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'''Online Indexes''' Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Lancashire. Search these indexes first: | '''Online Indexes''' Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Lancashire. Search these indexes first: | ||
*[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Index - | *[http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm Lancashire Will Index - 1541-1730] | ||
*[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php North Lancashire Will index] - partial | *[http://www.uclan.ac.uk/ahss/education_social_sciences/history/probate_index.php North Lancashire Will index] - partial | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 Ancestry.com] - 1301-1752; some later years for various probate courts are included | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5895 Ancestry.com] - 1301-1752; some later years for various probate courts are included | ||
*[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/DeathDutyStartSearchServlet Estate Duty Registers] (wills) - indexes from 1796 to 1903 | *[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/DeathDutyStartSearchServlet Estate Duty Registers] (wills) - indexes from 1796 to 1903 | ||
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For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | For published indexes see each court jurisdiction (listed below). The latest years of these indexes go only to the year 1807. | ||
For later than 1807, see the Estate Duty Registers' indexes (see above link or, order microfilms available at the Family History Library or 4600 family history centers worldwide). These original indexes were created by the Estate Duty Office (Inland Revenue) for all wills and administrations, which exacted Death Duties (from all probate courts in the country). | For later than 1807, see the Estate Duty Registers' indexes (see above link or, order microfilms available at the Family History Library or 4600 family history centers worldwide). These original indexes were created by the Estate Duty Office (Inland Revenue) for all wills and administrations, which exacted Death Duties (from all probate courts in the country). | ||
<br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | <br>Did you find a reference to a probate record? | ||