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*The Gloucestershire Archives/Record Office [http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search.aspx online index genealogical database] to all known wills proven in the county between 1541 and 1858 | *The Gloucestershire Archives/Record Office [http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search.aspx online index genealogical database] to all known wills proven in the county between 1541 and 1858 | ||
*A database of [http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/records-and-archives/bristol-wills-indices-1781-1858.en Bristol Wills Indices 1781-1858] is available online.<br> | *A database of [http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/records-and-archives/bristol-wills-indices-1781-1858.en Bristol Wills Indices 1781-1858] is available online.<br> | ||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ProbateRecords/LMindex.html Early Gloucestershire Probate Records ]transcribed by Leslie Mahler are available for select parishes in the Bristol and Gloucester dioceses.<br> | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ProbateRecords/LMindex.html Early Gloucestershire Probate Records ]transcribed by Leslie Mahler are available for select parishes in the Bristol and Gloucester dioceses.<br> | ||
*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wiltshire Wills] has 29 probate documents listed under Gloucestershire. | *[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue - Wiltshire Wills] has 29 probate documents listed under Gloucestershire. | ||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/GLS/ProbateRecords/ The Wills of Gloucestershire: Abstracts of Gloucestershire Probate Records] pre-1858 a contributor project to add abstracts of wills for those who lived in Cumberland.<br> | |||
A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of The Bishop of Gloucester 1541-1660 [http://books.google.com/books?id=o_kcAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR12&dq=Gloucester+probate+index%22#v=onepage&q=Gloucester%20probate%20index%22&f=false] | *A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of The Bishop of Gloucester 1541-1660 [http://books.google.com/books?id=o_kcAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR12&dq=Gloucester+probate+index%22#v=onepage&q=Gloucester%20probate%20index%22&f=false] | ||
*A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester 1660-1800 [http://books.google.com/books?id=AvocAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP13&dq=Gloucester+Probate] | *A Calendar of Wills Proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Gloucester 1660-1800 [http://books.google.com/books?id=AvocAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP13&dq=Gloucester+Probate] | ||
The Family History Library has copies of [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=434638&subject_disp=England%2C+Gloucester+-+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 original probates] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=475100&subject_disp=England%2C+Gloucester+-+Probate+records+-+Indexes&columns=*,0,0 indexes] on microfilm and in print [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=206720&disp=A+calendar+of+wills+proved+in+the+consis%20%20&columns=*,0,0.]<br> | The Family History Library has copies of [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=434638&subject_disp=England%2C+Gloucester+-+Probate+records&columns=*,0,0 original probates] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=475100&subject_disp=England%2C+Gloucester+-+Probate+records+-+Indexes&columns=*,0,0 indexes] on microfilm and in print [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=206720&disp=A+calendar+of+wills+proved+in+the+consis%20%20&columns=*,0,0.]<br><br> | ||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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*If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below. | *If ''yes'', go to '''Step 4''' below. | ||
*If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below. | *If ''no'', go to '''Step 2''' below. | ||
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==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ==== Step 2. Identify when and where your ancestor died ==== | ||