10,814
edits
no edit summary
(added links) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 178: | Line 178: | ||
Registers from 1796 to 1858 have been indexed. These indexes are useful for locating wills and admons probated between these dates, even if you do not know your ancestor’s residence. Estate duty registers contain the deceased’s name, heirs, and executors as well as the court at which the will was proved. They sometimes include information not given in the original will. | Registers from 1796 to 1858 have been indexed. These indexes are useful for locating wills and admons probated between these dates, even if you do not know your ancestor’s residence. Estate duty registers contain the deceased’s name, heirs, and executors as well as the court at which the will was proved. They sometimes include information not given in the original will. | ||
The indexes and registers are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Go to the library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog] and do an Author search for "Great Britain. Estate Duty Office." The films may be viewed at the library or ordered through a [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center]. | The indexes and registers are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Go to the library's [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp catalog] and do an Author search for "Great Britain. Estate Duty Office." The films may be viewed at the library or ordered through a [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center]. | ||
The films may be viewed at the library or ordered through a [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history center]. | |||
<!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | |||
=== '''Will Beneficiaries'''<br> === | === '''Will Beneficiaries'''<br> === | ||