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Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more. | Beginning in 1858, the [[Principal Probate Registry|Principal Probate Registry]] had the authority for probating estates. Click on the link to learn more. | ||
An [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/essex-wills-beneficiaries-index-1505-1916?sourceID=13&utm_source=msix_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114_1430241214_e5d46bb785b09f6e8fb12219b7e81518 Essex Probate (wills) beneficiary index] has been compiled, currently with over 156,000 names from 1505 to 1916, at | An [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/essex-wills-beneficiaries-index-1505-1916?sourceID=13&utm_source=msix_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114_1430241214_e5d46bb785b09f6e8fb12219b7e81518 Essex Probate (wills) beneficiary index] has been compiled, currently with over 156,000 names from 1505 to 1916, at findmypast. | ||
=== Before 1858 === | === Before 1858 === | ||
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*Essex County Record Office's outstanding wills index from [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp early to 1857] consolidates into one single index, the county's wills. Images have been uploaded up to 1720.<ref>'Where there's a will: major update to Essex Ancestors,' ''Essex Record Office Blog,'' 30 October 2014, http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/where-theres-a-will-major-update-to-essex-ancestors/.</ref> | *Essex County Record Office's outstanding wills index from [http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/default.asp early to 1857] consolidates into one single index, the county's wills. Images have been uploaded up to 1720.<ref>'Where there's a will: major update to Essex Ancestors,' ''Essex Record Office Blog,'' 30 October 2014, http://www.essexrecordofficeblog.co.uk/where-theres-a-will-major-update-to-essex-ancestors/.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutNWI-procoll.aspx Wills Proved at Chelmsford 1400-1858]. Part of the National Wills Index. | *[http://www.origins.net/help/aboutNWI-procoll.aspx Wills Proved at Chelmsford 1400-1858]. Part of the National Wills Index. | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/essex-wills-beneficiaries-index-1505-1916?sourceID=13&utm_source=msix_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114_1430241214_e5d46bb785b09f6e8fb12219b7e81518 Essex Wills Beneficiaries Index online at | *[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/essex-wills-beneficiaries-index-1505-1916?sourceID=13&utm_source=msix_affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114_1430241214_e5d46bb785b09f6e8fb12219b7e81518 Essex Wills Beneficiaries Index online at findmypast]: 1505-1916 | ||
The Essex County Record Office previously compiled and published a complete name index covering wills and administrations from the '''''first eight'' '''Essex County probate court jurisdictions listed above (through the Liberty of Sokens). The index is available in three volumes online through the National Wills Index and in book form at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City: | The Essex County Record Office previously compiled and published a complete name index covering wills and administrations from the '''''first eight'' '''Essex County probate court jurisdictions listed above (through the Liberty of Sokens). The index is available in three volumes online through the National Wills Index and in book form at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City: | ||