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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]]'' | ||
In England, it is rare to find abstracts of wills that index all names found in each will. Abstracts are very helpful for identifying relationships, particularly when legatees in wills do not share surnames with testators. The following is a list of probate courts that have been abstracted. | |||
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*Peck, Abstracts of Buckinghamshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England [Consistory Court of Lincoln] | *Peck, Abstracts of Buckinghamshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England [Consistory Court of Lincoln] | ||
*Elvey, The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523 | *Elvey, The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523 | ||
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*Pixton | |||
= Cornwall = | = Cornwall = | ||
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*de Launay, The Weald of East Kent: Will Abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent, Volumes 21-50 (KAO: PRC 17), Index of Will Abstracts [1536-1597] | *de Launay, The Weald of East Kent: Will Abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent, Volumes 21-50 (KAO: PRC 17), Index of Will Abstracts [1536-1597] | ||
*Cranbrook | |||
= Leicestershire = | = Leicestershire = | ||