Ireland, Court of Chancery Bill Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

Ireland

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains records of proceedings held at the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer in Dublin for plaintiffs and defendants and deposited at the National Archives of Ireland. The Court of Chancery was an equity court based in Dublin, Ireland, presided over by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. The court until the 1877 court reform.

Equity and chancery courts exist to provide remedies where the usual court system is not sufficiently flexible to provide a fair resolution. The Court of Exchequer was a Irish court of common law.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Ireland.
 * Ireland Guided Research
 * Ireland Record Finder
 * Ireland Research Tips and Strategies

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Ireland. Court of Chancery Court of Chancery pleadings books, 1627-1638, bill books, 1633-1851
 * Ireland. Court of Exchequer Equity Exchequer bill books, 1674-1850

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