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| title = England, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate, 1521-1860
| title = England, Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry, Wills and Probate, 1521-1860
| location = Staffordshire (England)
| location = Staffordshire (England)
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| RW_URL_01 = The National Archives [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/7ead6463-b1de-4cf5-b903-518c35818b4d Lichfield Diocesan Records]
| RW_URL_01 = The National Archives [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/7ead6463-b1de-4cf5-b903-518c35818b4d Lichfield Diocesan Records]
| RW_URL_02 = Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent's Cultural Heritage [http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=CA1 Administrative History of the Diocese of Litchfield]
| RW_URL_02 = Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent's Cultural Heritage [http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=CA1 Administrative History of the Diocese of Litchfield]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection contains wills, inventories, letters of administration and probate proceedings for the dioceses of Coventry and Litchfield. These diocese include locations in the counties of Derbyshire, the northern part of Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the north and east portions of Warwickshire.
This collection contains wills, inventories, letters of administration and probate proceedings for the dioceses of Coventry and Litchfield. These diocese include locations in the counties of Derbyshire, the northern part of Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the north and east portions of Warwickshire.
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* [[England Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[England Research Tips and Strategies]]
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/309060 Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court]
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=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
* [[England, Staffordshire, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|England, Staffordshire, Church Records]]
* [[England, Staffordshire, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|England, Staffordshire, Church Records]]

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Record Type Wills and probates
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English Dioceses ca. 1509-1547

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains wills, inventories, letters of administration and probate proceedings for the dioceses of Coventry and Litchfield. These diocese include locations in the counties of Derbyshire, the northern part of Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the north and east portions of Warwickshire.

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  • Executor's affidavit, 1846

    Executor's affidavit, 1846

  • Executor's Oath, 1846

    Executor's Oath, 1846

  • Grant of administration, 1846

    Grant of administration, 1846

  • Last Will and Testament of Thomas Rochford, p. 1, 1846

    Last Will and Testament of Thomas Rochford, p. 1, 1846

  • Codicil to Last Will and Testament of Thomas Rochford, p. 1, 1846

    Codicil to Last Will and Testament of Thomas Rochford, p. 1, 1846

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