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Many Welsh probate records have indexes. Some indexes are calendars, which are lists of wills organized by date with a separate section for each letter of the alphabet. Surnames with the same first letter are listed together but are not in alphabetical order. The following are of particular importance. | Many Welsh probate records have indexes. Some indexes are calendars, which are lists of wills organized by date with a separate section for each letter of the alphabet. Surnames with the same first letter are listed together but are not in alphabetical order. The following are of particular importance. | ||
'''Welsh Probate Indexes Pre-1858.''' An index to probate records for the various courts in Wales before 1858 has been compiled by The National Library of Wales. | '''Welsh Probate Indexes Pre-1858.''' An index to probate records for the various courts in Wales before 1858 has been compiled by The National Library of Wales. The indexes include references to wills, administration bonds, grants of administration, inventories, and other types of probate documents. | ||
The index lists the name of the person who left the will (testator), the parish and abode, the occupation, and the references needed to go directly to the correct page in the wills. | The index lists the name of the person who left the will (testator), the parish and abode, the occupation, and the references needed to go directly to the correct page in the wills. | ||
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;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES''' | ;'''WALES - PROBATE RECORDS - INDEXES''' | ||
;;'''[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1]''' | |||
;'''Searches of these indexes for all pre-1858 probate records can be made on the National Archives Website undex the repository of the National Library of Wales by name, place and Court jurisdiction.''' | |||
'''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the: | '''Abstracts of Welsh Wills Pre-1858.''' An important collection of Welsh probates are the abstracts (summaries) and indexes to the abstracts of the wills that are on microfiche at the Family History Library. The abstracts and indexes are by diocese; however, there is a separate set for the Arch deaconry of Brecon and the peculiar of Hawarden. The abstracts are arranged by year and contain the name of every person mentioned in the will, including the witnesses. There are separate indexes for each year for the: | ||
*Testator’s residence | *Testator’s residence | ||