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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Probate Records|England Probate Records]]'' | ||
In England, it is rare to find abstracts of wills that index all names found in each will. Abstracts are very helpful for identifying relationships, particularly when | In England, it is rare to find abstracts of wills that index all names found in each will. Abstracts are very helpful for identifying relationships, particularly when beneficiaries in wills do not share surnames with testators. The following is a list of probate courts that have been abstracted or have beneficiaries indexes. | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Durham === | === Consistory Court of Durham === | ||
*'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, | *'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{FHL|246496|item|disp=FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112}}. Volume 2 is {{FSbook|3653019|disp=online}}. | ||
*'''1500-1725''' - Neasham, Wills extracted from the originals and early volumes of enrollments of Durham Co., (About 1500-1725). Indexed in Robinson. {{FHL|224742|item|disp=FHL films 574977-574978}}. | *'''1500-1725''' - Neasham, Wills extracted from the originals and early volumes of enrollments of Durham Co., (About 1500-1725). Indexed in Robinson. {{FHL|224742|item|disp=FHL films 574977-574978}}. | ||
*'''1540-1800''' - Robinson's Collections, 1540-1800. {{FHL|270602|item|disp=FHL films 574951-574958}}. | *'''1540-1800''' - Robinson's Collections, 1540-1800. {{FHL|270602|item|disp=FHL films 574951-574958}}. | ||
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*'''1500s''' - Emmison, ''Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Yeomen: Preserved in the Essex Record Office.'' {{FHL|218690|item|disp=FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 75}}. | *'''1500s''' - Emmison, ''Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Yeomen: Preserved in the Essex Record Office.'' {{FHL|218690|item|disp=FHL Book 942.67 B4e no. 75}}. | ||
*'''1558-1603''' - Emmison, ''Essex Wills 1558-1603,'' 7 vols. {{FHL|9852|item|disp=FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 1-7}}. | *'''1558-1603''' - Emmison, ''Essex Wills 1558-1603,'' 7 vols. {{FHL|9852|item|disp=FHL Books 942.67 P2e v. 1-7}}. | ||
==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ||
*'''1725-1858''' - ''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858'', [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/700013?availability=Family%20History%20Library ten microfilm reels]. | *'''1725-1858''' - ''Abstracts of copy wills, Commissary Court of London, Essex and Herts division, registered wills, 1725-1858'', [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/700013?availability=Family%20History%20Library ten microfilm reels]. | ||
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= Middlesex = | = Middlesex = | ||
==== Westminster ==== | ==== Westminster ==== | ||
*'''1622-1641/2, 1660-1667''' - Mahler, ''Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673353}}. | *'''1622-1641/2, 1660-1667''' - Mahler, ''Westminster Wills 1622-1641/2, 1660-1667.'' Online at {{FSbook|1673353}}. | ||
==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ==== Commissary Court of London ==== | ||
*'''1700-1704''' - London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | *'''1700-1704''' - London and Middlesex Wills Abstracts 1700-1704. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | ||
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*'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | *'''1280-1547''' - Gibbons, ''Early Lincoln Wills: An Abstract of All the Wills & Administrations Recorded in the Episcopal Registers of the Old Diocese of Lincoln, Comprising the Counties of Lincoln, Rutland, Northampton, Huntingdon, Bedford, Buckingham, Oxford, Leicester and Hertford, 1280-1547.'' [https://archive.org/details/earlylincolnwil00gibbgoog Online] | ||
=== Consistory Court of Oxford === | === Consistory Court of Oxford === | ||
*[http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Transcribed Wills (with everyname index)], Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free | *[http://wills.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/ Transcribed Wills (with everyname index)], Oxfordshire Family History Society website - free | ||
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= Surrey = | = Surrey = | ||
=== Archdeaconry Court of Surrey === | === Archdeaconry Court of Surrey === | ||
*Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1470-1856. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | *Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1470-1856. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | ||
=== Commissary Court of Surrey === | === Commissary Court of Surrey === | ||
*Commissary Court of Surrey 1470-1856. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | *Commissary Court of Surrey 1470-1856. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||
*Surrey PCC Wills Abstracts 1736-1794. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | *Surrey PCC Wills Abstracts 1736-1794. [http://www.origins.net/nwiwelcome.aspx Online]. | ||
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=== Consistory Court of Durham === | === Consistory Court of Durham === | ||
*'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, | *'''1259-1649''' - Raine et al, ''Wills and Inventories Illustrative of the History, Manners, Language, Statistics etc. of the Northern Counties of England, from the Eleventh Century Downwards.'' 4 vols. {{FHL|246496|item|disp=FHL books 942 B4s v. 2, 38, 112, and 112}}. Volume 2 is {{FSbook|3653019|disp=online}}. | ||
=== Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | === Prerogative Court of Canterbury === | ||