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 === '''Principal Probate Registry (1857-1957)'''<br> ===
-Nationwide annual indexes to all wills and administrations of the Principal Probate Registry from 1858 to 1957 are on film at the Family History Library. They give the deceased’s full name and last address, death date, probate type and date, and estate value. Film numbers are in the&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: ENGLAND - PROBATE RECORDS
+National annual indexes to all wills and administrations of the Principal Probate Registry from 1858 to 1957 are on film at the Family History Library. They give the deceased’s full name and last address, death date, probate type and date, and estate value.
+Index film numbers are found&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog].&nbsp; Do a Place search for England and the topic of Probate Records--Indexes.&nbsp; The record title begins "Calendar of the grants..."
+The actual wills are also on microfilm for 1858 through 1925.&nbsp; These can also&nbsp;be found in the library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog].&nbsp; Do a Place search for&nbsp;England and the topic of Probate Records.&nbsp; The record titles begin "Record copy wills..."&nbsp; There are two catalog records for the district registry wills and one for the&nbsp;Principal Registry.
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 === '''Estate duty'''<br> ===