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*'''Pre-1600''' - Nicholas, ''Testamenta Vetusta''. 2 vols. [http://books.google.com/books?id=9whaAAAAcAAJ Vol. 1] | [http://books.google.com/books?id=DwlaAAAAcAAJ Vol. 2] | *'''Pre-1600''' - Nicholas, ''Testamenta Vetusta''. 2 vols. [http://books.google.com/books?id=9whaAAAAcAAJ Vol. 1] | [http://books.google.com/books?id=DwlaAAAAcAAJ Vol. 2] | ||
*'''1620''' - Lea, ''Register Soame 1620.'' [https://archive.org/details/abstractswillsi00leagoog Online]. | *'''1620''' - Lea, ''Register Soame 1620.'' [https://archive.org/details/abstractswillsi00leagoog Online]. | ||
*'''1620-1624''' - Matthews and Matthews, ''Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-4.'' {{ | *'''1620-1624''' - Matthews and Matthews, ''Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-4.'' {{FHL|366799|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P2ce}}. | ||
*'''1630-1655''' - ''Probate Act Abstracts 1630-1655,'' 8 vols. | *'''1630-1655''' - ''Probate Act Abstracts 1630-1655,'' 8 vols. | ||
*'''1630''' - Morrison, ''Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Register 'Scroope' (1630).'' {{ | *'''1630''' - Morrison, ''Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Register 'Scroope' (1630).'' {{FHL|214464|item|FHL Book 942 P28mo}}. | ||
*'''1658''' - Brigg, ''Register "Wootton" 1658.'' [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabs00englgoog Vol. 1] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst02chur Vol. 2] | [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c2771526;view=1up;seq=9 Vols. 3-4] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst04chur Vol. 4] | [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015005162683;view=1up;seq=1 Vols. 5-7] | *'''1658''' - Brigg, ''Register "Wootton" 1658.'' [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabs00englgoog Vol. 1] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst02chur Vol. 2] | [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c2771526;view=1up;seq=9 Vols. 3-4] | [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalabst04chur Vol. 4] | [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015005162683;view=1up;seq=1 Vols. 5-7] | ||
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=== Archdeaconry Court of Bedford === | === Archdeaconry Court of Bedford === | ||
*'''1498-1526''' - Cirket and Stitt, ''English Wills, 1498-1526.'' {{ | *'''1498-1526''' - Cirket and Stitt, ''English Wills, 1498-1526.'' {{FHL|116542|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 37}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
*'''1480-1519''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills, 1480-1519.'' {{ | *'''1480-1519''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills, 1480-1519.'' {{FHL|79682|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 45}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
*'''1484-1533''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills, 1484-1533.'' {{ | *'''1484-1533''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills, 1484-1533.'' {{FHL|659308|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 76}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
*'''1531-1539''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1531-1539.'' {{ | *'''1531-1539''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1531-1539.'' {{FHL|1325100|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4bf no. 3}}; [http://www.bfhs.org.uk/#wills Online bookstore]. | ||
*'''1537-1545''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1537-1545.'' {{ | *'''1537-1545''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1537-1545.'' {{FHL|2365898|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4bf no. 4}}; [http://www.bfhs.org.uk/#wills Online bookstore]. | ||
*'''1543-1547''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1543-1547.'' {{ | *'''1543-1547''' - Bell, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1543-1547.'' {{FHL|2365901|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4bf no. 5}}; [http://www.bfhs.org.uk/#wills Online bookstore]. | ||
=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
*'''1601-1652''' - Peck, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry Lincoln, England.'' {{ | *'''1601-1652''' - Peck, ''Bedfordshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry Lincoln, England.'' {{FHL|132268|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 S2p}} | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*'''1383-1548''' - McGregor, ''Bedfordshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1548.'' {{ | *'''1383-1548''' - McGregor, ''Bedfordshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1548.'' {{FHL|1325102|item|disp=FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 58}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Berkshire = | = Berkshire = | ||
=== Archdeaconry of Berkshire === | === Archdeaconry of Berkshire === | ||
*'''1480-1710''' | |||
*'''1480-1710'''. ''The Snell Collection.'' {{FHL|92147|item|disp=FHL film 416129 (1st of several films)}} | |||
=== Court of the Dean of Windsor === | === Court of the Dean of Windsor === | ||
*'''1369-1638''' - Deale, ''The Manuscripts of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.'' {{FHL|128604|item|disp=FHL book 942.29/W2 H25b no. 11}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | |||
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=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*'''1391-1737''' | |||
*'''1391-1737'''. ''The Snell Collection.'' {{FHL|92147|item|disp=FHL film 416135 (1st of several films)}}. Includes some abstracts for 1631-1807. | |||
= Buckinghamshire = | = Buckinghamshire = | ||
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=== Archdeaconry of Buckingham === | === Archdeaconry of Buckingham === | ||
*Elvey, ''The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523.'' {{ | *Elvey, ''The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523.'' {{FHL|7099|item|disp=FHL Book 942.575 B4ba v. 19}} | ||
*Buckinghamshire Family History Society, ''Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham ( | *Buckinghamshire Family History Society, ''Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham (1680-1801).'' Order by [http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php/database-searches/36-requested-searches/53-wills-searches post]. | ||
=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Ely === | === Consistory Court of Ely === | ||
*'''1592-1620''' - Peck, ''Abstracts of Administrations, 1592-1620.'' 3 vols. {{ | *'''1592-1620''' - Peck, ''Abstracts of Administrations, 1592-1620.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|191778|item|disp=FHL book 942.59 P2p v. 1-3}}. Volume 1 (1592-1600) is {{FSbook|920284|disp=online}}. | ||
= Cheshire = | = Cheshire = | ||
*Cole, ''Cheshire Wills Beneficiaries Index.'' 3 vols. {{ | *Cole, ''Cheshire Wills Beneficiaries Index.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|719175|item|disp=FHL fiche 6359911, 6393861, 6395227}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
*'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | *'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | ||
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= Cornwall = | = Cornwall = | ||
*'''1500s-1800s''' - Moger, Abstracts of Cornish Wills 16th-19th centuries. Archdeaconry of Cornwall, Exeter courts, PCC; incomplete. {{ | *'''1500s-1800s''' - Moger, Abstracts of Cornish Wills 16th-19th centuries. Archdeaconry of Cornwall, Exeter courts, PCC; incomplete. {{FHL|279264|item|disp=FHL films 317547-317548}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Archdeaconry of Cornwall === | === Archdeaconry of Cornwall === | ||
*'''1342-1540''' - Orme, ''Cornish Wills, 1342-1540''. | *'''1342-1540''' - Orme, ''Cornish Wills, 1342-1540''. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DCRS/Publications.html Online bookstore] | ||
=== Peculiars of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Exeter === | === Peculiars of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Exeter === | ||
*Moger, Extracts of Cornish Wills and Administrations. Index in ''Cornwall Family History Society Journal,'' Vol. 49 (Sep. 1988):24. {{ | *Moger, Extracts of Cornish Wills and Administrations. Index in ''Cornwall Family History Society Journal,'' Vol. 49 (Sep. 1988):24. {{FHL|1185521|item|disp=FHL book 942.37 B2cf}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*'''1383-1583''' - Glencross, ''Cornish Wills in Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1583.'' 3 vols. {{ | *'''1383-1583''' - Glencross, ''Cornish Wills in Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1583.'' 3 vols. {{FHL|282741|item|disp=FHL Books 942.37 S2g v. 1-3}} (Partially indexed) | ||
= Cumberland = | = Cumberland = | ||
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*'''1353-1386''' - Ferguson, ''Testamenta Karleolensia: The Series of Wills from the Pre-reformation Registers of the Bishops of Carlisle, 1353-1386.'' Available [https://archive.org/details/testamentakarle00diogoog online]. | *'''1353-1386''' - Ferguson, ''Testamenta Karleolensia: The Series of Wills from the Pre-reformation Registers of the Bishops of Carlisle, 1353-1386.'' Available [https://archive.org/details/testamentakarle00diogoog online]. | ||
*'''1564-1668''' - Raines?, ''Testamenta Carliolensia.'' {{ | *'''1564-1668''' - Raines?, ''Testamenta Carliolensia.'' {{FHL|349920|item|disp=FHL film 252674 Item 1}}. | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the PCC.'' {{ | *Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the PCC.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}. | ||
= Derbyshire = | = Derbyshire = | ||
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=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*'''1393-1601''' - Edwards, ''Derbyshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' 2 vols. {{ | *'''1393-1601''' - Edwards, ''Derbyshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' 2 vols. {{FHL|827317|item|disp=FHL books 942.51 H25de v. 26, 31}}<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Devon = | = Devon = | ||
*Moger, ''Transcript of Devonshire Wills, 1600-1800.'' 44 vols. {{ | *Moger, ''Transcript of Devonshire Wills, 1600-1800.'' 44 vols. {{FHL|289964|item|disp=FHL Books 942.35 S2m v. 1-44}} (lacks an index) | ||
*Murray, ''Oswyn Murray Collection of Wills, abt. 1600-1800.'' 20 vols. {{ | *Murray, ''Oswyn Murray Collection of Wills, abt. 1600-1800.'' 20 vols. {{FHL|351796|item|disp=FHL Films starting 917257}} (lacks an index) | ||
= Dorset = | = Dorset = | ||
*'''1383-1700.''' Fry, ''Abstracts of Wills of Dorset Folk from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 vols.'' (Partial index) {{ | *'''1383-1700.''' Fry, ''Abstracts of Wills of Dorset Folk from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 vols.'' (Partial index) {{FHL|294872|item|disp=FHL films 476212-476215}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Durham = | = Durham = | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Durham === | === Consistory Court of Durham === | ||
*'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{ | *'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{FHL|246496|item|disp=FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112}}. Volume 2 is {{FSbook|3653019|disp=online}}. | ||
*'''1500-1725''' - Neasham, Wills extracted from the originals and early volumes of enrollments of Durham Co., (About 1500-1725). Indexed in Robinson. {{ | *'''1500-1725''' - Neasham, Wills extracted from the originals and early volumes of enrollments of Durham Co., (About 1500-1725). Indexed in Robinson. {{FHL|224742|item|disp=FHL films 574977-574978}}. | ||
*'''1540-1800''' - Robinson's Collections, 1540-1800. {{ | *'''1540-1800''' - Robinson's Collections, 1540-1800. {{FHL|270602|item|disp=FHL films 574951-574958}}. | ||
*'''1540-1806''' - Raine, ''Dunelmensia, 1540-1806.'' Indexed in Robinson. {{ | *'''1540-1806''' - Raine, ''Dunelmensia, 1540-1806.'' Indexed in Robinson. {{FHL|262576|item|disp=FHL films 252668-252669}}. | ||
*'''1576-1735''' - Howe's Collection, 1576-1735. 6 vols. {{ | *'''1576-1735''' - Howe's Collection, 1576-1735. 6 vols. {{FHL|197809|item|disp=FHL film 90796}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
*'''1600-1625''' - Atkinson et al, ''Darlington Wills and Inventories 1600-1625''. | *'''1600-1625''' - Atkinson et al, ''Darlington Wills and Inventories 1600-1625''. FHL 942 B4s v. 201. | ||
*'''1601-1650''' - Briggs et al, ''Sunderland Wills and Inventories 1601-1650''. | *'''1601-1650''' - Briggs et al, ''Sunderland Wills and Inventories 1601-1650''. FHL 942 B4s v. 214. | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*Commonwealth wills, 1649-1660: for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, extracted from the index at Somerset House, London, 1909. {{ | *Commonwealth wills, 1649-1660: for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, extracted from the index at Somerset House, London, 1909. {{FHL|426923|item|disp=FHL film 1564756 Item 7}}. | ||
=== Prerogative Court of York === | === Prerogative Court of York === | ||
*'''1554-1801''' - Raine, ''Eboracensia, 1554-1801.'' Indexed in Robinson; includes Dean and Chapter of York. {{ | *'''1554-1801''' - Raine, ''Eboracensia, 1554-1801.'' Indexed in Robinson; includes Dean and Chapter of York. {{FHL|262097|item|disp=FHL films 252670-252673}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Essex = | = Essex = | ||
==== Local Courts ==== | ==== Local Courts ==== | ||
*'''1500s''' - Emmison, ''Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Yeomen: Preserved in the Essex Record Office.'' {{ | *'''1500s''' - Emmison, ''Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Yeomen: Preserved in the Essex Record Office.'' {{FHL|218690|item|disp=FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 75}}. | ||
*'''1558-1603''' - Emmison, ''Essex Wills 1558-1603,'' 7 vols. {{ | *'''1558-1603''' - Emmison, ''Essex Wills 1558-1603,'' 7 vols. {{FHL|9852|item|disp=FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 1-7}}. | ||
==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ||
*'''1725-1858''' - ''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858'', | *'''1725-1858''' - ''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858'', [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/700013?availability=Family%20History%20Library ten microfilm reels]. | ||
*'''1750-1857''' -''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857'', | *'''1750-1857''' -''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857'', [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/299293?availability=Family%20History%20Library nine microfilm reels]. | ||
==== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ==== | ==== Prerogative Court of Canterbury ==== | ||
*'''1500s''' - Emmison, ''Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Merchants Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{ | *'''1500s''' - Emmison, ''Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Merchants Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{FHL|137488|item|disp=FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 71}}. | ||
= Gloucestershire = | = Gloucestershire = | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Bristol === | === Consistory Court of Bristol === | ||
*'''1546-1603''' | *'''1546-1603''' - Lang and McGregory, ''Tudor Wills Proved in Bristol, 1546-1603.'' {{FHL|647721|item|disp=FHL book 942.41/B2 B4b no. 44}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Consistory Court of Gloucester === | === Consistory Court of Gloucester === | ||
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=== Great Orphan Books of Bristol === | === Great Orphan Books of Bristol === | ||
*'''1379-1612''' - Wadley, ''Notes or Abstracts of the Wills Contained in the Volume Entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills, in the Council House at Bristol,'' [https://archive.org/details/notesorabstract00wadl online]. | *'''1379-1612''' - Wadley, ''Notes or Abstracts of the Wills Contained in the Volume Entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills, in the Council House at Bristol,'' [https://archive.org/details/notesorabstract00wadl online].<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Hampshire = | = Hampshire = | ||
*'''1492-1653''' - Hampshire Will Extracts: Extracted from the Consistory Court of Winchester [1492-1652] and the Archdeaconry Court of Winchester [1501-1653]. B2 Reference Computer, | *'''1492-1653''' - Hampshire Will Extracts: Extracted from the Consistory Court of Winchester [1492-1652] and the Archdeaconry Court of Winchester [1501-1653]. B2 Reference Computer, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
*'''1378-1660''' - Pedgely, ''An Index of Personal Names in Isle of Wight Probate Records, 1378-1600'' [records from Hampshire Record Office and some from the National Archives] | *'''1378-1660''' - Pedgely, ''An Index of Personal Names in Isle of Wight Probate Records, 1378-1600'' [records from Hampshire Record Office and some from the National Archives] | ||
= Herefordshire = | = Herefordshire = | ||
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=== Archdeaconry Court of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division) === | === Archdeaconry Court of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division) === | ||
*'''1580-1609''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1580-1609, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3]. | *'''1580-1609''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1580-1609, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex === | === Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex === | ||
*'''1563-1599''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1563-1599, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]. | *'''1563-1599''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1563-1599, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2].<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of St Albans === | === Archdeaconry Court of St Albans === | ||
*'''1415-1451''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1415-1451, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 3 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3]. | *'''1415-1451''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1415-1451, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 3 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis01briggoog Volume 1]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Commissary Court of London === | === Commissary Court of London === | ||
*'''1725-1858''' - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858, | *'''1725-1858''' - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/700013?availability=Family%20History%20Library ten microfilm reels]. | ||
*'''1750-1857''' -''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857'', | *'''1750-1857''' -''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857'', [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/299293?availability=Family%20History%20Library nine microfilm reels].<br> | ||
=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
*'''1601-1652''' - Peck, ''Abstracts of Hertfordshire Wills, 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England.'' {{ | *'''1601-1652''' - Peck, ''Abstracts of Hertfordshire Wills, 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England.'' {{FHL|177324|item|disp=FHL book 942 A1 no. 142}}. | ||
=== Consistory Court of London === | === Consistory Court of London === | ||
*'''1592-1628''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1592-1628, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3]. | *'''1592-1628''' - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1592-1628, in ''The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary,'' 2 vols. Online: [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis02briggoog Volume 2]; [https://archive.org/details/hertsgenealogis00briggoog Volume 3].<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Huntingdonshire = | = Huntingdonshire = | ||
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*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
*'''1601-1652''' - Peck, S. Allyn. ''Abstracts of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1601-1652, in Lincoln Consistory Court at Lincoln, England.'' {{ | *'''1601-1652''' - Peck, S. Allyn. ''Abstracts of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1601-1652, in Lincoln Consistory Court at Lincoln, England.'' {{FHL|400069|item|disp=FHL book 942.56 P28pa}}. | ||
= Kent = | = Kent = | ||
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*de Launay, The Weald of East Kent: Will Abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent, Volumes 21-50 (KAO: PRC 17), Index of Will Abstracts [1536-1597] | *de Launay, The Weald of East Kent: Will Abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent, Volumes 21-50 (KAO: PRC 17), Index of Will Abstracts [1536-1597] | ||
*de Launay, ''Abstracts of Cranbrook Wills Proved in the Diocesan Courts of Canterbury ... 1396-1640.'' {{ | *de Launay, ''Abstracts of Cranbrook Wills Proved in the Diocesan Courts of Canterbury ... 1396-1640.'' {{FHL|362087|item|disp=FHL Book 942.23/C6 P28d}}. | ||
*Kent Will Abstracts 1328-1691 in National Wills Index. [http://www.origins.net/NationalWills/Search/kent/search_kentabstracts.aspx Online]. Covers testators from Faversham and Thanet. | *Kent Will Abstracts 1328-1691 in National Wills Index. [http://www.origins.net/NationalWills/Search/kent/search_kentabstracts.aspx Online]. Covers testators from Faversham and Thanet. | ||
= Lancashire = | = Lancashire = | ||
*'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | *'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Richmond === | === Archdeaconry Court of Richmond === | ||
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=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{ | *Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Leicestershire = | = Leicestershire = | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Leicester === | === Archdeaconry Court of Leicester === | ||
*''Abstracts of Proven Wills Formerly Kept at the Leicester District Probate Registry, 1563-1802, with Some Missing Years.'' {{ | *''Abstracts of Proven Wills Formerly Kept at the Leicester District Probate Registry, 1563-1802, with Some Missing Years.'' {{FHL|302052|item|disp=FHL film 800668 (1st of 27 films)}} | ||
=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
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==== Commissary Court ==== | ==== Commissary Court ==== | ||
*'''1374-1521''' | *'''1374-1521''' - Will Abstracts Commissary Court of London. Covers Registered Copy Wills Volumes 1 through 8 and through folio 180 of Volume 9. {{FHL|819185|item|disp=FHL films 1239017-1239020}}.<ref name="pratt">Pratt, David H. "Discovering English Ancestors," ''Center for Family History and Genealogy, Brigham Young University,'' http://dea.byu.edu/index.php?page=listing, accessed 27 August 2014.</ref> | ||
*'''1558-1603''' | *'''1558-1603''' - Emmison, ''The Bishop of London's Commissary Court 1558-1603,'' 5 vols. {{FHL|9852|item|disp=FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 8-12}}. | ||
*'''1621-1643, 1645-1646''' | *'''1621-1643, 1645-1646''' - Mahler, ''Commissary Court of London 1621-1643, 1645-1646.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673349}}. | ||
*'''1750-1857''' | *'''1750-1857''' - ''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857'', [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/299293?availability=Family%20History%20Library nine microfilm reels]. | ||
==== Consistory Court ==== | ==== Consistory Court ==== | ||
*'''1492-1547''' - ''London Consistory Court Wills.'' [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=573 Online] | *'''1492-1547''' - ''London Consistory Court Wills.'' [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=573 Online] | ||
= Middlesex = | = Middlesex = | ||
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==== Westminster ==== | ==== Westminster ==== | ||
*'''1622-1641/2, 1660-1667''' - Mahler, ''Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667.'' Online at | *'''1622-1641/2, 1660-1667''' - Mahler, ''Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673353}}. | ||
==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ||
*'''1700-1704''' - London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | *'''1700-1704''' - London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | ||
*'''1750-1857''' - ''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857'', | *'''1750-1857''' - ''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857'', [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/299293?availability=Family%20History%20Library nine microfilm reels].<br> | ||
= Norfolk = | = Norfolk = | ||
*'''1590-1641''' - Wilson, ''Wymondham Inventories, 1590-1641.'' {{ | *'''1590-1641''' - Wilson, ''Wymondham Inventories, 1590-1641.'' {{FHL|225436|item|disp=FHL book 942.61/W2 K29w}}. | ||
= Northamptonshire = | = Northamptonshire = | ||
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= Northumberland = | = Northumberland = | ||
*'''1576-1735''' - Howe's Collection, 1576-1735. 6 vols. {{ | *'''1576-1735''' - Howe's Collection, 1576-1735. 6 vols. {{FHL|197809|item|disp=FHL film 90796}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*Commonwealth wills, 1649-1660: for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, extracted from the index at Somerset House, London, 1909. {{ | *Commonwealth wills, 1649-1660: for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, extracted from the index at Somerset House, London, 1909. {{FHL|426923|item|disp=FHL film 1564756 Item 7}}. | ||
=== Prerogative Court of York === | === Prerogative Court of York === | ||
*'''1554-1801''' - Raine, ''Eboracensia, 1554-1801.'' Indexed in Robinson; includes Dean and Chapter of York. {{ | *'''1554-1801''' - Raine, ''Eboracensia, 1554-1801.'' Indexed in Robinson; includes Dean and Chapter of York. {{FHL|262097|item|disp=FHL films 252670-252673}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= | = Oxfordshire = | ||
=== | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
=== Consistory Court of Oxford === | === Consistory Court of Oxford === | ||
*[http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Transcribed Wills (with everyname index)], Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free | *[http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Transcribed Wills (with everyname index)], Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free | ||
= Rutland = | = Rutland = | ||
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=== Archdeaconry of Sudbury === | === Archdeaconry of Sudbury === | ||
*'''1439-1474''' - Northeast and Falvey, ''Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1474, Part II, 1461-1474.'' | *'''1439-1474''' - Northeast and Falvey, ''Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1474, Part II, 1461-1474.'' [http://www.suffolkrecordssociety.com/srs/51158112.htm Online bookstore] | ||
*'''1630-1638''' - Evans, ''The Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1630-1638,'' 2 vols. {{ | *'''1630-1638''' - Evans, ''The Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1630-1638,'' 2 vols. {{FHL|325994|item|disp=FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 29 and v. 35}} | ||
=== Archdeaconry of Suffolk === | === Archdeaconry of Suffolk === | ||
*Allen, ''Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1626,'' 2 vols. {{ | *Allen, ''Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1626,'' 2 vols. {{FHL|504420|item|disp=FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 31 and v. 37}} | ||
*Allen and Evans, ''Wills from the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1629-1640, ''2 vols. {{ | *Allen and Evans, ''Wills from the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1629-1640, ''2 vols. {{FHL|563876|item|disp=FHL Books 942.64 P2w v. 1-2}} | ||
= Surrey = | = Surrey = | ||
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=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
* | *Surrey PCC Wills Abstracts 1736-1794. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | ||
= Sussex = | = Sussex = | ||
*Sussex Wills (Testators, Beneficiaries, Witnesses) | *Sussex Wills (Testators, Beneficiaries, Witnesses) | ||
= Westmorland = | = Westmorland = | ||
*'''1686-1738''' - Somervell, ''Some Westmoreland Wills, 1686-1738.'' Quaker wills. | *'''1686-1738''' - Somervell, ''Some Westmoreland Wills, 1686-1738.'' Quaker wills. {{FSbook|1667592|disp=Online}}<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Richmond === | === Archdeaconry Court of Richmond === | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Durham === | === Consistory Court of Durham === | ||
*'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{ | *'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{FHL|246496|item|disp=FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112}}. Volume 2 is {{FSbook|3653019|disp=online}}. | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{ | *Richardson and Shaw. ''Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.'' {{FHL|501760|item|disp=FHL book 942.8 P2i}}.<ref name="pratt" /> | ||
= Wiltshire = | = Wiltshire = | ||
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*'''1316-1550''' - Raine, Raine, and Clay, ''Testamenta Eboracensia, or Wills Registered at York: Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, Etc., of the Province of York, from the Year MCCC Downwards [1316-1550],'' 12 vols. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Testamenta%20Eboracensia Online]. | *'''1316-1550''' - Raine, Raine, and Clay, ''Testamenta Eboracensia, or Wills Registered at York: Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, Etc., of the Province of York, from the Year MCCC Downwards [1316-1550],'' 12 vols. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Testamenta%20Eboracensia Online]. | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Richmond === | === Archdeaconry Court of Richmond === | ||
*'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online]. | *'''1442-1578''' - Raine, ''Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond''. [https://archive.org/details/willsinventories00richrich Online]. | ||
= Related Websites = | = Related Websites = | ||
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England England Probate Records
In England, it is rare to find abstracts of wills that index all names found in each will. Abstracts are very helpful for identifying relationships, particularly when beneficiaries in wills do not share surnames with testators. The following is a list of probate courts that have been abstracted or have beneficiaries indexes.
National[edit | edit source]
Bank of England[edit | edit source]
- Bank of England Will Extracts Index 1717-1845
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1387-1439 - Furnivall, The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London, A.D. 1387-1439, with a Priest's of 1454. Online.
- Pre-1600 - Nicholas, Testamenta Vetusta. 2 vols. Vol. 1 | Vol. 2
- 1620 - Lea, Register Soame 1620. Online.
- 1620-1624 - Matthews and Matthews, Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-4. FHL Book 942 P2ce.
- 1630-1655 - Probate Act Abstracts 1630-1655, 8 vols.
- 1630 - Morrison, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Register 'Scroope' (1630). FHL Collection.
- 1658 - Brigg, Register "Wootton" 1658. Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vols. 3-4 | Vol. 4 | Vols. 5-7
Bedfordshire[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry Court of Bedford[edit | edit source]
- 1498-1526 - Cirket and Stitt, English Wills, 1498-1526. FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 37.[1]
- 1480-1519 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills, 1480-1519. FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 45.[1]
- 1484-1533 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills, 1484-1533. FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 76.[1]
- 1531-1539 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills 1531-1539. FHL book 942.565 B4bf no. 3; Online bookstore.
- 1537-1545 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills 1537-1545. FHL book 942.565 B4bf no. 4; Online bookstore.
- 1543-1547 - Bell, Bedfordshire Wills 1543-1547. FHL book 942.565 B4bf no. 5; Online bookstore.
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
- 1601-1652 - Peck, Bedfordshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry Lincoln, England. FHL book 942.565 S2p
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1383-1548 - McGregor, Bedfordshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1548. FHL book 942.565 B4b v. 58.[1]
Berkshire[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry of Berkshire[edit | edit source]
- 1480-1710. The Snell Collection. FHL film 416129 (1st of several films)
Court of the Dean of Windsor[edit | edit source]
- 1369-1638 - Deale, The Manuscripts of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. FHL book 942.29/W2 H25b no. 11.[1]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1391-1737. The Snell Collection. FHL film 416135 (1st of several films). Includes some abstracts for 1631-1807.
Buckinghamshire[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry of Buckingham[edit | edit source]
- Elvey, The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523. FHL Book 942.575 B4ba v. 19
- Buckinghamshire Family History Society, Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham (1680-1801). Order by post.
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
- 1601-1652 - Peck, Abstracts of Buckinghamshire Wills 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England
Cambridgeshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Ely[edit | edit source]
- 1592-1620 - Peck, Abstracts of Administrations, 1592-1620. 3 vols. FHL book 942.59 P2p v. 1-3. Volume 1 (1592-1600) is online.
Cheshire[edit | edit source]
- Cole, Cheshire Wills Beneficiaries Index. 3 vols. FHL fiche 6359911, 6393861, 6395227.[1]
- 1500s - Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories. Online.
- 1542-1661 - Pixton, Wrenbury Wills and Inventories, 1542-1661.
Cornwall[edit | edit source]
- 1500s-1800s - Moger, Abstracts of Cornish Wills 16th-19th centuries. Archdeaconry of Cornwall, Exeter courts, PCC; incomplete. FHL films 317547-317548.[1]
Archdeaconry of Cornwall[edit | edit source]
- 1342-1540 - Orme, Cornish Wills, 1342-1540. Online bookstore
Peculiars of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Exeter[edit | edit source]
- Moger, Extracts of Cornish Wills and Administrations. Index in Cornwall Family History Society Journal, Vol. 49 (Sep. 1988):24. FHL book 942.37 B2cf.[1]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1383-1583 - Glencross, Cornish Wills in Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1383-1583. 3 vols. FHL Books 942.37 S2g v. 1-3 (Partially indexed)
Cumberland[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry Court of Richmond[edit | edit source]
- 1442-1578 - Raine, Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond. Online.
Consistory Court of Carlisle[edit | edit source]
- 1353-1386 - Ferguson, Testamenta Karleolensia: The Series of Wills from the Pre-reformation Registers of the Bishops of Carlisle, 1353-1386. Available online.
- 1564-1668 - Raines?, Testamenta Carliolensia. FHL film 252674 Item 1.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- Richardson and Shaw. Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the PCC. FHL book 942.8 P2i.
Derbyshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lichfield[edit | edit source]
- Spencer, Derbyshire Wills 1525-1928. Incomplete; focuses primarily on town of Wirksworth; available online.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1393-1601 - Edwards, Derbyshire Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. 2 vols. FHL books 942.51 H25de v. 26, 31[1]
Devon[edit | edit source]
- Moger, Transcript of Devonshire Wills, 1600-1800. 44 vols. FHL Books 942.35 S2m v. 1-44 (lacks an index)
- Murray, Oswyn Murray Collection of Wills, abt. 1600-1800. 20 vols. FHL Films starting 917257 (lacks an index)
Dorset[edit | edit source]
- 1383-1700. Fry, Abstracts of Wills of Dorset Folk from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 7 vols. (Partial index) FHL films 476212-476215.[1]
Durham[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Durham[edit | edit source]
- 1259-1649 - Raine et al, Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards. 4 vols. FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112. Volume 2 is online.
- 1500-1725 - Neasham, Wills extracted from the originals and early volumes of enrollments of Durham Co., (About 1500-1725). Indexed in Robinson. FHL films 574977-574978.
- 1540-1800 - Robinson's Collections, 1540-1800. FHL films 574951-574958.
- 1540-1806 - Raine, Dunelmensia, 1540-1806. Indexed in Robinson. FHL films 252668-252669.
- 1576-1735 - Howe's Collection, 1576-1735. 6 vols. FHL film 90796.[1]
- 1600-1625 - Atkinson et al, Darlington Wills and Inventories 1600-1625. FHL 942 B4s v. 201.
- 1601-1650 - Briggs et al, Sunderland Wills and Inventories 1601-1650. FHL 942 B4s v. 214.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- Commonwealth wills, 1649-1660: for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, extracted from the index at Somerset House, London, 1909. FHL film 1564756 Item 7.
Prerogative Court of York[edit | edit source]
- 1554-1801 - Raine, Eboracensia, 1554-1801. Indexed in Robinson; includes Dean and Chapter of York. FHL films 252670-252673.[1]
Essex[edit | edit source]
Local Courts[edit | edit source]
- 1500s - Emmison, Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Yeomen: Preserved in the Essex Record Office. FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 75.
- 1558-1603 - Emmison, Essex Wills 1558-1603, 7 vols. FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 1-7.
Commissary Court of London[edit | edit source]
- 1725-1858 - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858, ten microfilm reels.
- 1750-1857 -Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857, nine microfilm reels.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1500s - Emmison, Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Merchants Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 71.
Gloucestershire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Bristol[edit | edit source]
- 1546-1603 - Lang and McGregory, Tudor Wills Proved in Bristol, 1546-1603. FHL book 942.41/B2 B4b no. 44.[1]
Consistory Court of Gloucester[edit | edit source]
- Mahler et al, Abstracts of Gloucestershire Probate Records, Online.
Great Orphan Books of Bristol[edit | edit source]
- 1379-1612 - Wadley, Notes or Abstracts of the Wills Contained in the Volume Entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills, in the Council House at Bristol, online.[1]
Hampshire[edit | edit source]
- 1492-1653 - Hampshire Will Extracts: Extracted from the Consistory Court of Winchester [1492-1652] and the Archdeaconry Court of Winchester [1501-1653]. B2 Reference Computer, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 1378-1660 - Pedgely, An Index of Personal Names in Isle of Wight Probate Records, 1378-1600 [records from Hampshire Record Office and some from the National Archives]
Herefordshire[edit | edit source]
- 1407-1581 - Faraday and Cole, Calendar of Probate and Administration Acts 1407-1541 and Abstracts of Wills 1541-1581 in the Court Books of the Bishop of Hereford.
- 1407-1581 - Faraday, Calendar of Probate and Administration Acts 1407-1550 in the Consistory Court of the Bishops of Hereford: With an Appendix of Abstracts of Register Copy Wills 1552-1581.
Hertfordshire[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry Court of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)[edit | edit source]
- 1580-1609 - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1580-1609, in The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary, 2 vols. Online: Volume 2; Volume 3.[1]
Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex[edit | edit source]
- 1563-1599 - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1563-1599, in The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary, 2 vols. Online: Volume 1; Volume 2.[1]
Archdeaconry Court of St Albans[edit | edit source]
- 1415-1451 - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1415-1451, in The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary, 3 vols. Online: Volume 1; Volume 2; Volume 3.[1]
Commissary Court of London[edit | edit source]
- 1725-1858 - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858, ten microfilm reels.
- 1750-1857 -Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857, nine microfilm reels.
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
- 1601-1652 - Peck, Abstracts of Hertfordshire Wills, 1601-1652 at Probate Registry, Lincoln, England. FHL book 942 A1 no. 142.
Consistory Court of London[edit | edit source]
- 1592-1628 - Briggs, Abstracts of Registered Copy Wills 1592-1628, in The Herts Genealogist and Antiquary, 2 vols. Online: Volume 2; Volume 3.[1]
Huntingdonshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
- 1601-1652 - Peck, S. Allyn. Abstracts of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1601-1652, in Lincoln Consistory Court at Lincoln, England. FHL book 942.56 P28pa.
Kent[edit | edit source]
- de Launay, The Weald of East Kent: Will Abstracts from the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent, Volumes 21-50 (KAO: PRC 17), Index of Will Abstracts [1536-1597]
- de Launay, Abstracts of Cranbrook Wills Proved in the Diocesan Courts of Canterbury ... 1396-1640. FHL Book 942.23/C6 P28d.
- Kent Will Abstracts 1328-1691 in National Wills Index. Online. Covers testators from Faversham and Thanet.
Lancashire[edit | edit source]
- 1500s - Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories. Online.
Archdeaconry Court of Richmond[edit | edit source]
- 1442-1578 - Raine, Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond. Online.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- Richardson and Shaw. Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. FHL book 942.8 P2i.[1]
Leicestershire[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry Court of Leicester[edit | edit source]
- Abstracts of Proven Wills Formerly Kept at the Leicester District Probate Registry, 1563-1802, with Some Missing Years. FHL film 800668 (1st of 27 films)
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Lincolnshire[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
- Maddison, Lincolnshire Wills [1500-1617], 2 vols.
- Baker, Wills Beneficiary Index [Lincolnshire 1383-1900], 9 fiche
London[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1704 - Webb, London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. Online. Includes several courts.
Commissary Court[edit | edit source]
- 1374-1521 - Will Abstracts Commissary Court of London. Covers Registered Copy Wills Volumes 1 through 8 and through folio 180 of Volume 9. FHL films 1239017-1239020.[1]
- 1558-1603 - Emmison, The Bishop of London's Commissary Court 1558-1603, 5 vols. FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 8-12.
- 1621-1643, 1645-1646 - Mahler, Commissary Court of London 1621-1643, 1645-1646. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
- 1750-1857 - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857, nine microfilm reels.
Consistory Court[edit | edit source]
- 1492-1547 - London Consistory Court Wills. Online
Middlesex[edit | edit source]
Westminster[edit | edit source]
- 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667 - Mahler, Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
Commissary Court of London[edit | edit source]
- 1700-1704 - London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. Online.
- 1750-1857 - Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London [London division] registered wills, 1750-1857, nine microfilm reels.
Norfolk[edit | edit source]
- 1590-1641 - Wilson, Wymondham Inventories, 1590-1641. FHL book 942.61/W2 K29w.
Northamptonshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Northumberland[edit | edit source]
- 1576-1735 - Howe's Collection, 1576-1735. 6 vols. FHL film 90796.[1]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- Commonwealth wills, 1649-1660: for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, extracted from the index at Somerset House, London, 1909. FHL film 1564756 Item 7.
Prerogative Court of York[edit | edit source]
- 1554-1801 - Raine, Eboracensia, 1554-1801. Indexed in Robinson; includes Dean and Chapter of York. FHL films 252670-252673.[1]
Oxfordshire[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Consistory Court of Oxford[edit | edit source]
- Transcribed Wills (with everyname index), Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free
Rutland[edit | edit source]
Consistory Court of Lincoln[edit | edit source]
- 1280-1547 - Gibbons, Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547. Online
Somerset[edit | edit source]
- 1385-1558 - Somerset Will Abstracts 1385-1558. Online.
- Brown, Abstracts of Somersetshire Wills, Etc., 6 vols.
- Moger and Webb, Somerset Wills II
- Rawlins, Somerset Wills from Exeter
- Weaver, Somerset Medieval Wills [1383-1558], 3 vols.
- Weaver, Wells Wills: Arranged in Parishes, and Annotated online
Suffolk[edit | edit source]
- Suffolk Probate Index (Testators and Beneficiaries) 1847-1857. Online.
Archdeaconry of Sudbury[edit | edit source]
- 1439-1474 - Northeast and Falvey, Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1439-1474, Part II, 1461-1474. Online bookstore
- 1630-1638 - Evans, The Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1630-1638, 2 vols. FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 29 and v. 35
Archdeaconry of Suffolk[edit | edit source]
- Allen, Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1626, 2 vols. FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 31 and v. 37
- Allen and Evans, Wills from the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1629-1640, 2 vols. FHL Books 942.64 P2w v. 1-2
Surrey[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry Court of Surrey[edit | edit source]
- Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1470-1856. Online.
Commissary Court of Surrey[edit | edit source]
- Commissary Court of Surrey 1470-1856. Online.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- Surrey PCC Wills Abstracts 1736-1794. Online.
Sussex[edit | edit source]
- Sussex Wills (Testators, Beneficiaries, Witnesses)
Westmorland[edit | edit source]
Archdeaconry Court of Richmond[edit | edit source]
- 1442-1578 - Raine, Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond. Online.
Consistory Court of Durham[edit | edit source]
- 1259-1649 - Raine et al, Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards. 4 vols. FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112. Volume 2 is online.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- Richardson and Shaw. Index and Extracts of Cumbrians in Wills Proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. FHL book 942.8 P2i.[1]
Wiltshire[edit | edit source]
- Wilson and Trace, Wiltshire Wills Beneficiaries Index, 1800-1858 [includes 14 peculiar courts], 2 CDs
Yorkshire[edit | edit source]
Prerogative Court of Canterbury[edit | edit source]
- 1383-1558 - North Country PCC Abstracts 1383-1558. Online.
- 1558-1604 - North Country PCC Abstracts 1558-1604. Online.
- 1640s-1650s - Clay, Abstracts of Yorkshire Wills in the Time of the Commonwealth: At Somerset House, London, Chiefly Illustrative of Sir William Dugdale’s Visitation of Yorkshire in 1665-6. Online.
Prerogative Court of York[edit | edit source]
- 1316-1550 - Raine, Raine, and Clay, Testamenta Eboracensia, or Wills Registered at York: Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics, Etc., of the Province of York, from the Year MCCC Downwards [1316-1550], 12 vols. Online.
Archdeaconry Court of Richmond[edit | edit source]
- 1442-1578 - Raine, Wills and Inventories from the Registry of the Archdeaconry of Richmond. Online.
Related Websites[edit | edit source]
- Some Notes on English Medieval Genealogy: Probate records
- Dr. David Pratt's Discovery English Ancestors: Probates. Click "By County" in the Probate menu for detailed information.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 Pratt, David H. "Discovering English Ancestors," Center for Family History and Genealogy, Brigham Young University, http://dea.byu.edu/index.php?page=listing, accessed 27 August 2014.