Unearthing The Treasures In The Irish Registry of Deeds
The Registry of Deeds based in Dublin has survived intact since 1708 and it manages the legal registration of property.
What is less well known is that it is also a repository for genealogical treasures such as wills, property leases, mortgages and marriage agreements. People named in these records include the principal parties, lease holders, along with wider family members and witnesses to the deeds. It is also possible to find records by location.
Today, there are over 5 million deeds with many more millions of names recorded in them. This really is a treasure trove but because it has been difficult to access, the deeds are a very under-used resource.
Audience: advanced
The talk will include:
- How and why the Registry of Deeds was set up
- How the deeds were registered
- People named in deeds
- The different types of deeds to be found
- Where to find the deeds and tips for searching
- Demonstrate information to be found in the deeds using case studies of searches for people and places
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Natalie Bodle
Natalie is a full-time professional genealogist, educator and author who undertakes ancestral research throughout the UK and Ireland, specialising in Irish and Scots-Irish genealogy research.
She is a frequent speaker on the local, national and international circuits on Irish genealogy topics and delivers regular genealogy courses with a focus on Irish records.
A native of County Antrim, her company Roots Revealed is based in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Her first book Tracing Your Family History Using Irish Newspapers and Other Printed Material was published by Pen and Sword in Feb 2024 and she presented at RootsTech for the first time in 2024.
