Irish Registry of Deed Dates
On each Memorials/Deeds in this registry, two dates are written but what do they represent? I’d guess the first is when it was submitted to the clerk and maybe the second when it was "proved" (whatever that means) but I'm really not sure. In addition, if the Deed relates to a Marriage Settlement, do these dates tell me anything about the marriage date? Were such settlements always finalised before the marriage - so both dates would be before the marriage date, for example?
Similarly, Betham's Will extracts show two dates too - but again, what do they represent? Is the first when the Will was created (ie. before the death) and the second (again often stated as the "proved" date) when the Will was executed (ie. after the death). Do either of these dates help me to narrow-down the actual death date?
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Good morning @BlackPanfa
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Will do: thanks.
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