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On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the Principal Probate Registry replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were then probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry. Online indexes available 1858-1966 for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching].<br> | On 11 January 1858, a network of courts called the Principal Probate Registry replaced all ecclesiastical probate courts. All wills and administrations were then probated at district courts or at a central court in London called the Principal Registry. Online indexes available 1858-1966 for both wills and administrations at ancestry.com under search Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 Will and Administration Searching].<br> | ||
Here are two new website offering comprehensive databases which have published all indexes and images (see no. 2, below) to Probate records 1858-Present. These websites are: | Here are two new website offering comprehensive databases which have published all indexes and images (see no. 2, below) to Probate records 1858-Present. These websites are: | ||
#'''1858-present''': | #'''1858-present''': see [https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate www.gov.uk]. All wills (and admons) proved from 1858. | ||
#'''1858-1966''': see [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations)] accessible at Ancestry.co.uk.<br><br> | #'''1858-1966''': see [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations)] accessible at Ancestry.co.uk.<br><br> | ||
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The index is listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | The index is listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
<br>'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS | <br>'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS''' <br> | ||
==== '''DIGITAL, ONLINE AND INDEXED PRE-1858''' <u>'''FOR FREE'''</u> ==== | ==== '''DIGITAL, ONLINE AND INDEXED PRE-1858''' <u>'''FOR FREE'''</u> ==== | ||