part time basis{2 days and 3 afternoons} at Cregagh Branch Library. " Of these 2 will be set aside for students who can pre book, leaving 4 for all other users including genealogists. You can only imagine the mayhem that is bound to ensue.
PRONI is the National Archives of Northern Ireland. To have this vital and unique facility operating on a part time basis from a spare room in a branch library would be hilarious if it were not so serious.
Rab
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Coleraine Library does have copies of many of the PRONI microfilmed church records (for some Co.Derry and Co.Antrim areas) but it is recommended to pre-book a microfilm reader as they only have a few and they usually aren't all in working order at the same time.
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The Will calendars have gone online at the PRONI site today.
http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/index/media-centre/news-departments/news-dcal/news-dcal-291110-minister-launches-new.htm
Minister launches new online genealogy resource
Approximately 100,000 images of probated wills have been made available online for the first time.
~ Monday, 29 November 2010
This is the culmination of a project by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) to index and digitise early wills from the three District Probate Registries of Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry between the years 1858 and 1900.
Speaking today about the Wills application, Culture Minister Nelson McCausland said: “One of PRONI’s key goals is to digitise key cultural resources and make them easily available to a worldwide audience. This free of charge application will therefore be of enormous assistance to anyone trying to trace their genealogical roots and will be of particular help to those wanting to begin their research from the comfort of their own home.
“In recent years there has been a huge increase in people researching their family history and trends have shown that a large number of these people are from outside the UK. I am sure this new application will be of particular interest to this international audience.”
Wills are one of the most used archival sources by both family historians and solicitors. The images have been linked to an existing searchable index which allows researchers to view details such as name, dates and the abstracts taken from the original entries.
Future digitisation plans include the addition of further pre-1858 will indexes to the PRONI Name Search facility. These indexes from Northern Ireland dioceses, will list the names of people who had wills probated as early as the seventeenth century – pushing the possibility of family and local history research further back in time.
Looking ahead to next year’s opening of the new PRONI headquarters, the Minister added: “I recently had the privilege to visit the stunning new PRONI headquarters at Titanic Quarter. This much needed £30million investment in our cultural infrastructure was provided by the Northern Ireland Executive. The new state-of-the-art facility will open to the public early next year and will protect Northern Ireland’s irreplaceable archives in a safe and secure environment.”
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/will_calendars.htm
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Digital copies of wills are now linked to the index. I'm not sure if it is the entire collection or just a few. I did find a few items for my families.
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Yes, that's the 29 November 2010 announcement earlier in this thread. All the Wills are not online as I have copies of quite a few that do not yet appear there.
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And now they've updated the Name Search database.
http://insideireland.ie/2011/03/11/ni-minister-launches-online-name-search-facility-11641/
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And now they've updated the Name Search database.
http://insideireland.ie/2011/03/11/ni-minister-launches-online-name-search-facility-11641/
Name Search currently includes the following set if indexes:
* index to pre-1858 wills (which are to be found in various collections in PRONI) and a selection of diocesan will and administration bond indexes
* surviving fragments of the 1740 and the 1766 religious census returns
* 1775 dissenters petitions
* pre-1920 coroners' inquest papers
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Exactly how and where do you enter the name you want to search? ::)
Kooky
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You can get into that database through the main PRONI page (select Names search on right side of page) but here's a more direct link-
http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_ProniNames/SearchPage.aspx