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Some estimate that only 5-10% of the population left a will. Those persons named in a will, a beneficiary, account for a much larger portion of the population. The table below lists known indexes to beneficiaries. | Some estimate that only 5-10% of the population left a will. Those persons named in a will, a beneficiary, account for a much larger portion of the population. The table below lists known indexes to beneficiaries. | ||
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[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=719175&disp=Cheshire+wills+beneficiaries+index&columns=*,0,0 6359911] | [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=719175&disp=Cheshire+wills+beneficiaries+index&columns=*,0,0 6359911] | ||
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| Essex | | Essex | ||
| Wills at Essex Record Office | | Wills at Essex Record Office | ||
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Mrs. T. Broughton, 43 Pertwee Drive, Chelmsford, England, CM2 8DY | |||
<br>Please restrict enquiries to a maximum of two names at a time. | |||
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| Hampshire | | Hampshire | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 22 August 2008
Indexes to the persons mentioned in probate documents.
Some estimate that only 5-10% of the population left a will. Those persons named in a will, a beneficiary, account for a much larger portion of the population. The table below lists known indexes to beneficiaries.
| County | Courts | Years Covered | Availability |
| Cheshire |
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| Derbyshire | |||
| Essex | Wills at Essex Record Office | 1675-1858 |
Mrs. T. Broughton, 43 Pertwee Drive, Chelmsford, England, CM2 8DY
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| Hampshire | |||
| Lincolnshire | |||
| Northumberland | |||
| Oxfordshire | Archdeaconry Wills |
1785-1800 | Published in 2002 by The Eureka Partnership |
| Wiltshire |
14 Courts |
1800-1858 |
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| Yorkshire (East Riding) |