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Probate records will often identify a woman's maiden name. This detail is more likely to be included in wills after about 1750 but will vary depending on the part of the country and the decline in the use of the patronymic naming system. These records can also be used in cases when the parish church registers have a late start date. | Probate records will often identify a woman's maiden name. This detail is more likely to be included in wills after about 1750 but will vary depending on the part of the country and the decline in the use of the patronymic naming system. These records can also be used in cases when the parish church registers have a late start date. | ||
# Discover which Church of England diocese your ancestor lived in. | |||
# [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1876640 Wales Probate Abstracts, 1544-1858] | |||
# [https://www.llgc.org.uk/en/discover/nlw-resources/wills/ Welsh Probates] from the National Library of Wales | |||