Cheshire Probate Records: Difference between revisions

The original will indexes for the [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] for 1545-1858 are available in print by both the Lancashire & Cheshire Record Society and the Chetham Society. These two large publication series cover both Cheshire and Lancashire counties. These series are available at many major archives in the United Kingdom such as at the British Library, and Guildhall Library, London, and other like institutions. The Family History Library likewise has most of these printed indexes in book form and/or on microfilm (see below).  

The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has many will and admon (Administration) indexes and calendars available in book form and on microfilm covering 1492-1858. Microfilms may be circulated to any of its 4,500 satellite [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history centers] worldwide. To determine film numbers, go to 'Cheshire - Probate Records - Indexes' in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Library Catalog].