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== Searching for probates in this court == | == Searching for probates in this court == | ||
CALENDARS (first-letter-of-surname index) of Wills and Administration Acts are divided in to four calendar books: <br> | |||
*Calendar Vol. 1: 1495-1585 | *Calendar Vol. 1: 1495-1585 | ||
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*Calendar Vol. 6: 1784-1858 | *Calendar Vol. 6: 1784-1858 | ||
<br>In addition to the general index above, many of the earlier or pre-1585 filmed volumes also contain a separate index to the wills and administrations. For an index to the post-1585 period, search the  | <br>In addition to the general index above, many of the earlier or pre-1585 filmed volumes also contain a separate index to the wills and administrations. For an index to the post-1585 period, search the [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp online] county-wide index at the Essex County Record Office website. | ||
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Registered Wills with alpha indexes preceding the wills date from 1500-1585<br> | REGISTERED WILLS Registered Wills with alpha indexes preceding the wills date from 1500-1585<br> | ||
Registered Wills (un-indexed) 1667-1858 | Registered Wills (un-indexed) 1667-1858 | ||
ORIGINAL WILLS & | ORIGINAL WILLS | ||
Original Wills and Administration (Admons) - unindexed - 1583-1652; 1660-1858 <br> | Original Wills and Administration (Admons) - unindexed - 1583-1652; 1660-1858 <br> | ||
ADMINISTRATIONS | ADMINISTRATIONS (at Essex County Record [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp Office]) | ||
1678-1857 | |||
ACT BOOKS | |||
| Probate and Admininstration Acts 1663-1858 | ||
For determining the Family History Library's microfilmed collection of the Archdeaconry Court of Colchester, see the Family History Library Catalog entry for this [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=277892&disp=Probate+records+for+the+court+of+the+Arc%20%20&columns=*,0,0 court]. | For determining the Family History Library's microfilmed collection of the Archdeaconry Court of Colchester, see the Family History Library Catalog entry for this [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=277892&disp=Probate+records+for+the+court+of+the+Arc%20%20&columns=*,0,0 court]. | ||
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