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Here are some [http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?&lng=en&skin=profeb Breconshire Wills 1543-1858 online] at The National Library of Wales | Here are some [http://cat.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?&lng=en&skin=profeb Breconshire Wills 1543-1858 online] at The National Library of Wales | ||
Also Brecon Diocese wills that cover Hereford parishes pre-1852. [http://www.lhsarchive.org.uk/ Longtown Historical Society] | Also Brecon Diocese wills that cover Hereford parishes pre-1852. [http://www.lhsarchive.org.uk/ Longtown Historical Society] | ||
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== Records == | == Records == | ||
==== Archive Location ==== | ==== Archive Location ==== | ||
Powys County Archives Office<br>Powys County Hall<br>Spa Road East<br>Llandrindod Wells<br>Powys LD1 5LG | Powys County Archives Office<br>Powys County Hall<br>Spa Road East<br>Llandrindod Wells<br>Powys LD1 5LG | ||
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Tel: 44 (0)1597 826088<br>[http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=647&L=0 Website] | Tel: 44 (0)1597 826088<br>[http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=647&L=0 Website] | ||
==== Archive Records ==== | ==== Archive Records ==== | ||
The records include: | The records include: | ||
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Return to the [[Herefordshire Probate Records]] and the [[Breconshire Probate Records]] page. | Return to the [[Herefordshire Probate Records]] and the [[Breconshire Probate Records]] page. | ||
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Herefordshire Breconshire Probate Records Herefordshire Probate Records, Worcestershire Probate Records ,Gloucestershire Probate Records
Step By Step[edit | edit source]
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will or administration (admon), writing down each detail cited in the indexed entry.
2. Proceed to "Records" (below) to determine what probate records exist for this court.
3. Contact or visit the Breconshire Record Office, or, hire a professional record searcher to view these records on your behalf. Officials may send upon request a list of record searchers.
4. Visit The Family History Library, or, one of its 4,500 satellite family history centers worldwide and search indexes to probate records; then with the information obtained from the index[es] you can search more quickly the original wills and admons also on microfilm via any centers near you.
Indexes[edit | edit source]
Online Indexes[edit | edit source]
Here are some Breconshire Wills 1543-1858 online at The National Library of Wales
Also Brecon Diocese wills that cover Hereford parishes pre-1852. Longtown Historical Society
Printed and Published Indexes[edit | edit source]
Indexes 1660-1858
Indexes in The Family History Library:
The original and microfilmed records include indexes. The Family History Library has film copies of the following indexes:
- Indexes of Wills 1660-1857
- Abstracts & Indexes of Original Wills 1575-1858
- Index to Probate Records pre-1660
- Brecon probate index, 1660-1857
- An index to Brecknockshire wills (no years given)
- St. David's probate index, 1556-1858
Records[edit | edit source]
Archive Location[edit | edit source]
Powys County Archives Office
Powys County Hall
Spa Road East
Llandrindod Wells
Powys LD1 5LG
WALES
E-mail: archives@powys.gov.uk
Tel: 44 (0)1597 826088
Website
Archive Records[edit | edit source]
The records include:
- Original wills, administrations, and inventories, 1603; 1609-1858 (some missing years)
- Register Copy Wills, 1543-1858
Family History Library Records[edit | edit source]
Records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through the many family history centers world-wide. They include:
- Registered Wills 1575-1858
- Administrations & Inventories 1557-1857
- Abstracts & Indexes of Original Wills 1575-1858
Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]
This court held Probate jurisdiction over the counties of Breconshire and Radnorshire. It also held concurrent jurisdiction over the following eight Herefordshire parishes:
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Return to the Herefordshire Probate Records and the Breconshire Probate Records page.