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*[Https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/wills-index Berkshire Wills Index, 1480-1857]. The Berkshire Record Office | *[Https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/wills-index Berkshire Wills Index, 1480-1857]. The Berkshire Record Office | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/berkshire-probate-index Berkshire Probate Index] at Findmypast, index ($) | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/berkshire-probate-index Berkshire Probate Index] at Findmypast, index ($) | ||
*[ | *[https://www.findmypast.com/articles/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858-volumes-available/berkshire/berkshire-wills-and-administrations-1508-1652-original-volume-introductionBerkshire Wills and Administrations 1508-1652] at Findmypast, index ($) | ||
*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Berkshire wills in Wiltshire] This index is in Wiltshire, but has over 11,000 probate records in this online court index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/articles/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858-volumes-available/berkshire/berkshire-probate-records-1653-1710-original-introduction Berkshire Probate Records 1653-1710] at Findmypast, index ($) | ||
*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/index.php Berkshire wills in Wiltshire]. This index is in Wiltshire, but has over 11,000 probate records in this online court index. | |||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BRKwills/ Hungerford and Wantage]. This is a collection of about 1000 abstracts of probate documents relating to people residing in the neighbourhood of the towns of Hungerford and Wantage in Berkshire. Since Hungerford is on the County boundary there is some spread into Wiltshire and to a lesser extent into Hampshire and Oxfordshire. | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BRKwills/ Hungerford and Wantage]. This is a collection of about 1000 abstracts of probate documents relating to people residing in the neighbourhood of the towns of Hungerford and Wantage in Berkshire. Since Hungerford is on the County boundary there is some spread into Wiltshire and to a lesser extent into Hampshire and Oxfordshire. | ||
*[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)] | *[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)] | ||
*{{FSC|1928673|item|disp=Berkshire Archdeaconry Probate Records 1480-1652}} Contents: v. 15. Part 1, Index to personal names -- v. 16. Part 2, Index to place names -- v. 17. Part 3, Index to occupations | *{{FSC|1928673|item|disp=Berkshire Archdeaconry Probate Records 1480-1652}} Contents: v. 15. Part 1, Index to personal names -- v. 16. Part 2, Index to place names -- v. 17. Part 3, Index to occupations | ||
*Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire An index to the surnames, other than those of testators ... occurring in the registered wills of the Archdeaconry of Berks ... : registers A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & 19 and parts of register J (pp. 1-578) & | *Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire An index to the surnames, other than those of testators ... occurring in the registered wills of the Archdeaconry of Berks ... : registers A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & 19 and parts of register J (pp. 1-578) & register M (pp. 1-245), ca. {{FSC|392490|title-id|disp=A.D. 1480-1710}} | ||
*Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the Court of the Archdeacon of Berks, {{FSC|208103|title-id|disp=1508 to 1652}} The link takes you to a book version of the index. The book has been microfilmed several times but the copy on the FS Library microfilm number 88088 has additional comments in it. | *Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the Court of the Archdeacon of Berks, {{FSC|208103|title-id|disp=1508 to 1652}} The link takes you to a book version of the index. The book has been microfilmed several times but the copy on the FS Library microfilm number 88088 has additional comments in it. | ||
*Archdeaconry of Berkshire. | *Archdeaconry of Berkshire. {{FSC|278280|title-id|disp=Wills and administrations, 1508-1857}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; {{FSC|200522|title-id|disp=Wills, 1525-1857}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
*Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire : {{FSC|341898|title-id|disp=volume 2, 1653-1710}} | *Index of the probate records of the Court of the Archdeacon of Berkshire : {{FSC|341898|title-id|disp=volume 2, 1653-1710}} | ||
Here is a list of Berkshire parishes with peculiar jurisdictions for probating wills at a more local level: | Here is a list of Berkshire parishes with peculiar jurisdictions for probating wills at a more local level: | ||
* Registers of grants of admonitions, {{FSC|708256|title-id|disp= | *Registers of grants of admonitions, 1547-1857. {{FSC|708256|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1849335 (first of 25)}}(*). Some of these films include indexes. | ||
* | *Parish register transcripts, 1508-1837, for the parish of Appleford in Berkshire. {{FSC|593525|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1278815, item 5}} - images. | ||
* | *Parish register transcripts, 1508-1837, for the parish of Drayton in Berkshire. {{FSC|593677|title-id|disp=FS Library film 1278815, item 8}} - images. | ||
* {{FSC|291460|title-id|disp= | *{{FSC|291460|title-id|disp=Wills and administrations, 1547-1853)}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog. The jurisdiction of this court included the parish of Faringdon which included Little Coxwell, Littleworth, Thrupp, Kindell Weare, Wadley, Port, Puckety, Westbrooke and Little Wickensham. This court is a Salisbury Prebend. | ||
Did you find a reference to a probate record? | Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||
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Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | Determine ''where'' your ancestor died. It is easier to find a probate record if you know whether the place where your ancestor lived or died is a [[P genealogical glossary terms|parish]]. To learn whether it is a parish, look it up in a gazetteer. Here is a link to the 1872 ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' online: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
The gazetteer will either tell you: | The gazetteer will either tell you: | ||
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Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | Once you have found an index reference to a probate, obtain a copy of the record. Do so by one of these methods: | ||
*{{FSC| | *{{FSC|England, Berkshire - Probate records|subject|subject-id=1918825244|disp=Berkshire England Probate Records}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - some images may only be available at a [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Center or FamilySearch Affiliate Library.]<br> | ||
*Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | *Visit or contact the record office that has the original records in its collection. | ||
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