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Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Cheshire. Search these indexes first: | Here are some online indexes to probate records that include individuals who lived in Cheshire. Search these indexes first: | ||
The original will indexes for the [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] for 1545-1858 are available in print by both the Lancashire & Cheshire Record Society and the Chetham Society. These two large publication series cover both Cheshire and Lancashire counties. These series are available at many major archives in the United Kingdom such as at the British Library, and Guildhall Library, London, and other like institutions. The Family History Library likewise has most of these printed indexes in book form and/or on microfilm (see below). | Cheshire's probate jurisdictions are well-covered with indexes. | ||
1. First search each index (see below) to help you more quickly find the will, writing down each detail cited in the index entry. | |||
2. Click on a court name above to learn more about the records. | |||
3. Contact or visit the [http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/record_office.aspx Cheshire Record Office], ''OR'' you may use their [http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/leisure,_culture_and_tourism/record_office/research_service.aspx research service] to obtain a copy of a record. | |||
4. Visit the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library], or one of its 4,500 satellite [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history centers] worldwide, and obtain a copy of the probate record from microfilm. | |||
Before looking for a will, search the comprehensive and county-wide [http://apps.cheshireeast.gov.uk/recordofficewillepayments/search.aspx '''Wills index'''] compiled by the Cheshire Record Office. This index covers the years 1492-1940 and contains 130,000 entries. It covers probate documents proved at Chester mainly for the County of Cheshire. | |||
The following Website specifically covers the parishes of Disley, Lyme Handley; Taxal & Whaley in Cheshire: <br>[http://www.disley.net '''http://www.disley.net'''] | |||
A brand new [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1589492 '''Probate Index for Cheshire'''] is available at Labs.FamilySearch The original will indexes for the [[Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)]] for 1545-1858 are available in print by both the Lancashire & Cheshire Record Society and the Chetham Society. These two large publication series cover both Cheshire and Lancashire counties. These series are available at many major archives in the United Kingdom such as at the British Library, and Guildhall Library, London, and other like institutions. The Family History Library likewise has most of these printed indexes in book form and/or on microfilm (see below). | |||
Original handwritten indexes and calendars to the Probate Acts of Wills and Administrations (Admons) exist from 1492-1857, were created as the probate records were filed, and found with the records (see below). | Original handwritten indexes and calendars to the Probate Acts of Wills and Administrations (Admons) exist from 1492-1857, were created as the probate records were filed, and found with the records (see below). | ||
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The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br> | The [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury]] also served as an appeals court.<br> | ||
== Some Explanatory Notes on the Cheshire Courts == | == Some Explanatory Notes on the Cheshire Courts == | ||