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=== Proved in London === | === Proved in London === | ||
Nearly 1500 Jamaican wills were proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London:<ref>[http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills "The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Wills,"] accessed 22 November 2010. Some references refer to places named Jamaica in the British Isles, rather than the island in the Caribbean.</ref> | Nearly 1500 Jamaican wills were proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London. Approximate numbers by century:<ref>[http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills "The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Wills,"] accessed 22 November 2010. Some references refer to places named Jamaica in the British Isles, rather than the island in the Caribbean.</ref> | ||
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| '''1657-1699''' | | '''1657-1699''' | ||
| 80 | | 80 | ||
| '''1700-1799''' | | '''1700-1799''' | ||
| 624 | | 624 | ||
| '''1800-1858''' | | '''1800-1858''' | ||
| 745 | | 745 | ||
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After finding a desired entry in indexes, it is now possible to view digital images of the original Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills online at two United Kingdom pay-per-view websites: | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (1384-1858)], courtesy: The National Archives, UK. The database can be queried by testator's residence, such as " | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills (1384-1858)], courtesy: The National Archives, UK. The database can be queried by testator's residence, such as "Jamaica." | ||
*[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | *[http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/user/subscriptions.php#record_sets PCC Wills Index and Images (1384-1858)], courtesy: The Genealogist. (in progress) | ||