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== Online Resources ==
== Online Resources ==
 
'''Record Collections'''
*[https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate Find a will or probate document (England and Wales), 1858-present]
*[https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate Find a will or probate document (England and Wales), 1858-present]
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858 England & Wales Published Wills & Probate Indexes, 1300-1858] ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-published-wills-and-probate-indexes-1300-1858 England & Wales Published Wills & Probate Indexes, 1300-1858] ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7927 Red Book of the Exchequer] ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7927 Red Book of the Exchequer] ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bank-of-england-wills-extracts-1717-1845 Bank Of England Wills Extracts 1717-1845]  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bank-of-england-wills-extracts-1717-1845 Bank Of England Wills Extracts 1717-1845]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966] ($), index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966] ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/probate-calendars-of-england-and-wales-1858-1959 Probate Calendars Of England & Wales 1858-1959] ($), index and [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/probate-calendars-of-england-and-wales-1858-1959---browse Browseable Images] ($), index  
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/probate-calendars-of-england-and-wales-1858-1959 Probate Calendars Of England & Wales 1858-1959] ($), index and [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/probate-calendars-of-england-and-wales-1858-1959---browse Browseable Images] ($), index  
*[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Online_Probate_Indexes The National Archives online Probate Indexes]
*[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Online_Probate_Indexes The National Archives online Probate Indexes]
*''[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/probate-records-collection-search-start.action?redef=0&event=P Probate and Wills Records Collection 1462-1858]'' ($)  
*''[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/probate-records-collection-search-start.action?redef=0&event=P Probate and Wills Records Collection 1462-1858]'' ($)  
*[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/search-all-uk-records/birth-marriage-death--and-parish-records/wills-and-probate Wills and Probate] - links to probate collections on FindMyPast
*[https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/search-all-uk-records/birth-marriage-death--and-parish-records/wills-and-probate Wills and Probate] - links to probate collections on FindMyPast
*For countywide links to online and other indexes, and step by steps, see wiki.familysearch.org under county name, and "Probate records"<br>
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/wills-and-probate.htm ''Online will and probate records''] - [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm The National Archives]
*''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 National Wills Index][http://www.haine.org.uk/wills/willsearch.php - 1858-1966 <br>]''  
*''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1904 National Wills Index][http://www.haine.org.uk/wills/willsearch.php - 1858-1966 <br>]''  
*''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1610 UK, Extracted Probate Records]'' - [[Ancestry.co.uk]]*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/probate-calendars-of-england-and-wales-1858-1959?corps=brads Probate Calendars, 1858-1959] -&nbsp; search engine is prohibitively restrictive and quirky; it is advised to use Ancestry's database, instead.  
*''[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1610 UK, Extracted Probate Records]'' - [[Ancestry.co.uk]]*[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/probate-calendars-of-england-and-wales-1858-1959?corps=brads Probate Calendars, 1858-1959] -&nbsp; search engine is prohibitively restrictive and quirky; it is advised to use Ancestry's database, instead.  
*''[[England Cheshire Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|England Cheshire Probate Records]]''
*[http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Wills 1384-1858]
*[http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/ Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Wills 1384-1858]
*[http://www.haine.org.uk/wills/willsearch.php Probate Registry (microfilm) index lookup] (by surname and post-1858 county/registry)]  
*[http://www.haine.org.uk/wills/willsearch.php Probate Registry (microfilm) index lookup] (by surname and post-1858 county/registry)]  
*See: Wills, Probates and Testaments with drop down [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php The Genealogist.co.uk]
*Andrew Millard's Genealogy: [http://www.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/probate.php Recent Indexes to English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Probate Records]: Use this site in conjunction with the fifth edition of ''Probate Jurisdictions: where to look for wills'' by Jeremy Gibson and Else Churchill (Federation of Family History Societies, Bury, 2002).<br>
'''Help Resources'''
*For countywide links to online and other indexes, and step by steps, see wiki.familysearch.org under county name, and "Probate records"
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-before-1858/ The National Archives: Wills or administrations before 1858]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-or-administrations-after-1858/ The National Archives: Wills or administrations after 1858]
*[http://www.kctrust.co.uk/probate-registry Probate Registry] - Kings Court Trust  
*[http://www.kctrust.co.uk/probate-registry Probate Registry] - Kings Court Trust  
*See: Wills, Probates and Testaments with drop down [http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php The Genealogist.co.uk]
 
*[http://www.willtranscriptions.co.uk/index.htm Will Transcriptions Online]: Donated will transcriptions placed online
'''FamilySearch Help Center Lessons'''
*Andrew Millard's Genealogy:&nbsp;[http://www.dur.ac.uk/a.r.millard/genealogy/probate.php Recent Indexes to English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Probate Records]: Use this site&nbsp;in conjunction with the fifth edition of ''Probate Jurisdictions: where to look for wills'' by Jeremy Gibson and Else Churchill (Federation of Family History Societies, Bury, 2002).<br>
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/455 '''England Probate Records 1350-2014 Part 1''']
*Look at the research wiki.familysearch.org under any county in England to see what indexes are available including those online. Example: [[Wiltshire Probate Records]], then see Step 1. Indexes can be listed there. Most counties for England have a way of looking at an index pre-1857.
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/456 '''England Probate Records Part 2''']
*FamilySearch Help Center Lessons:
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/378 '''England Estate Duty I: What Is It and Why Use It?''']
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/455 '''England Probate Records 1350-2014 Part 1''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/379 '''England Estate Duty II: Content and Organization''']
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/456 '''England Probate Records Part 2''']
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/380 '''England Estate Duty III: Locate and Obtain the Record''']
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/378 '''England Estate Duty I: What Is It and Why Use It?''']
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/379 '''England Estate Duty II: Content and Organization''']
**[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/380 '''England Estate Duty III: Locate and Obtain the Record''']


== Introduction  ==
== Introduction  ==
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