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[Return to the [[Essex Probate Records|Essex Probate Records]] page.]  
[Return to the [[Essex Probate Records|Essex Probate Records]] page.]  


== Probate Indexes ==
== Probate Indexes - General ==


===  History and Background  ===
===  History and Background  ===
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The probate records of the Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester date from 1496 to 1858 and cover 104 parishes in Essex. The records were transferred to the&nbsp;Diocese of London&nbsp;in 1858 and held there until 1958&nbsp;when&nbsp;they&nbsp;were transferred back to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chelmsford County Hall, where they reside today.<br>
The probate records of the Court of the Archdeaconry of Colchester date from 1496 to 1858 and cover 104 parishes in Essex. The records were transferred to the&nbsp;Diocese of London&nbsp;in 1858 and held there until 1958&nbsp;when&nbsp;they&nbsp;were transferred back to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chelmsford County Hall, where they reside today.<br>


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Before&nbsp;looking for a will, be certain to search for available indexes. County Essex is well-covered with comprehensive indexes for most of its probate courts as listed below.  
Before&nbsp;looking for a will, be certain to search for available indexes. County Essex is well-covered with comprehensive indexes for most of its probate courts as listed below.


=== Online Indexes  ===
=== Online Indexes  ===
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*Emmison, F. G., ed.&nbsp; ''[Index to] Wills at Chelmsford''.&nbsp; London: s.n., 1961,&nbsp;by the British Record Society.&nbsp; (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=247479&disp=Wills+at+Chelmsford+%28Essex+and+East+He%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 B4b] vols. 78, 79 &amp; 84; also on microfilms 0962739 and 0962740, and on microfiche 6073796, 6073797, and 6073802.)
*Emmison, F. G., ed.&nbsp; ''[Index to] Wills at Chelmsford''.&nbsp; London: s.n., 1961,&nbsp;by the British Record Society.&nbsp; (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=247479&disp=Wills+at+Chelmsford+%28Essex+and+East+He%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 B4b] vols. 78, 79 &amp; 84; also on microfilms 0962739 and 0962740, and on microfiche 6073796, 6073797, and 6073802.)


Other printed indexes&nbsp;are found listed on the court pages.&nbsp; '''Click on the court name links on the Essex County Probate home [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Essex_Probate_Records page].'''
Other&nbsp;handwritten&nbsp;indexes&nbsp;are found listed below under the "Indexes" section. '''Click on the court name links on the Essex County Probate home [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Essex_Probate_Records page].'''


== Searching for probates in this court  ==
== Searching for probates in this court  ==
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