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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]]'' | ||
In England, it is rare to find abstracts of wills that index all names found in each will. Abstracts are very helpful for identifying relationships, particularly when legatees in wills do not share surnames with testators. The following is a list of probate courts that have been abstracted. | In England, it is rare to find abstracts of wills that index all names found in each will. Abstracts are very helpful for identifying relationships, particularly when legatees in wills do not share surnames with testators. The following is a list of probate courts that have been abstracted. | ||
= National = | = National = | ||
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*'''1387-1439''' - Furnivall, ''The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London, A.D. 1387-1439, with a Priest's of 1454.'' [https://archive.org/details/fiftyearliesten00unkngoog Online]. | *'''1387-1439''' - Furnivall, ''The Fifty Earliest English Wills in the Court of Probate, London, A.D. 1387-1439, with a Priest's of 1454.'' [https://archive.org/details/fiftyearliesten00unkngoog Online]. | ||
*'''Pre-1600''' - Nicholas, ''Testamenta Vetusta''. 2 vols. [http://books.google.com/books?id=9whaAAAAcAAJ Vol. 1]. | |||
*'''1620''' - Lea, ''Register Soame 1620.'' [https://archive.org/details/abstractswillsi00leagoog Online]. | *'''1620''' - Lea, ''Register Soame 1620.'' [https://archive.org/details/abstractswillsi00leagoog Online]. | ||
*'''1620-1624''' - Matthews and Matthews, ''Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-4.'' {{FHL|366799|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P2ce}}. | *'''1620-1624''' - Matthews and Matthews, ''Abstracts of probates and sentences in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1620-4.'' {{FHL|366799|item|disp=FHL Book 942 P2ce}}. | ||
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=== Archdeaconry of Buckingham === | === Archdeaconry of Buckingham === | ||
*Elvey, ''The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523.'' {{FHL|7099|item|disp=FHL Book 942.575 B4ba v. 19}} | *Elvey, ''The Courts of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, 1483-1523.'' {{FHL|7099|item|disp=FHL Book 942.575 B4ba v. 19}} | ||
*Buckinghamshire Family History Society, ''Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham (1680-1801).'' Order by [http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php/database-searches/36-requested-searches/53-wills-searches post]. | *Buckinghamshire Family History Society, ''Wills, Archdeaconry Court of Buckingham (1680-1801).'' Order by [http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/index.php/database-searches/36-requested-searches/53-wills-searches post]. | ||
= Cheshire = | = Cheshire = | ||
*'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | *'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | ||
*Pixton | *Pixton | ||
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*Orme, ''Cornish Wills, 1342-1540''. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DCRS/Publications.html Online bookstore] | *Orme, ''Cornish Wills, 1342-1540''. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DCRS/Publications.html Online bookstore] | ||
= Devon = | = Devon = | ||
*Moger, ''Transcript of Devonshire Wills, 1600-1800.'' 44 vols. {{FHL|289964|item|disp=FHL Books 942.35 S2m v. 1-44}} (lacks an index) | *Moger, ''Transcript of Devonshire Wills, 1600-1800.'' 44 vols. {{FHL|289964|item|disp=FHL Books 942.35 S2m v. 1-44}} (lacks an index) | ||
*Murray, ''Oswyn Murray Collection of Wills, abt. 1600-1800.'' 20 vols. {{FHL|351796|item|disp=FHL Films starting 917257}} (lacks an index) | *Murray, ''Oswyn Murray Collection of Wills, abt. 1600-1800.'' 20 vols. {{FHL|351796|item|disp=FHL Films starting 917257}} (lacks an index) | ||
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= Gloucestershire = | = Gloucestershire = | ||
Mahler | *Mahler, [http://willsdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS/index.html GENUKI]. | ||
= Hampshire = | = Hampshire = | ||
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*de Launay, ''Abstracts of Cranbrook Wills Proved in the Diocesan Courts of Canterbury ... 1396-1640.'' {{FHL|362087|item|disp=FHL Book 942.23/C6 P28d}}. | *de Launay, ''Abstracts of Cranbrook Wills Proved in the Diocesan Courts of Canterbury ... 1396-1640.'' {{FHL|362087|item|disp=FHL Book 942.23/C6 P28d}}. | ||
= Lancashire = | = Lancashire = | ||
*'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | *'''1500s''' - ''Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=6xE-AAAAcAAJ Online]. | ||
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= Leicestershire = | = Leicestershire = | ||
=== Consistory Court of Lincoln === | === Consistory Court of Lincoln === | ||
*Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | *Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Leicester === | === Archdeaconry Court of Leicester === | ||
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==== Commissary Court ==== | ==== Commissary Court ==== | ||
*'''1558-1603''' - Emmison, ''The Bishop of London's Commissary Court 1558-1603,'' 5 vols. {{FHL|9852|item|disp=FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 8-12}}. | *'''1558-1603''' - Emmison, ''The Bishop of London's Commissary Court 1558-1603,'' 5 vols. {{FHL|9852|item|disp=FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 8-12}}. | ||
*'''1621-1643, 1645-1646''' - Mahler, ''Commissary Court of London 1621-1643, 1645-1646.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673349}}. | *'''1621-1643, 1645-1646''' - Mahler, ''Commissary Court of London 1621-1643, 1645-1646.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673349}}. | ||
= Middlesex = | = Middlesex = | ||
*'''1622-1641/2, 1660-1667''' - Mahler, ''Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673353}}. | *'''1622-1641/2, 1660-1667''' - Mahler, ''Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673353}}. | ||
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*Suffolk Probate Index (Testators and Beneficiaries) 1847-1857 | *Suffolk Probate Index (Testators and Beneficiaries) 1847-1857 | ||
=== Archdeaconry of Suffolk === | |||
*Allen, ''Wills of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1620-1626,'' 2 vols. {{FHL|504420|item|disp=FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 31 and v. 37}} | |||
*Allen and Evans, ''Wills from the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1629-1640, ''2 vols. {{FHL|563876|item|disp=FHL Books 942.64 P2w v. 1-2}} | |||
=== Archdeaconry of Sudbury === | |||
*Evans, ''The Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1630-1638,'' 2 vols. {{FHL|325994|item|disp=FHL Books 942.64 B4s v. 29 and v. 35}} | |||
= Surrey = | = Surrey = | ||