Two Irish collections added to Ancestry

Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) has added the following Irish collections:

Mayo and Sligo, Ireland, School Registers, 1802-1928
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62903/
Source: Mayo and Sligo schools; collaborartion with Dr. Liam Alex Heffron

About Mayo and Sligo, Ireland, School Registers, 1802-1928

This collection covers school records from County Mayo and County Sligo in Ireland between 1802 and 1928. The records up to 1924 are in English, while those created afterwards may be in the Irish language, Gaeilge. The collection covers school registers, roll books, exam rolls, and supplementary rolls. In respect to privacy and data protection, school records beyond 1928 have not been included.

Using this collection

This collection offers a wealth of information for students in Mayo and Sligo, including the following:

• Name
• Age
• Date of birth
• Names of parents (including mother’s maiden name)
• Occupation of parent
• Place and date of residence
• Religion
• Entry date into school
• Name of school
• Parish
• County

The school registers within this collection contain the most genealogical value about a pupil but this collection also includes roll books noting daily attendance and exam rolls that marked if a child passed various topics, such as reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, agriculture, and needlework. Keep in mind that the starting class in the Irish school system is called “infants” (for ages 4-6), followed by classes 1-6 (called First Class, Second Class, etc.). Although school was free, you may not find your ancestor attending class if they were needed for work at home or on the farm, as was the case for many Irish families.


Ireland, Jury Lists Index, 1798-1898
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63090/
Source: not stated

About Ireland, Jury Lists Index, 1798-1898

This collection is an index of jury lists produced in Ireland between 1798 and 1898. The lists were printed in books, but images of the original documents aren’t included in this collection. This index includes information from the following locations and years:

• Dublin: 1798, 1803 & 1844
• Tipperary: 1845-1846
• Westmeath: 1845
• Mayo: 1851
• All of Ireland: 1882-1883 & 1898

Using this collection

The index may include the following information:

• Name
• Occupation
• Street address
• Place of residence
• Date of residence
• Parish
• Place of employment
• Case number
• Qualification for jury duty

While most of the records in this collection pertain to an individual's eligibility to serve on a jury, some records in this collection include information about court officials, such as sheriffs, court keepers, coroners, etc., who were appointed and likely worked for the court throughout multiple cases.

For further details, consult the collection links.

Chris 

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Old Scottish adds Registers of Deeds indexes for Sheriff and Commissary Courts

Old Scottish Family History and Genealogy (www.oldscottish.com) has added a welcome new collection of indexes for some of the most interesting records held at the National Records of Scotland, records from various Registers of Deeds as compiled by selected Scottish based Sheriff Courts and Commissary Courts. The recorded deeds are essentially copies of legal agreements, obligations or other arangements registered with a competent court, as transcribed from original documents called warrants.

Indexes are currently available for the following courts:

• Cromarty Sheriff Court (1806-1931, NRS references SC24/15/1-2)
• Cupar Sheriff Court (1809-1900, NRS references SC20/34/1-54)
• Dingwall Sheriff Court (1794-1889, NRS references SC25/59/1-4)
• Dunblane Sheriff Court (1809-1902, NRS references SC44/59/5-10)
• Dunoon Sheriff Court (1809-1888, NRS references SC51/50/3-8)
• Haddington Sheriff Court (1809-1895, NRS references SC40/58/1-16)
• Linlithgow Sheriff Court (1809-1899, NRS references SC41/68/22-28)
• Moray Commissary Court (1785-1823, NRS references CC16/9/7-12)
• Paisley Sheriff Court (1809-1899, NRS references SC58/59/1-30)
• Tain Sheriff Court (1812-1884, NRS reference SC34/19/2/1)

The indexes identify the names of the parties involved, their designation (occupation, residence), the type of deed involved, the date registered, and the court from which the record is sourced. The information returned can allow you to locate the original record yourself when the NRS opens, or you can order a copy directly from Old Scottish. In most cases records can be ordered straight away (although there may be a slight delay in the order being processed, as it is not an automatic service), whilst some records are available only as a pre-order, with the image itself not retrievable by Old Scottish from the NRS until it re-opens. The fee to order from Old Scottish is £10 per deed.

A handy guide to the types of deeds included, as well as the indexes themselves, is available at www.oldscottish.com/register-deeds.html. Fergus Smith from Old Scottish has also advised that there will be another tranche uploaded later this month, so if what you are looking for is not yet available, try again soon.

Note that other courts also carried registers of deeds, from burgh courts to the Court of Session's Books of Council and Session held at the NRS. A guide to further deeds held at the NRS is available at www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/deeds.

(With thanks to Fergis Smith via @oldscotbooks)

Chris

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