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 Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Cambridgeshire. Search these indexes first:
-*[http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml http://www.familyhistoryonline.net/database/SussexFHGprobate.shtml]&nbsp;-- compiled by the Sussex Family History Group which has transcribed the names of 12,300 individuals found in Sussex wills, including testators, executors, beneficiaries or witnesses.&nbsp;The information recorded includes name, date&nbsp;and place.
+Before looking for a will, you should search an index. One to search is:
-*The [http://sussexrecordsociety.org/home2.asp?an=&ap= Sussex Record Society] has&nbsp;published four volumes of indexes to Sussex wills, and these&nbsp;can be viewed on&nbsp;their [http://sussexrecordsociety.org/bwills1.asp?an=&ap= website]. They are arranged by parish then by surname.&nbsp;
-*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/wills.asp?WT.hp=Wills Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858)].
+*[http://www.cfhs.org.uk/camwisdex.html Cambridgeshire Wills Surname Index pre-1858].&nbsp; Established by the Cambridgeshire Family History Society, this index is small but is growing. Contributions are welcome.
+See other indexes on the court pages.&nbsp; Click on a court name link in the Cambridgeshire Probate Courts section above.<br>
 Did you find a reference to a probate record?