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Several printed indexes exist for Cheshire's probate court jurisdictions.   
Several printed indexes exist for Cheshire's probate court jurisdictions.   


Original will indexes 1545-1858 are available in print by both the Lancashire & Cheshire Record Society and the Chetham Society. These two voluminous series contain for both Cheshire and Lancashire counties, helpful indexes to most of the wills and administrations for this major probate court jurisdiction. These volume series are often available at many major archives in the United Kingdom such as at the British Library, and Guildhall Library, London, and other like institutions. The Family History Library likewise has most all of these volumed indexes in these series available on microfilm (the last three volumes below are available in book form only) as follows:  
Original will indexes 1545-1858 are available in print by both the Lancashire & Cheshire Record Society and the Chetham Society. These two large publications series contain for both Cheshire and Lancashire counties, helpful indexes to most of the wills and administrations for this major probate court jurisdiction. These volume series are often available at many major archives in the United Kingdom such as at the British Library, and Guildhall Library, London, and other like institutions. The Family History Library likewise has most all of these volumed indexes in these series available on microfilm (the last three volumes below are available in book form only) as follows:  


===== <u>The Lancashire &amp; Cheshire Record Society</u> =====
===== <u>The Lancashire &amp; Cheshire Record Society</u> =====


Volume 2: 1545-1620 - on FHL film #823501; also FHL book call #942.7 B4Lc v. 2  
Volume 2: 1545-1620 - on FHL film #823501; also FHL book call #942.7 B4Lc v. 2  
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Volume 52: Probates formerly found in diocesan office registry, 1701-1800  
Volume 52: Probates formerly found in diocesan office registry, 1701-1800  


Volume 52: Infra (Inferior court) Wills 1590-1665 Volume 63: Wills and Administrations (Admons) for the years 1670 and 1693
Volume 52: Infra (Inferior court) Wills 1590-1665 Volume 63: Wills and Administrations (Admons) for the years 1670 and 1693  


===== <u>The Chetham Society</u>&nbsp;  =====
===== <u>The Chetham Society</u>&nbsp;  =====
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