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===Wills=== | ===Wills=== | ||
Wills contain the name and address of the deceased, names of beneficiaries, sometimes addresses of relatives, details of bequests, and names of executors. Between 1728 and 1780 in India wills were recorded in court proceedings (Records class P) | Wills contain the name and address of the deceased, names of beneficiaries, sometimes addresses of relatives, details of bequests, and names of executors. Between 1728 and 1780 in India wills were recorded in court proceedings (Records class P). Most of these wills were probated by the British government and mainly involves those of British descent living in India. | ||
* '''1728-1783 :''' Great Britain. India Office, {{FSC|157692|item|disp='''Bengal wills''' 1728-1774; '''Bombay wills''' 1728-1783; '''Madras wills''' 1753-1779; index 1704-1783}} - free; also known as Home series. Miscellaneous 792 | |||
* Bengal Mayor's Court Proceedings 1727-1774 and Supreme Court Proceedings 1774-1779 | * Bengal Mayor's Court Proceedings 1727-1774 and Supreme Court Proceedings 1774-1779 | ||
* Madras Mayor's Court Proceedings up to 1780 | * Madras Mayor's Court Proceedings up to 1780 | ||
* Bombay Mayor's Court Proceedings up to 1783 | * Bombay Mayor's Court Proceedings up to 1783 | ||
A single volume records wills from 1618 to 1725: G/40/23. From 1780 to 1948 wills were recorded in a separate sequence for ease of reference: L/AG/34/29 series. A photocopy of an alphabetical list of wills to 1783 (Z/L/AG/34/1, formerly H/792) is on the Reading Room shelves at The British Library. For indexes from 1780 to 1909, use the photocopies of Z/L/AG/34/4-10 on the Reading Room shelves. For wills from 1909 onward, consult the general card index of wills or the typescript version (in progress), in the Reading Room. | A single volume records wills from 1618 to 1725: G/40/23. From 1780 to 1948 wills were recorded in a separate sequence for ease of reference: L/AG/34/29 series. A photocopy of an alphabetical list of wills to 1783 (Z/L/AG/34/1, formerly H/792) is on the Reading Room shelves at The British Library. For indexes from 1780 to 1909, use the photocopies of Z/L/AG/34/4-10 on the Reading Room shelves. For wills from 1909 onward, consult the general card index of wills or the typescript version (in progress), in the Reading Room. | ||