Its important that you
read the following instructions:
This is an Index to Memorials / Deeds relating to the town
and county of CARLOW from 1811 – 1820.
The original Memorials
can be found in two locations. On microfilm at a LDS Family
History Centre near you or the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta
Street, Dublin.
To order a film from the LDS Family
History Centre you will find the LDS Film # which is
relevant to your particular entry of interest at the end of
the entry under LDS Film #.
The most import aspect
of this index apart from the surnames is the BOOK #. Each
film contains one or two books.
If you order
the film number quoted with the entry then you should have
the correct book. When the film arrives it will have one or
two books on the film.
Find the book number quoted
with the entry on the index and then look for the page
number. The page will have in the left hand margin an entry
with the Memorial #, the names the two parties in the INDEX
and when the Memorial was registered with the Registry of
Deeds. To the right of this and the main body of text will
be a transcript of the Memorial.
The originals are
stored in the basement of the Registry of Deeds. If you
can’t find the Memorial on that page then look through the
book for the Memorial # which is also quoted in the index.
Please bear in mind that the original Index Film is
very hard to read and some page number and memorial numbers
may be incorrect. I have endeavored to make sure the “Book
Number” is correct as without the correct Book Number the
exercise will be useless.
I suggest that once you
have found the Memorial then you either take a digital image
of the page or pages on the film. Another way is to take a
scan from the Microfilm reader to the LDS computer if they
are set up with that technology. I would do both if the
scanner is available as sometimes you can read from the
scanned image better than the digital camera images.
Having done both myself, sometimes I could read the
information on one image than the other. The actual images
are relatively easy to read. I have attached an image of one
as an example below: Example of Brough Deed
Here is an
example of a Memorial from 1787:
BROUGH & ANR TO BROUGH - 400-258-263501
Memorial of an
Indented Deed of Assignment of a Lease dated 28 February
1787 made between REV RICHARD BROUGH LLD and
JOHN BROUGH
both of Broughsborough in the county of Carlow (1) and
CONSTANTINE BROUGH Esq son of the said John Brough (2)
Whereby after reciting that said Richard and John Brough
were possessed of a dwelling house outhouses yard and garden
thereunto belonging and adjoining situate at the foot of the
bridge in the town of Tullow in the county of Carlow
otherwise Tullow Phelim in said county and all that field or
park commonly called the Calf Park in Tullowbegg in said
county containing about 5 acres Irish Plantation Measure by
virtue of a lease of lives with a covenant for renewals made
by the late ROBERT DOYNE of Wells in the county of Wexford
Esq to said Richard and John Brough the said Richard and
John Brough out of the love and affection they bore to the
said Constantine Brough son of John Brough and for and in
consideration of the sum of £200 to them paid by the said
Constantine Brough the receipt of which they did acknowledge
did assign and make over unto the said Constantine Brough
his heirs and assigns all their right title and interest in
and to said lease and premises therein demised and described
subject to the performance of the clauses and covenants on
their part to be done in said lease and also subject to £10
stg yearly to be paid to ELIZABETH BROUGH sister to the said
Constantine Brough during her life And by said deed it was
further agreed between the said parties that in case John
Brough¹s interest in the lands of Broughsborough should
elapse or determine before the demise of the said John
Brough by any means whatsoever exept by sale of the interest
thereof that then the said Constantine his heirs execs
admons or assigns should pay the said John Brough £20 stg
yearly during the natural life of him the said John Brough
out of said assigned premises or out of the lands of
Harraldstown (?) and Little Ballygalduff in the county of
Carlow aforesaid whichever should be most convenient to the
said Constantine Brough Which said deed is witnessed by
CHIRSTOPHER McCARTHY of Ravilly (sic) in the county of
Carlow Gent and JOHN SHARP servant to the said John Brough
and this Memorial is witnessed by Christopher McCarthy and
the said John Sharp Richard Brough (seal) John Brough
(seal) Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Christopher McCarthy - John Sharp - The above John Sharp
maketh oath - Registered 1 July 1788
