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*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/london-archdeaconry-court-of-london-wills-index-1700-1807 Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1750-1800] | *[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/london-archdeaconry-court-of-london-wills-index-1700-1807 Archdeaconry Court of London Wills Index 1750-1800] | ||
*[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Wills for London, Middlesex and Surrey before 1858] - Until 1858 wills and probate related matters were administered by the church. Most of the wills held by LMA (London Metropolitan Archives) pertain mostly to the ancient counties of Middlesex and Surrey, part of the City of London and part of the ancient county of Kent. For detailed | *[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Wills for London, Middlesex and Surrey before 1858] - Until 1858 wills and probate related matters were administered by the church. Most of the wills held by LMA (London Metropolitan Archives) pertain mostly to the ancient counties of Middlesex and Surrey, part of the City of London and part of the ancient county of Kent. For detailed contents of this collection, search the [https://search.lma.gov.uk/ London Metropolitan Archives] for Research Guide 6. | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/surrey-and-south-london-wills-and-probate-index-1470-1856 Surrey & South London - Will Abstracts 1470-1856]. This extraordinary collection is one of the most valuable on British Origins. It contains fully indexed abstracts of every Surrey will known to still exist, over 28,000 of them, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries; nearly all the originals are held at the London Metropolitan Archives. The abstracts include all personal names (testator, beneficiaries, executors, witnesses, overseers, and others) with their relationships, place names, occupations, monetary and other bequests, and descriptions of lands. The indexes include the names of every person mentioned - over a half of a million names - places mentioned (many outside Surrey), subjects (eg occupations) mentioned in the wills, and of dates. | *[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/surrey-and-south-london-wills-and-probate-index-1470-1856 Surrey & South London - Will Abstracts 1470-1856]. This extraordinary collection is one of the most valuable on British Origins. It contains fully indexed abstracts of every Surrey will known to still exist, over 28,000 of them, dating from the 15th to 19th centuries; nearly all the originals are held at the London Metropolitan Archives. The abstracts include all personal names (testator, beneficiaries, executors, witnesses, overseers, and others) with their relationships, place names, occupations, monetary and other bequests, and descriptions of lands. The indexes include the names of every person mentioned - over a half of a million names - places mentioned (many outside Surrey), subjects (eg occupations) mentioned in the wills, and of dates. | ||