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=== Related Collections ===
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* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/309060 Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court]
* [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/309060 Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court]
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Staffordshire, England
England HR Infobox
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Flag of Staffordshire
Flag of Staffordshire
Locator map of Staffordshire (England)
Location of Staffordshire, England
Location of England
Location of England
Record Description
Record Type Wills and probates
Collection years 1521-1860
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Archive
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service: Staffordshire County Record Office


English Dioceses ca. 1509-1547

What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains wills, inventories, letters of administration and probate proceedings for the dioceses of Coventry and Litchfield. These diocese include locations in the counties of Derbyshire, the northern part of Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the north and east portions of Warwickshire.

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  • Name and Address of Beneficiary
  • Name of Executor of the Will

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