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=== '''Principal Probate Registry (1857-1957)'''<br> === | === '''Principal Probate Registry (1857-1957)'''<br> === | ||
National annual indexes to all wills and administrations of the Principal Probate Registry from 1858 to 1957 are on film at the Family History Library. They give the deceased’s full name and last address, death date, probate type and date, and estate value. | National annual indexes to all wills and administrations of the Principal Probate Registry from 1858 to 1957 are on film at the Family History Library. They give the deceased’s full name and last address, death date, probate type and date, and estate value. | ||
Index film numbers are found in the Library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog]. Do a Place search for England and the topic of Probate Records--Indexes. The record title begins "Calendar of the grants..." | Index film numbers are found in the Library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog]. Do a Place search for England and the topic of Probate Records--Indexes. The record title begins "Calendar of the grants..." | ||
The actual wills are also on microfilm for 1858 through 1925. These can also be found in the library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog]. Do a Place search for England and the topic of Probate Records. The record titles begin "Record copy wills..." There are two catalog records for the district registry wills and one for the Principal Registry. | The actual wills are also on microfilm for 1858 through 1925. These can also be found in the library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog]. Do a Place search for England and the topic of Probate Records. The record titles begin "Record copy wills..." There are two catalog records for the district registry wills and one for the Principal Registry. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
The films may be viewed at the library or ordered through a [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center]. | |||
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