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 *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1704 London, England, Wills and Probate, 1507-1858] at Ancestry (£). Includes probate records from Consistory Court of London, Commissary Court of London, Archdeaconry Court of London, Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex, Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s, Archdeaconry Court of Surrey, and Commissary Court of Bishop of Winchester.  These are only partial records. '''Much more in the complete collection that is not indexed.''' [This group of Probate Records is listed on the Catalog through Family Search [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/283866?availability=Family%20History%20Library]
-*[http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/popup-aboutbo-acl2.htm Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1750-1800]
+*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/london-archdeaconry-court-of-london-wills-index-1700-1807 Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1750-1800]
-*[https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/282918527/2/1/27?RECORD&UNION=Y Wills for London, Middlesex and Surrey before 1858] - Until 1858 wills and probate related matters were administered by the church. Most of the wills held by LMA (London Metropolitan Archives) pertain mostly to the ancient counties of Middlesex and Surrey, part of the City of London and part of the ancient county of Kent. For detailed information the [https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/visitor-information/Documents/06-wills-for-london.pdf London Metropolitan Archives Research Guide 6] explains in detail the contents of this collection.
+*[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Wills for London, Middlesex and Surrey before 1858] - Until 1858 wills and probate related matters were administered by the church. Most of the wills held by LMA (London Metropolitan Archives) pertain mostly to the ancient counties of Middlesex and Surrey, part of the City of London and part of the ancient county of Kent. For detailed information the [https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/visitor-information/Documents/06-wills-for-london.pdf London Metropolitan Archives Research Guide 6] explains in detail the contents of this collection.
-*[http://www.originsnetwork.com/help/aboutNWI-surrwills.aspx Surrey &amp; South London - Will Abstracts 1470-1856]. This extraordinary collection is one of the most valuable on British Origins. It contains fully indexed abstracts of every Surrey will known to still exist, over 28,000 of them, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries; nearly all the originals are held at the London Metropolitan Archives. The abstracts include all personal names (testator, beneficiaries, executors, witnesses, overseers, and others) with their relationships, place names, occupations, monetary and other bequests, and descriptions of lands. The indexes include the names of every person mentioned - over a half of a million names - places mentioned (many outside Surrey), subjects (eg occupations) mentioned in the wills, and of dates.
+*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/surrey-and-south-london-wills-and-probate-index-1470-1856 Surrey &amp; South London - Will Abstracts 1470-1856]. This extraordinary collection is one of the most valuable on British Origins. It contains fully indexed abstracts of every Surrey will known to still exist, over 28,000 of them, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries; nearly all the originals are held at the London Metropolitan Archives. The abstracts include all personal names (testator, beneficiaries, executors, witnesses, overseers, and others) with their relationships, place names, occupations, monetary and other bequests, and descriptions of lands. The indexes include the names of every person mentioned - over a half of a million names - places mentioned (many outside Surrey), subjects (eg occupations) mentioned in the wills, and of dates.
-*[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/invent.htm Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section&nbsp;Indexes to Probate Inventories of the Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]&nbsp;- The probate inventories of the Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's date from 1660 to 1725. They are arranged in yearly (mostly) and half-yearly bundles. Within each bundle they are arranged chronologically by the date they were exhibited in the court. There are 77 bundles now numbered as Guildhall Library Ms 19504/1-77.
+*[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/invent.htm Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section&nbsp;Indexes to Probate Inventories of the Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral]&nbsp;- The probate inventories of the Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's date from 1660 to 1725. They are arranged in yearly (mostly) and half-yearly bundles. Within each bundle they are arranged chronologically by the date they were exhibited in the court. There are 77 bundles now numbered as Guildhall Library Ms 19504/1-77.  There is no online index.
 *[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/probate.htm Probate Records (wills and administrations) at Guildhall Library&nbsp;]
-*[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/about/Pages/volunteer-wills-project.aspx Diocese of London Consistory Court Wills index ]- This index contains 31,000 entries of wills and letters of administration (granting authority to an executor when a person died intestate) compiled from the London Diocesan Court registers (DL/C/354-416). Near complete coverage is provided for the years 1514-1858 (please note there are no registers for the years 1521-1539 and 1642-1670).
+*[https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/282903328/2/6/7829?RECORD&UNION=Y&URLMARKER=STARTREQUEST Diocese of London Consistory Court Wills index ]- This index contains 31,000 entries of wills and letters of administration (granting authority to an executor when a person died intestate) compiled from the London Diocesan Court registers (DL/C/354-416). Near complete coverage is provided for the years 1514-1858 (please note there are no registers for the years 1521-1539 and 1642-1670).
 *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)].
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 ''Also check indexed abstracts:''
-*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Wills/Wills1.html Commissary Court of London&nbsp; Will Abstracts Volume 26 (1629-1634)] - free.
+*[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Wills/Wills1 Commissary Court of London&nbsp; Will Abstracts Volume 26 (1629-1634)] - free.
 *[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutNWI-LONMDX.aspx London &amp; Middlesex Will Abstracts 1700-1704] at Origins.net (£). Includes 2042 abstracts of original wills proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex, Archdeaconry Court of London, Commissary Court of London, Consistory Court of London and Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral.