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*[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page wiki.familysearch.org]- '''For wills pre-1858. '''Wiki.familysearch.org > type the name of the county and then add Probate i.e. “Worcestershire Probate.” Gives step-by-step instruction on how to find a will. Click the letter of the alphabet to the parish where your ancestor died. May include links to online indexes and | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Main_Page wiki.familysearch.org]- '''For wills pre-1858. '''Wiki.familysearch.org > type the name of the county and then add Probate i.e. “Worcestershire Probate.” Gives step-by-step instruction on how to find a will. Click the letter of the alphabet to the parish where your ancestor died. May include links to online indexes and includes links to the online Family History Library catalog listing film numbers for the wills on microfilm at the library and available through family history centers world-wide. For wills post-1857. Search the library's online catalog, title search, for Principal Probate Registry. | ||
*[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 www.ancestry.com]- '''For wills post-1857''' | *[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 www.ancestry.com]- ($) '''For wills post-1857'''. Go to Ancestry.com > click on Search > select the Card Catalog > type in National Probate Calendar. No images provided. For a microfilm image of the will go to wiki.familysearch.org > type Principal Probate Registry. This links to microfilm numbers at the Family History Library. www.familysearch.org Kent wills online 1440-1881 | ||
*[http://www.origins.net/ www.origins.net ]($) | *[http://www.origins.net/ www.origins.net ]($) Contains a National Wills Index that includes indexes for the courts of several counties | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/wills-and-probate.htm www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] Index to wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/wills-and-probate.htm www.nationalarchives.gov.uk] Index to wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury | ||
*[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php www.thegenealogist.co.uk] ($) Index & images to wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury | *[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php www.thegenealogist.co.uk] ($) Index & images to wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/probate-and-wills www.findmypast.co.uk] ($) Includes transcripts of various probate courts | *[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/probate-and-wills www.findmypast.co.uk] ($) Includes transcripts of various probate courts | ||
=== Maps, Gazetteers, and Placenames === | === Maps, Gazetteers, and Placenames === | ||