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Indexes to the persons mentioned in probate documents.  
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.  
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]<br>
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[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ProbateRecords/index.html Online]  
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/ProbateRecords/index.html Online]


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| Essex  
| Essex
| Wills at Essex Record Office  
| Wills at Essex Record Office<br>
| 1675-1858  
| 1675-1858
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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.  
<span>Mrs. T. Broughton, 43 Pertwee Drive, Chelmsford, England, CM2 8DY</span>
 
<span>Please restrict enquiries to a maximum of two names at a time.
</span>


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| Oxfordshire  
| Oxfordshire
| Archdeaconry Wills<br>  
| Archdeaconry Wills<br>
| 1785-1800  
| 1785-1800
| Published in 2002 by The Eureka Partnership<br>
| Published in 2002 by The Eureka Partnership<br>
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| Wiltshire<br>  
| Wiltshire<br>
| 14 Courts<br>  
| 14 Courts<br>
| 1800-1858<br>  
| 1800-1858<br>
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| Yorkshire (East Riding)<br>  
| Yorkshire (East Riding)<br>
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[[Category:England Probate Records|Will Beneficiary Indexes]]
[[Category:England]]

Revision as of 09:58, 24 January 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


6359911

Derbyshire

Online

Essex Wills at Essex Record Office
1675-1858

Mrs. T. Broughton, 43 Pertwee Drive, Chelmsford, England, CM2 8DY

Please restrict enquiries to a maximum of two names at a time.

Hampshire
Lincolnshire
Northumberland
Oxfordshire Archdeaconry Wills
1785-1800 Published in 2002 by The Eureka Partnership
Wiltshire
14 Courts
1800-1858

Yorkshire (East Riding)